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University of Kentucky UKnowledge Theses and Dissertations--Music Music 2017 HARVEST FESTIVAL BY YANN-JONG HWANG: A PIANO DUET INSPIRED BY TAIWANESE FOLK TUNES Wei-Sian Chen University of Kentucky, [email protected] Author ORCID Identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8414-1606 Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2017.174 Right click to open a feedback form in a new tab to let us know how this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Chen, Wei-Sian, "HARVEST FESTIVAL BY YANN-JONG HWANG: A PIANO DUET INSPIRED BY TAIWANESE FOLK TUNES" (2017). Theses and Dissertations--Music. 86. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/86 This Doctoral Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Music at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations--Music by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 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Wei-Sian Chen, Student Dr. Irina Voro, Major Professor Dr. Michael Baker, Director of Graduate Studies HARVEST FESTIVAL BY YANN-JONG HWANG: A PIANO DUET INSPIRED BY TAIWANESE FOLK TUNES DISSERTATION A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in the College of Fine Arts at the University of Kentucky By Wei-Sian Chen Director: Dr. Irina Voro, Professor of Piano Co-Director: Dr. Lance Brunner, Associate Professor of Musicology Lexington, Kentucky 2017 Copyright © Wei-Sian Chen 2017 ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION HARVEST FESTIVAL BY YANN-JONG HWANG: A PIANO DUET INSPIRED BY TAIWANESE FOLK TUNES The purpose of this study is to provide an introduction and analysis of Harvest Festival, a work for piano four hands by Taiwanese composer Yann-Jong Hwang. This work incorporates elements of traditional Taiwanese music that is largely unfamiliar to performers and listeners beyond the border of Taiwan. With the exception of Professor Hwang’s own journal article on this piece, this project is the only study of Harvest Festival available in the United States or Taiwan. This research will be meaningful to both performers and piano teachers as an encouragement to include Yann-Jong Hwang’s work within their concert repertory. This document examines the background of Yann-Jong Hwang; briefly introduces Taiwan, the Amis tribe, and the Harvest Festival event; provides a structural analysis of all four sections of Harvest Festival; and concludes with an appendix consisting of a complete score of Harvest Festival. KEYWORDS: Yann-Jong Hwang, Taiwanese Piano Ensemble Music, Piano Duo, Harvest Festival, Indigenous People: Amis Tribe. Wei-Sian Chen May 1st, 2017 HARVEST FESTIVAL BY YANN-JONG HWANG: A PIANO DUET INSPIRED BY TAIWANESE FOLK TUNES By Wei-Sian Chen Dr. Irina Voro Co-Director of DMA Dissertation Dr. Lance Brunner Co-Director of DMA Dissertation Dr. Michael Baker Director of Graduate Studies 05.01.2017 Date TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements....................................................................................................iii List of Tables..............................................................................................................iv List of Figures.............................................................................................................v Chapter One................................................................................................................1 Introduction........................................................................................................1 Chapter Two...............................................................................................................4 Brief Background on the Ilha Formosa–Taiwan ...........................................4 The Largest Indigenous Tribe–Amis..............................................................7 The Harvest Festival .....................................................................................10 Chapter Three.............................................................................................................16 Background………………………………………………………………..…..16 An Analysis of Harvest Festival........................................................................18 Suggestions for Performers……………………………………………………34 Chapter Four .............................................................................................................39 Conclusion.........................................................................................................39 Appendix A Musical Score of Harvest Festival ................................................................41 Bibliography..............................................................................................................50 Vita............................................................................................................................55 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all my committee members—Dr. Irina Voro, Dr. Lance Brunner, Dr. Schuyler W. Robinson, and Dr. Chen H. Chung—for your continuous support of my D.M.A study and related research and for all of your patience, motivation, and immense knowledge. All of you have been tremendous mentors for me. Without your precious support it would not have been possible to conduct this research. My sincere thanks also go to Professor Yann-Jong Hwang for giving me this chance to play and discuss his music. I am blessed to have been taught harmonic theory by Professor Hwang, who granted me a personal interview and gave me permission to use the manuscript of Harvest Festival. I would also like to thank my jazz professor at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Raleigh Dailey; supervisor of School of Art and Visual Studies, Media Center, at the University of Kentucky, Matthew R. Gilley; editor Erin Fulton; former piano professor at Campbellsville University, Dr. William Budai; former dean at Campbellsville University, Dr. Robert Gaddis; previous piano professor in Taiwan, Dr. Hsin-Chieh Lin; previous music history teacher in Taiwan, Prof. Dr. Hsiao-Yun Kung; and all of my friend who supported me in writing and who gave me an incentive to strive towards my goal. In addition, I am grateful and thankful to have Mengying Wan (who was my duet partner in our performance of Harvest Festival), Cheng-Nien Yu, Faith Vanmeter, and Emily Rush during my doctorate; I could not be successful without any of you too. Last but not least, words cannot express how grateful I am to all my family members—my parents, my grandparents, my younger brother, aunts, and cousins— for supporting me spiritually throughout the process of writing this dissertation and throughout my life in general. iii LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Harvest Festival……………………………………………………….19 iv LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Map of Taiwan………………………………………………………....….4 Figure 2. Amis Tribe……………………………………………………………........8 Figure 3. Harvest Festival…………………………………………………………..10 Figure 4. Harvest Festival: Group Dance………………………………………......12 Figure 5. Amis Tribe Traditional Clothing……………………………………...….13 Figure 6. A Vocable Example……………………………………………………....15 Figure 7. Na Lu Wan……………………………………………………………..…17 Figure 8. Hen Na Yo In…………………………………………………………..…17 Figure 9. Dynamic Mark, Secondo………………………………………………...19 Figure 10. Harvest Festival, Secondo, mm. 1–12………………………………… 20 Figure 11. Harvest Festival, Primo: m. 5…………………………………………..21 Figure 12. Harvest Festival, Motive I, Primo, m. 13………………………………21 Figure 13. “Hen Na Yo In”, Perfect Forth……………………………………….....21 Figure 14. Harvest Festival, Motive II, Secondo, m 13……………………………21 Figure 15. “Hen Na Yo In”, Minor Third……………………………………….….21 Figure 16. Harvest Festival, Planing, Secondo, mm. 13–15……………………….22 Figure 17. Harvest Festival, Complete Theme I, Primo, mm. 41–44 and mm. 52– 55……………………………………………………………………………………22 Figure 18. Harvest Festival, Diminution of Complete Theme I, Primo, mm. 92–95 and mm. 97–100…………………………………………………………………….23 Figure 19. Harvest Festival, Primo, m. 61……………………………………...….23 Figure 20. Harvest Festival,