Searching for a Musical Middle Way: A Composition for Multi-traditional Percussion

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dc.contributor.advisorSankaran, Trichy S.
dc.creatorChan, Heidi Wai-Yee
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-28T14:50:16Z
dc.date.available2015-08-28T14:50:16Z
dc.date.copyright2014-06-20
dc.date.issued2015-08-28
dc.date.updated2015-08-28T14:50:16Z
dc.degree.disciplineMusic
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractThis thesis aims to integrate the author's major fields of musical training through a suite of compositions that combines compositional and aesthetic elements of those traditions, namely, Japanese taiko drumming, Karnatic drumming, and the Chinese xiao (vertical bamboo flute). The suite is comprised of four compositions, each of which will be related and dedicated to one chapter from the Buddhist philosophical treatise, Treatise of the Middle Way (Mulamadhyamakakarika) by Nagarjuna, as a thematic link that connects the compositions. The Mulamadhyamakakarika is a seminal Buddhist work that sets forth a penetrating view on the Buddhist concept of emptiness, and the realization of its relation to the nature of phenomenal existence as the ultimate "Middle Way." The use of the Buddhist treatise is also a reference to the author's own philosophical and spiritual views that are often integrated into her performance experiences. The four compositions will also be connected through the use of the number five as a structural and compositional element in each piece. The primary aim of this thesis is to explore and consolidate the author's emerging musical voice through her experiences within these traditions. The integration of diverse musical and aesthetic ideas will be demonstrated through both the compositional aspects as well as through the recorded performance of these pieces by the author.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/29861
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectMusic
dc.subjectReligion
dc.subjectPhilosophy
dc.subject.keywordsJapanese taiko
dc.subject.keywordsTaiko
dc.subject.keywordsTaiko drumming
dc.subject.keywordsPercussion
dc.subject.keywordsWorld music
dc.subject.keywordsSouth Indian drumming
dc.subject.keywordsKarnatic drumming
dc.subject.keywordsChinese flute
dc.subject.keywordsXiao
dc.subject.keywordsDongxiao
dc.subject.keywordsBuddhism
dc.subject.keywordsNagarjuna
dc.subject.keywordsMulamadhyamakakarika
dc.subject.keywordsFusion
dc.subject.keywordsMusic
dc.titleSearching for a Musical Middle Way: A Composition for Multi-traditional Percussion
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US

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