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1	Syncretisms for wind quintet and percussion: A study in combining organizational principles from Southeast Asian music with western stylistic elements. Seymour, John 05 1900 (has links) Syncretisms is an original composition scored for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and marimba (2-mallet minimum, 4 recommended) with an optional percussion part requiring glockenspiel and chimes, and has an approximate duration of 6 min. 45. sec. The composition combines modern western tuning, timbre, and harmonic language with organizational principles identified in music from Southeast Asia (including music from cultures found in Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Indonesia). The accompanying paper describes each of these organizational principles, drawing on the work of scholars who have performed fieldwork, and describes the way in which each principle was employed in Syncretisms. The conclusion speculates on a method for comparing musical organizational systems cross-culturally. Southeast Asia marimba woodwind quintet Malaysia Thai Khmer Bali pin peat Java syncretic gamelan piphat Music -- East Asian influences.