Scattered needles

Scattered Needles is a four-movement song cycle composed for tenor voice and chamber orchestra. The texts for this cycle are derived from songs written by Syd Barrett—a singer/songwriter in the 1960’s and 70’s, perhaps best known as the original singer for progressive rock group Pink Floyd. This dissertation consists of the full musical score, followed by background information on Syd Barrett, examinations of the texts used in this cycle, and an analysis of the musical elements of this work.