作品集內共有十一首作品，為修讀音樂博士學位期間所創作，分別為：《竹露》、《枯丫嘯鳴》、《痕》、《我是在魚缸裏的金魚》、《夜雷細雨打梨花，靜聽微風響叮鈴》、《碎彩迷圖》、《悸動》、《雲泊》、《魂牽夢縈，更哪堪酒醒！》、《唧唧咕咕》以及《畫布》。 / My portfolio of music compositions consists of eleven compositions encompassing works for solo, duo, trio, medium to large ensemble, choir a cappella and orchestra. / In retrospect, the compositions in my portfolio can be categorized into four states of maturity and intelligence growth during my doctoral study. Dew on Bamboo Leaves, Arid Branches Resound and Scar present my primitive and instinctive thoughts on harmonic colours, motivic organity and expression of solitude and sentimentality. Im a Goldfish in a Globe , Pyrus Flower in Rain and In the Labyrinth of Stained Glass Mosaic establish my proficiency in orientating musical idiom and in communicating deliberated artistic conception of space and time with music. Palpitation and A Lagoon of Clouds comprise a comprehensive perception of texture and temporality. Lastly, Yearning . Sober Anguish , Susurrus and Canvas convey my dexterity incraftsmanship, complexity, musical form and poeticality. / In brief, my portfolio exemplifies my idiosyncratic insight into music as atemporal art, as a language and as an architecture of soundscape. Itrepresents the artistry of my compositions as a young composer. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Lee, Kar Tai. / Thesis (D.Mus.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese; includes Chinese. / Abstract / Acknowledgements / Content / Volume I / Dew on Bamboo Leaves --- p.P.1 (9) / Arid Branches Resound --- p.P.17 (14) / Scar --- p.P.37 (5) / Im a Goldfish in a Globe --- p.P.49 (3) / Pyrus Flower in Rain --- p.P.57 (3) / In the Labyrinth of Stained Glass Mosaic --- p.P.65 (16) / A Lagoon of Clouds --- p.P.85 (17) / Yearning --- p.P.107 (36) / Susurrus ( Quiet Carriage) --- p.P.147 (2) / Volume II / Palpitation - Montage for Large Orchestra in 100 Seconds --- p.P.1 (6) / Canvas --- p.P.13 (28)

Remembrance -- Suite -- Symphonic prelude. / Ng Wah-hei. / Thesis (M.Mus.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Table of Contents --- p.ii / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Chapter 1. --- Remembrance for Orchestra --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- "Suite for Flute, Clarinet, Cello, and Percussion" --- p.58 / Chapter 3. --- Symphonic Prelude for Orchestra --- p.100

The succeeding pages contain scores of my music—Passage to Kublb, Dalamhati ni Osang, Pintig, and Talibun-ag. "Passage to kublb" , for large orchestra, is a travelogue. Using a certain number of intervals, the instruments go through a journey, signifying life's constant changes and ceaseless motion. Melodic and rhythmic motives are used, fragmentation, and variation of timbral colors. "Kublb" is a fictional place; in essence, a destination of one's life journey. "Dalamhati ni Osang" (Lament of Osang) for a soprano, bass clarinet and marimba, is a composition revolving around a hextatonic scale which goes through a process of change as the music progresses. The text, written in the Filipino language, conveys the lament of a woman wanting to escape from her sorrows as she pleads her beloved to "lull" her; thus the repeated phrase "iduyan mo, o hirang" which means lull me or cradle me, my beloved. The woman's concept of "sleep" is an end-goal from which she frees herself of bitter memories of the past. The nuances of the vocal lines point to some native materials common to the Filipino "kundiman"(ballad). Use of expressive lines in legato phrasing, repeated sections (ABA form), and in some instances, use of embellishments like the repeated grace notes. The hextatonic scale is the composer's own material injected to some pre-formed structure already existing as in the mentioned ballad. "Pintig" (Pulses of Mother Earth) which was originally written for the "Elektra Women's Choir" during a pre-Christmas choral reading is a study of tribal vocables and different vocal effects. Stomping of foot, tapping, and other ritual sounds are employed to concoct an amalgam of primitive or earthy vista. (Note that the recording provided with this thesis is simply a reading session of the piece). "Talibun-ag " is a coined title from the Filipino words "tali" and "bun-ag" (bondage and birth) which if combined literally can mean "birth of freedom". This is a music drama for a chamber ensemble (piano, alto flute and percussions), a mono-dramatist and a choral quartet.

