Fusion of Chinese and Western Musical Styles in Chen Yi’s from the Path of Beauty

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dc.contributor.advisorSnyder, John L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSmith, Rob
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKoozin, Timothy
dc.contributor.committeeMemberYon, Kirsten A.
dc.creatorXu, Jingwen
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-13T01:21:00Z
dc.date.available2019-09-13T01:21:00Z
dc.date.createdMay 2019
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2019
dc.date.updated2019-09-13T01:21:00Z
dc.description.abstractChen Yi (b.1953), one of the leading Chinese-born American composers today, has earned a reputation in the world as a female composer of contemporary music. Both Chinese and Western musical styles have influenced Chen’s compositional style. As one of the new-wave movement composers, Chen has blended Chinese musical ideas into contemporary Western compositions, to develop a fusion of Chinese and Western musical styles. This paper will discuss how Chen’s personal life experiences have impacted her compositional philosophy by drawing from her personal interviews. An overview of Chen’s compositions shows how her perspectives on her Chinese identity and her inspirations from Chinese culture influenced her personal compositional style. My analysis of From the Path of Beauty will investigate how she applies her compositional philosophy, and how she incorporates her own interpretation of Chinese culture in this work.
dc.description.departmentMusic, Moores School of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/4469
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectYi, Chen
dc.subjectString quartets
dc.subjectChinese and Western
dc.titleFusion of Chinese and Western Musical Styles in Chen Yi’s from the Path of Beauty
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeKathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts
thesis.degree.departmentMusic, Moores School of
thesis.degree.disciplineMusic
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Musical Arts

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