A Study On The Version Of Tan Shu 's "Eight Watercolor Memories" | Posted on:2015-09-03 | Degree:Master | Type:Thesis | Country:China | Candidate:L Lv | Full Text:PDF | GTID:2175330422975604 | Subject:School of music and dance | Abstract/Summary: | PDF Full Text Request | Eight Memories in Watercolor was written by Tan Dun as opus one when hestudied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. It is a programmatic pianosuite which integrates folk music&western modern technical skill. Tan’s particularways of composing&unique ideas makes this composition spinning traditionalChinese melodies around a core of tonal Western music, which has a high artisticvalue and aesthetic taste. Each movement of Eight Memories in Watercolor is short&different, remaining as classical repertoire of concerts&as good teaching materialsof Chinese modern piano music. Therefore, it is necessary&significant to analyzethis composition&to compare different performances. This thesis analyze thestructure&content of this composition&compare distinct performances of LangLang with Wang Tianshu concerning tempo, dynamics, tone color to illustrate thepossibilities of different connotation of this piece and also to improve understanding&aesthetic taste of listeners. | Keywords/Search Tags: | Tan Dun, Lang Lang, Wang Tianshu, Memory, Piano, MusicScore, Performance, Version Comparison | PDF Full Text Request | Related items |
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