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An Integration Of East And West: History, Analysis And Reception Of The Yellow River Piano Concerto, Lin Tao
An Integration Of East And West: History, Analysis And Reception Of The Yellow River Piano Concerto, Lin Tao
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The Yellow River Piano Concerto remains as one of a few representative and major instrumental compositions within the Chinese repertoire since it was composed in 1969. Thanks to the devoted work of Chinese pianists, the Yellow River Piano Concerto has disseminated around the world and has become a musical symbol of Chinese culture in recent years. This piano concerto serves as a tool for the cultural communication between China and the world. The Yellow River Piano Concerto has a unique ability to depict Chinese culture and history through the language of music. Its exotic pentatonic melodies and eastern orchestrations make …