Lou Harrison's Concerto for Piano with Javanese Gamelan

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dc.contributor.advisorLoewen, Peteren_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberConnelly, Brianen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBrandt, Anthonyen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEnglebretson, Roberten_US
dc.creatorAngkasa, Lindaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-06T20:07:31Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-01-06T20:07:31Zen_US
dc.date.created2015-05en_US
dc.date.issued2015-03-27en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2015en_US
dc.date.updated2016-01-06T20:07:31Zen_US
dc.description.abstractLou Harrison’s compositions for Indonesian gamelan and Western instruments have served as representations of Harrison’s distinctive transcultural voice. His Concerto for Piano with Javanese Gamelan represents a fascinating musical synthesis between two great classical traditions. More than blending Eastern and Western instruments within a single composition, hidden beneath this juxtaposition lies a Harrison’s complex creative method. The purpose of this study is to examine Harrison’s method of forging Western and Javanese idioms within a single work. In order to gain a better understanding through musical analysis, I include chapters concerning the development of exoticism in twentieth-century Western music, with brief historical background on traditional Javanese gamelan, and Harrison’s compositional trajectory toward his Concerto for Piano with Javanese Gamelan. In this concerto, I provide critical understanding of his compositional process using both in Eastern and Western elements. The analysis covers both the macrocosmic and microcosmic structures of the musical form in each movement, pitch-class sets, and rhythmic complexity. Through this method, one can see how Lou Harrison synthesizes the piano successfully with the gamelan idiom by blending two distinct musical cultures, while also emphasizing and reconciling their idiosyncrasies.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationAngkasa, Linda. "Lou Harrison's Concerto for Piano with Javanese Gamelan." (2015) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/87698">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/87698</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/87698en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectLou Harrisonen_US
dc.subjectConcerto for Piano with Javanese Gamelanen_US
dc.titleLou Harrison's Concerto for Piano with Javanese Gamelanen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPiano Performanceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMusicen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.majorPiano Performanceen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Musical Artsen_US
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