A performance guide to selected piano solo works of Lisan Wang

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Authors
He, Tao (Student at Ball State University)
Advisor
Clement, Brett
Helton, James
Issue Date
2020-12-19
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Thesis (D.A.)
Department
School of Music
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Abstract

The purpose of this dissertation is to introduce and discuss the complete published piano works from the collection Lisan Wang Selected Works for the Piano, and create a performance guide of Lisan Wang’s complete published piano works for students, teachers and pianists. Discussion of each piece is divided into two sections: (1) analysis and background and (2) performance guide. The analysis and background sections are provided to help readers understand Wang’s piano pieces and compositional style, as well as to describe aspects of Chinese culture relevant to each piece. The performance guide section offers pedagogical advice to fellow teachers interested in introducing Lisan Wang’s piano music to their students. As a whole, this dissertation provides a comprehensive guide for performance and academic research on Lisan Wang’s output, and may be a valuable tool for Western musicians wanting to learn about piano works by Lisan and other Chinese composers.