Compositional Process and Technique in Happy Rain on a Spring Night (2004)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15006328 |
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| Authors | Yi Chen (0000-0003-1828-1165, University of Missouri–Kansas City, corresponding author), Chen Yi (0009-0007-6558-2100, University of Missouri–Kansas City) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Music Theory Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1067-3040 • E-ISSN: 1067-3040 |
| Publisher | Society for Music Theory (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.30535/mto.26.3.10 |
| OpenAlex | W3095631228 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The composer discusses her musical training at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and at Columbia University in New York, and the effect of that musical heritage on her compositional style. She describes the techniques she uses in her chamber ensemble Happy Rain on a Spring Night (2004), including the use of speech tones for the development of her pitch material, and the Golden section for proportional relationships in the formal structure of the work
Archaeology · Art · Beijing · Musical · Visual arts · Engineering · History · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Musicology and Musical Analysis
| Highly cited | No |
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