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193706 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.193706 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 2024-05 20 pages Byers, Andrew Fette, Donald Hoyt, Heather Barrett, The Honors College Computing and Informatics Program Computer Science and Engineering Program Text Life, Death, and Ecstasy is a series of 3 musical works to form a triptych which is an ekphrasis on the works of Caravaggio. This triptych seeks to cover Life, Death, and Ecstasy all in varied and complex methods. The painting that represents life is The Raising of Lazarus, and the corresponding song I wrote separates Lazarus in death and in life; the lyrics represent his thoughts before and after the transition back to the world. The painting that represents death is Judith and Holofernes, and the song is from the perspective of Judith; it shows her plot against holofernes and represents the cruelty of quick death, no matter how justified. The painting that represents ecstasy is Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, and the song captures the sexual nature of representations of religious experiences, specifically the controversy of Mary Magdalene’s character. All of the lyrics to the songs in this project are sung from the perspective of what I believe to be the main character of the painting, and all of the musical choices of the instrumentation represent aspects of the paintings which I will be discussing within this paper. With this project, I hope to demonstrate that art transcends not only boundaries of form, but also generations. I hope my music enhances the listeners’ perspectives and interpretations of the paintings. Music Caravaggio Ekphrasis Life, Death, and Ecstasy: A Musical Ekphrasis on the Paintings of Caravaggio