| Summary: | 碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 中國音樂學系 === 104 === This paper studies the Western and Eastern contemporary percussion compositions of the same year, including Festive Percussion by Su Wen-Cheng, Cold Pressed by Dave Hollinden in 1990 and Eight Sounds in Harmony by Wang Yi-Dong and Canned Heat by Eckhard Kopetzki in 2003. This paper discusses and compares the above Western and Eastern percussion compositions.
The paper is divided into four chapters. The first chapter, introduction, includes motivation, purpose, contents of the study and methods, steps, and literature review. The second chapter is the introduction and comparison of the Eastern and Western compositions of 1990. Next, the third chapter is the introduction and comparison of the Eastern and Western compositions of 2003. The above chapters all include introduction of the composers, background, analysis, notation and performing of the compositions, along with the author’s own interpretations and comparison. Finally, the last chapter is the conclusion.
From the study of the composing and materials of the compositions and tone of the instruments, the author can see the different styles and features of Eastern and Western compositions, which helps to interpret and perform different pieces in the future. Finally, this paper is written in hope of providing future references for percussion performers and composers.
Key words: multiple percussion compositions, Festive Percussion, Cold Pressed, Eight Sounds in Harmony, Canned Heat
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