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Integration of Chinese traditional music in contemporary violin works by Ma Sicong, Chen Yi, and Bright Sheng

This dissertation is a study on the integration of Chinese traditional musical elements in Western-style compositions for the violin by contemporary Chinese composers. As background, the development of musical synthesis in Chinese New Music since the 1930s is reviewed, and essential aspects of the musical language and aesthetics of Chinese Traditional Music are surveyed. Through detailed analyses of three representative compositions by contemporary composers Ma Sicong (1912-1987), Chen Yi (b. 1953), and Bright Sheng (b.1955), their different approaches to the synthesis of Chinese traditional and Western musical styles are examined. Historical context is provided in biographical information about the three composers, including their educational background, musical influences, and compositional styles.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/42462
Date03 May 2021
CreatorsCarter, Subaiou Zhang
ContributorsCornell, Richard
Source SetsBoston University
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis/Dissertation

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