Alrededor de una musica ausente is an 18-minutes long composition, written for three Instrumental Groups (Group I: two trombones; Group II: four flutes; Group III: strings [6 0 3 2 1]) and three computer-based Digital Signal Processing Stations, positioned in the performance space so as to form a circle around the audience. / Instrumental Groups and DSP Stations establish a relationship of outputs to inputs with respect to each other. Throughout the composition, sound material is gradually transformed as it flows from one Instrumental Group or Digital Signal Processing Station to another. Transformation of the sound material is accomplished by means of digital signal processing and, in the instrumental parts, by way of compositional techniques modeled after specific electroacoustic sound processing techniques. / The organization of musical structures and formal processes was informed by certain characteristics associated with devices that handle information represented digitally, by techniques of electroacoustic sound production and transformation, and by particular extended instrumental techniques. / Volume 1 of this dissertation is a written text articulated in two parts. The first part gives a historical and aesthetical context for my composition. The second part is an analysis of materials and formal processes used in the piece. Volume 2 is the music score of the composition. A CD containing the patches and soundfiles utilized in the electronic part supplements both volumes.* / *This dissertation is a compound document (contains both a paper copy and a CD as part of the dissertation). The CD requires the following system requirements: Windows MediaPlayer or RealPlayer.

The succeeding pages contain scores of my music—Passage to Kublb, Dalamhati ni Osang, Pintig, and Talibun-ag. "Passage to kublb" , for large orchestra, is a travelogue. Using a certain number of intervals, the instruments go through a journey, signifying life's constant changes and ceaseless motion. Melodic and rhythmic motives are used, fragmentation, and variation of timbral colors. "Kublb" is a fictional place; in essence, a destination of one's life journey. "Dalamhati ni Osang" (Lament of Osang) for a soprano, bass clarinet and marimba, is a composition revolving around a hextatonic scale which goes through a process of change as the music progresses. The text, written in the Filipino language, conveys the lament of a woman wanting to escape from her sorrows as she pleads her beloved to "lull" her; thus the repeated phrase "iduyan mo, o hirang" which means lull me or cradle me, my beloved. The woman's concept of "sleep" is an end-goal from which she frees herself of bitter memories of the past. The nuances of the vocal lines point to some native materials common to the Filipino "kundiman"(ballad). Use of expressive lines in legato phrasing, repeated sections (ABA form), and in some instances, use of embellishments like the repeated grace notes. The hextatonic scale is the composer's own material injected to some pre-formed structure already existing as in the mentioned ballad. "Pintig" (Pulses of Mother Earth) which was originally written for the "Elektra Women's Choir" during a pre-Christmas choral reading is a study of tribal vocables and different vocal effects. Stomping of foot, tapping, and other ritual sounds are employed to concoct an amalgam of primitive or earthy vista. (Note that the recording provided with this thesis is simply a reading session of the piece). "Talibun-ag " is a coined title from the Filipino words "tali" and "bun-ag" (bondage and birth) which if combined literally can mean "birth of freedom". This is a music drama for a chamber ensemble (piano, alto flute and percussions), a mono-dramatist and a choral quartet. / Arts, Faculty of / Music, School of / Graduate

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雨(Rain) : for SATB choir and piano -- String quartet no. 1 -- The Ferris wheel fantasia : for double-winds orchestra. / Yu (Rain) : for SATB choir and piano -- String quartet no. 1 -- The Ferris wheel fantasia : for double-winds orchestra. / Kwan Lai-yan Livia. / Thesis (M.Mus.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1. --- 雨(Rain ) --- p.1 / For SATB Choir and Piano / Chapter 2. --- String Quartet No.l --- p.23 / Chapter 3. --- The Ferris Wheel Fantasia --- p.41 / For double-winds Orchestra

Tourniquet Mirage, a piece for orchestra and processed sound, is based on the recitation of a poem of the same name. Recitations are recorded and altered electronically through granulation and phase vocoding. Granular synthesis cuts audio up into "short sound grains" and combines them into a sequence of grains to form a longer final output. Phase vocoding uses Fourier analysis to analyze audio and represent it as a series of amplitudes, phases, and frequencies. The phase vocoder then uses this information to manipulate the audio without altering the overall structure of the waveform. / The processed sound part is closely linked to the music in the orchestra. This is as a result of developing the pitch-material of the orchestra by spectrally analyzing the processed audio. At certain times, the relationship between the electronics part and the sound of the orchestra is blurred. To accomplish this, the related formal sections of the orchestra are situated in a canonic relationship with respect to the processed-sound part. The thesis is in two parts: an analysis and an orchestral score.

This paper provides an overview of the inspiration, research, and creative process involved in the composition of EverWind for orchestra and electronics. EverWind is based on field recordings from the American Southwest. The composition uses pitch material derived from spectral analysis of the recordings, and it incorporates a fixed media element using the field recordings that are then electronically manipulated to various degrees; this fixed media element is played alongside the orchestra. The paper also analyzes John Luther Adams' Dark Waves for Orchestra and Electronics and R. Murray Schafer's Music for Wilderness Lake in order to place EverWind within the broader musical context.