Critical Essay and Musical Score Accompanying the Original Music Composition, "East is East, and West is West (and Never the Twain Shall Meet)"

• Main Author: Buehler, Alex
• Other Authors: Klein, Joseph, 1962-
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 2019
• Subjects: Musical quotation; Modular music; Music composition; Contemporary music; Composition (Music); Quotation in music.; Chamber music.; Academic theses; Chamber music; Scores
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1538813/

This document accompanies and explains the concepts used in the development of the composition, East is East, and West is West, (and Never the Twain Shall Meet). The process for generation and development of much of the musical content of the composition East is East, and West is West, (and Never the Twain Shall Meet) is the use of quoted musical materials. The second process, but equally as important, for development of the composition relies heavily on the idea of parallel development of modular ensembles and how the interactions created between them by sharing instrumentation can be a tool for development, as well as a challenge to the development of each module. Each module has an influence on at least one other module and is also influenced by at least one other module, creating a puzzle of interactions that must be navigated carefully when generating each individually. Both quotation and modularity are concepts employed by other composers, so this document also briefly explains how other composers have approached these concepts in their works in order to establish a historical relationship within the canon of western classical music to East is East, and West is West, (and Never the Twain Shall Meet).