Singing on the grassland
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Binshan Zhao (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Mark Engebretson
Abstract: My thesis composition, Singing on the Grassland, is written for flute and string quartet. My main innovation is flexibly applying two different Mongolian vocal styles—Long-song and Höömii in each section. Through deeply studying Mongolian vocal styles, I discovered the similarities and the differences among them. First of all, the modal scheme mostly remains the same—most Mongolian vocal music is composed in a pentatonic scale. However, the dissimilarities also stand out in two vocal styles, such as the intervallic relationships, ornaments, dynamic changes and phrase length. I discovered possibilities in combining the characteristics of Mongolian vocal music with twelve-tone technique. In order to keep and mix two different musical styles, I created a matrix and applied it throughout the whole piece. This innovative project shows my continuing explorations to harmonize Mongolian music with western atonal music. I will continue working on this idea: combining Mongolian musical culture with western traditions.
Singing on the grassland
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2016
- Keywords
- Mongolian vocal music, Singing in the Grassland, Twelve-tone
- Subjects
- Chamber music $v Scores
- Vocal music $z Mongolia
- Twelve-tone system
- Cultural fusion and the arts