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The Gamelan And The Piano: Instruments For Cultural Exchange, Zach Froelich, Jermey Grimshaw
The Gamelan And The Piano: Instruments For Cultural Exchange, Zach Froelich, Jermey Grimshaw
Journal of Undergraduate Research
This project began with a simple idea; what elements are important in representing other culture’s music and do we overlook certain elements because of our cultural biases? I wanted to see what would happen if I merged the quintessentially Western instrument, the piano, with the Balinese gamelan. This had been explored by previous composers who have made transcriptions of Balinese music for piano and have taken Balinese musical forms and composed new pieces for western instruments but they had ignored aspects of Balinese music that the Balinese consider extremely important. Balinese instruments are very carefully tuned using a scale that …
Attending Study Abroad In Vienna, Austria, Zachary Adamson, Dr. Scott Holden
Attending Study Abroad In Vienna, Austria, Zachary Adamson, Dr. Scott Holden
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Throughout my life, music has been a source for mental development, spiritual growth and enjoyment. It has been at times both exciting and discouraging. As I completed my project, however, and engaged in the struggle to understand music, perform music and connect with others around me, I developed a greater vision of how music unifies the human experience, creating a positive influence on society. Specifically, I learned that valuing the arts is extremely advantageous for a society, and Vienna is a case in point; I learned specific techniques in piano playing, a kind of common legacy and style shared by …
One Fold, One Shepherd, Christopher Madsen, Rosalind Hall
One Fold, One Shepherd, Christopher Madsen, Rosalind Hall
Journal of Undergraduate Research
My project proposal was to compose and perform a sacred work for choir, soloists, piano, and select instruments in the Classical music style using text concerning the coming of Christ to the Nephites in the Book of Mormon and written in English, Spanish, and German. I am happy to report that in the course of the last year, I have performed premiere performances of the work (One Fold, One Shepherd) in English and German.