Type

Text

Type

Dissertation

Advisor

Goldstein, Perry | Semegen, Daria | Sheng, Bright. | Winkler, Peter

Date

2014-05-01

Keywords

Concerto, Lan-In, Piano, Taiwan, Winnie, Yang | Music

Department

Department of Music.

Language

en_US

Source

This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/11401/77833

Publisher

The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.

Format

application/pdf

Abstract

Commissioned by the Egret Cultural and Educational Foundation for its 20-year anniversary concert, this piano concerto reveals my love for my native land, Taiwan, and sketches the natural and social landscapes of the island. This piano concerto is sculpted in a standard three-movement form: Allegro - Adagio - Allegro. I used the motive from a Taiwanese folk tune " Egretta" as a unifying element for intervallic, melodic, and rhythmic development. The pitch-class set [0,2,7] serves as the leitmotif throughout the entire piece. In the first movement, through the expansive and expressive writing, the solo piano, representing the Taiwanese people, at times plays with and other times plays against the orchestra, which represents the nature of the social environment. Together, this symbolizes the spirit and courage Taiwanese people have in facing challenges and fighting through difficulties of politics and life. The second movement is a sketch of the varied beautiful and peaceful rural scenes of Taiwan. I intend to praise the land and express the hopes Taiwanese people have been longing for. The playful final movement is in a sonata-rondo form in which I strive to capture the busy and fruitful lives Taiwanese people live. The rhythm is crisp, tempo is fast-moving, and musical phrases are fluid and memorable. | 137 pages

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