This dissertation provides a performance guide for the two quartets for saxophones by the Chinese composer Guo Yuan (郭元, Guō Yuán) (b. 1965): Eyes Creating Sun-Birds (创造太阳鸟的眼, chuàngzào tàiyángniǎo de yǎn), composed in 2012, and The Eyes Threading Through Sun-Trees (穿越太阳树的眼, chuānyuè tàiyángshù de yǎn), composed in 2021. Guo Yuan is a professor in the Composition Department at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music. He is one of the earliest Chinese composers to have created works for the saxophone. These two pieces were chosen because they demonstrate mature compositional skills and high artistic value, representing a refined level of development of Chinese quartets. Significantly, the composer identifies the two quartets as belonging to a specific series of compositions: both pieces are inspired by the Jinsha (金沙, jīnshā) Site and the Sanxingdui (三星堆, sānxīngduī) Civilization. To facilitate a performance guide, the two works have been analyzed. In particular, an analysis of the method whereby Guo manipulates the timbre and texture through the use of the four parts in the ensemble as well as uses traditional Chinese elements to describe the music should help performers to interpret the desired effect of each compositional technique.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2332620 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Lin, Yafei |
| Contributors | Trachsel, Andrew, Clardy, Mary Karen, Nestler, Eric M. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Lin, Yafei, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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