Leta E. Miller,J. Michele Edwards
Chen Yi
Chen Yi
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Chen Yi is a prominent woman composer who arrived in the US from mainland China in the early 1980s. She is known for her creative output and unique merging of Chinese and Western influences. Leta E. Miller and J. Michele Edwards provide an accessible guide to her background and more than 150 works, with extensive interviews and analyses of selected pieces. The authors highlight Chen's compositional strategies, artistic elaborations, and the voice that links her earliest and most recent music.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 13 November 2020
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Chen Yi, a prominent figure among the group of new wave composers who arrived in the United States from mainland China in the early 1980s, stands out as one of the most celebrated women in the field. Renowned for her innovative output and the unique fusion of Chinese and Western musical elements, Chen has established a musical language that draws from a vast array of sources and transcends geographical and musical boundaries while preserving their distinctiveness.
Leta E. Miller and J. Michele Edwards offer an accessible introduction to Chen's background and her extensive body of work, comprising over 150 compositions. Extensive interviews with Chen provide valuable insights into her compositional techniques, artistic elaborations, and the distinctive voice that connects her early compositions to her most recent works. The authors highlight Chen's compositional strategies, artistic embellishments, and the thread that unites her diverse musical compositions.
A concluding discussion addresses various questions related to Chen's music, exploring themes such as gender, ethnicity, nationality, transnationalism, border crossing, diaspora, exoticism, and identity. This comprehensive exploration delves into the rich tapestry of Chen's musical compositions, shedding light on her contributions to the world of music and her ongoing exploration of artistic boundaries.
Weight: 400g
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780252085444
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