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ItemThe architecture of spirit: a phenomenological study of archetypal forces in Eastern European flute repertoire( 2014)This research analyses why a particular selection of flute repertoire is more meaningful to me than other styles. I investigate the forces that impact the composition and experience of the repertoire. My original contribution to knowledge is the analysis of my preparation and approach to these works as a performer. There is something unique about the experience of this music that I am challenged to explain and articulate. This challenge suggested a mystique to the experience of musical phenomena and led me to describe the music as having spirit although I could not explain exactly what it felt like or why that phenomenon occurred. Theories analysed in this research suggest that particular forces impact experience and musical phenomena. Nietzschean Apollonian and Dionysion forces are identified as being of particular interest to the experience of musical phenomena. A CD recording demonstrating the expression and experience of these forces in my preparation and performance of the works forms the creative component of this research. This dissertation is primarily an investigation of my experience of musical phenomena. My contribution to this area of research is an analysis of the impact of causal forces on my musical practice, however it also indicates why certain repertoire may appeal to an individual or group and such musical preference is an area for further research that I would find compelling. Identifying these forces may assist other performers to manipulate the balance of the forces acting in their repertoire, enhancing the characteristics that are a catalyst for the particular musical phenomena important to them. Although not within the boundaries of this research, manipulation of the balance of forces may also influence the experience of an audience. This is a compelling area for further research. The works involved in this research are from regions in Eastern Europe and from the period 1914-1976: • Hungary-Bela Bartok (1881-1945) (Paul Arma) Hungarian Peasant Suite 1914-1917 • Georgia-Otar Taktakishvili (1924-1989) Sonata for flute and piano 1968 • Azerbaijan- Fikret Amirov (1922-1984) Six Pieces for Flute and Piano 1976.