The Combination and Application of Electronic Dance Music and Strings in Pop Music

• Main Authors: WU, ALEXANDER, 吳岳鴻
• Other Authors: HUANG, CHIEN-YU
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/b7289z

碩士 === 輔仁大學 === 音樂學系 === 106 === EDM (Electronic Dance Music) has become the mainstream in pop music recently. Large number of works combining EDM elements and popular songs appear. Because the threshold of producing EDM is not very high as the buildup of a workstation goes much cheaper than before, there are more and more works seen in the market. Most of the works are similar to each other and eventually become bored. At this time, the musicians who make EDM began to search for different materials to create their own unique style. Among so many songs that use different materials, the British band Clean Bandit uses bowed string instruments to create its own style. The author also noticed that in addition to them, there are many works that use bowed string instruments as materials to combining EDM and popular songs. These works are refreshing because of their contrast between artistic music and popular music. Moreover, the diversity in sound of bowed string instruments enhance the emotional flows in such works. The author selected Clean Bandit’s “Rather Be”, “Extraordinary”, “Find Me” from Sigma and “Final Call” from Taiwanese singer Seehan ‘Angel’ Chen as the main objects of analysis. Through systematic analysis and deconstruct their content, we will be able to understand how bowed string instruments are combined with EDM and applied to popular music. Finally, practice our learning through the arrangement and live performance of Taiwanese singer-songwriter Hauyun Lo’s “Illusion” and the lyrics writing, composition and arrangement of “Insomnia”.