An Annotated Catalogue and Guide to the Piano Solo Repertoire of Contemporary Asian Women Composers from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan

• Other Authors: Li, Chun (Paige) (author)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: Performing arts; Music
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2019_Spring_Li_fsu_0071E_15111

This treatise provides an annotated catalogue of solo piano repertoire by currently living women composers who were born in the second half of the twentieth century and are from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It serves as a practical reference source and guide to this literature. The first chapter discusses the current situation for Asian women composers and the significance of this study. The second chapter is a catalogue of the composers and their solo piano works that I collected for this study. Biographical information and descriptive summaries of the pieces allow performers, teachers, and scholars to easily survey this particular repertoire, choose pieces for study and performance, and discover new works. The final chapter provides critical commentary and offers my observations on sources of inspiration and elements of musical style in the collected repertoire. The appendix includes a table of composers and works for readers to locate pieces quickly based on the origin of the composer or the level of difficulty and duration of the piece. This project contributes to a growing body of recent scholarship on new music by Asian composers. It aims to introduce more of this repertoire into the general piano literature so that the music of Asian women composers can be discussed and performed more regularly. === A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Music. === Spring Semester 2019. === April 16, 2019. === Asian Women Composer, China, Hong Kong, Solo Piano Repertoire, Taiwan === Includes bibliographical references. === Read Gainsford, Professor Directing Treatise; Jane Piper Clendinning, University Representative; Diana Dumlavwalla, Committee Member; David Kalhous, Committee Member.