Author : Hexue Shen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (985 download)
Book Synopsis Bright Sheng's Hot Pepper for Violin and Marimba by : Hexue Shen
Download or read book Bright Sheng's Hot Pepper for Violin and Marimba written by Hexue Shen and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bright Sheng is one of the most accomplished Chinese-American composers in North America, Europe, and Asia. His compositions cover various performance genres from opera to ballet, symphonic works to chamber music, solo works to innovative ensemble pieces. Bright Sheng's works often combine the strong influence of Chinese folk music with traditional Western compositional techniques. His music has melodious musical lines, impulsive rhythmic drives, and dramatic mood changes. Hot Pepper for Violin and Marimba (2010) is one of Bright Sheng's recent chamber works featuring the violin. Although he has acknowledged Chinese folk music influence in his early works, the composer has only provided vague information about the Chinese folk elements in Hot Pepper. This document describes different types of Chinese folk music in order to help performers who may not be familiar with Chinese music interpret the work properly. Chapter one offers background information about the composer. Chapter two represents an evolutionary outline of Bright Sheng's compositional style by briefly examining H'un (1988), The Stream Flows for Solo Violin (1990), and Three Fantasies for Violin and Piano (2005). Chapter three provides an analysis of the form and tonality in Hot Pepper and concludes with a discussion about how to understand the relevant Chinese folk music that relates to Hot Pepper and make interpretive decisions based on the study.