The Mood of the Fifth

n this study, I present five pieces I composed which explore Rudolf Steiner's indications on music for young children. I assess the potential of Steiner's comments on the suitability of the interval of the fifth to guide the composition of music for young children. The five short pieces are representative of stages on the compositional journey I have undertaken during the doctoral process and show an emergent and evolving response to the interval of the fifth. The doctorate comprises a live performance of the pieces using harp and voice, plus an exegesis. A corpus of additional pieces composed during the doctoral period is included as an appendix.