Papers by Wing In Crystal Chu-Sharp
Over the last century, there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of music repertoire that ... more Over the last century, there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of music repertoire that utilizes other art forms to contribute to its effectiveness. We now routinely see musicians work alongside poets, visual or multimedia artists, dancers and/or other artists, or even incorporate theatrical elements into their own performances. Due to this increase, the advent of personal and large-scale technology, and other variables, there is a greater demand among audiences that a live music performance incorporate other art forms in some way. This paper gives a brief survey of the history of these developments, going back to Futurism in the early 20th century, through the contemporary composers. A central point of this lecture-document is that education in this historical background is not available widely enough to music students, who increasingly are attempting interdisciplinary repertoire, new and old, without being properly informed of the context from which it comes. To remedy this, I have designed a course specifically designed to assist music students to tackle this repertoire in a more informed way. The course draws on more than a century of history and my own collaborative experience, and invites guest artists from other disciplines to create a well-rounded and informative experience for the next generation of interdisciplinary collaborative artists.
This paper investigates the influence of alla turca style in music by W.A. Mozart and F. J. Haydn... more This paper investigates the influence of alla turca style in music by W.A. Mozart and F. J. Haydn in the 18th and early 19th centuries. It begins by tracing the origin of the style back to the Ottoman janissaries and their formation in 1329, discussing the first encounters between Europeans and janissaries, and following that influence into European classical music hundreds of years later. The paper will look at various musical examples, specifically examining orchestration, instrumentation and texture.The result is educational, striking impacts and surprising moments in some of the best-loved works in western classical music.
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Papers by Wing In Crystal Chu-Sharp