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1	The Amalgamation of Western and Eastern Influences in Julius Schloss's "First Chinese Rhapsody" Cai, Ying (Pianist) 08 1900 (has links) The dissertation seeks to rediscover Julius Schloss, a German Jewish composer victimized by the Nazis. Except for the promising start of his career in his early years, Schloss suffered a hard life as an exiled refugee. However, his unusual experiences inspired him to compose two Chinese Rhapsodies during his last years of exile in Shanghai, in which he synthesized Western composition techniques and Chinese folk materials, amalgamating influences from both Western and Eastern music cultures. Focusing on Schloss's First Chinese Rhapsody, the dissertation explores how Schloss links the new to the old, the West to the East, through an analysis of the way he employs Chinese folk song material and serial polyphonic voice-leading in his post-tonal musical language. Since the Rhapsody has both serial and polyphonic voice-leading aspects, both are analyzed, showing how they are integrated in the form. Julius Schloss First Chinese Rhapsody Eastern influence Western influence Eastern influence piano reduction Music -- Chinese influences. Piano music, Arranged. Arrangement (Music) Academic theses
2	The impact of the symbolism and iconography of the Ankh, sun-disk and Wadjet eye on modern (“western”) society Coetzee, Derick 02 1900 (has links) Ancient Egypt has long been a place of intrigue and mystery, being held in high esteem during ancient times. In modern times ancient Egypt has once again risen to such a position with many ancient Egyptian-based symbols and iconology being used in modern culture since its birth in the renaissance. Three easily identifiable and commonly used symbols are identified: the ankh, sun-disk and Wadjet Eye. This study attempts to evaluate and explore the extent of the influence of ancient Egyptian symbols and iconography on modern culture as a whole. This is achieved through emic analysis and comparative studies, comparing the context of the original ancient Egyptian symbols (in terms of their symbolic form, origins and meanings/usage) to the modern usage of the same symbols. A comparison between the contexts and usage of these three symbols in ancient Egypt and modern society shows that they are part of a wider trend of “romanticising” ancient cultures to “enchant” our modern culture. / Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies / M.A. (Ancient Near Eastern Studies) Ancient Egyptian influence Ancient Near Eastern influence Ankh Comparative perspective Comparative studies Coptic Church Emic analysis Iconography Iconology Modern culture Neo-Pagans Sun-disk Wadjet eye 299.31 Egypt -- Religion -- Influence Mythology, Egyptian Symbolism -- Egypt Christianity -- Origin Coptic Church -- Egypt -- Influence Sun worship -- Egypt -- Influence

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The Amalgamation of Western and Eastern Influences in Julius Schloss's "First Chinese Rhapsody"

The impact of the symbolism and iconography of the Ankh, sun-disk and Wadjet eye on modern (“western”) society