Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2014 The orW ld of Tan Dun: The eC ntral Importance of Eight Memories in Watercolor, Op. 1 Lin Tian Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Part of the Music Commons Recommended Citation Tian, Lin, "The orldW of Tan Dun: The eC ntral Importance of Eight Memories in Watercolor, Op. 1" (2014). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 1819. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/1819 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please
[email protected]. THE WORLD OF TAN DUN: THE CENTRAL IMPORTANCE OF EIGHT MEMORIES IN WATERCOLOR, OP. 1 A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in The School of Music By Lin Tian B.M., Shandong University, 2009 M.M., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2011 July, 2014 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my major professor Mr. Gregory Sioles for everything he has done for me throughout my doctorate study at LSU. Thank you for teaching me not only to be a better musician, but also a better person. Thank you for all the effects you have put into guiding me through the process of writing this dissertation.