University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

George Rochberg--Slow Fires Of Autumn (Ukiyo-E II) for flute and harp: A performance guide with special focus on his incorporation of Japanese artistic and musical imagery

Yamaguchi, Ai

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Title
George Rochberg--Slow Fires Of Autumn (Ukiyo-E II) for flute and harp: A performance guide with special focus on his incorporation of Japanese artistic and musical imagery
Author(s)
Yamaguchi, Ai
Issue Date
2019
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Solis, Gabriel
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Keeble, Jonathan
Committee Member(s)
  • Harris, J. David
  • Tharp, Reynold
Department of Study
School of Music
Discipline
Music
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
A.Mus.D. (doctoral)
Keyword(s)
  • Flute
  • George Rochberg
  • Ukiyo-e
  • Flute and Harp
  • Postmodernism
  • Slow Fires of Autumn
  • Japanese Traditional Instruments
  • Shakuhachi
Language
en
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze George Rochberg’s application of Japanese musical and artistic imagery through an examination of his flute and harp piece, Slow Fires of Autumn (Ukiyo-EII) (1978-1979). This study synthesizes research on Rochberg’s shifting compositional aesthetic, discusses the performance techniques incorporated in the piece, and shows the connections between this composition and the seventeenth-century Japanese art genre known as Ukiyo-E, as well as Japanese traditional instruments and folk songs. This study also provides a comprehensive performance practice guide so that performers may more effectively interpret and convey these varied influences.
Type of Resource
  • text
  • image
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Copyright 2019 Ai Yamaguchi

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