| The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare the three woodwind quintet pieces by the Chinese composer, Chen Yi (b. 1953). Chen Yi composed her first woodwind quintet in 1987, her second, titled Feng in 1998, and third in 2008. This essay will examine the similarities and differences of the fusion process that Chen Yi utilizes in synthesizing Eastern and Western techniques within these three woodwind quintet pieces.;The first chapter provides a brief overview of Chen Yi's life and how it has influenced her music. The following three chapters consist of the analysis of three woodwind quintet pieces by Chen Yi with an emphasis on two important elements in her music --- the treatment of pitch materials and the form structure. In the last chapter, the three pieces are compared to each other in order to demonstrate how the Eastern and Western fusion process varies from her first woodwind quintet to the most recent one. |
