While german composers at that time thought that tonal music is boring and made dozens of atonal and experimental music eastern asia composers took another turn and said “no no no … tonal music is not boring but ima do my own work” Interesting actually
A lot of countries were trying to deviate from European tonality and explore their own tonal style -Aaron Copeland for example. Japan, meanwhile has Takemitsu.
Good analysis of Chen's music, but personally speaking it is more like a bitonality of pentatonic scales rather than define it as a mixture of western modes
Qigang Chen is one of my absolute favorites. His ear for textures is unmatched. One of the greatest orchestrators of our time
I love this piece so much, I’ve heard it so many times already, the Timpani part made me lose my mind
I hear the influence of Charles Koechlin ...
Makes sense, I can’t think of a Koechlin piece without quartal harmony and muted strings
Interesting, although it certainly has an impressionist sound, it sounds absolutely Chinese to me.
You have great taste in the excerpts you're posting, I love them all!
So glad you're enjoying them, thank you so much!
QiGANG rise up!!!!
I love Qigang Chen so much!! He is so underrated for how beautiful his music is.
While german composers at that time thought that tonal music is boring and made dozens of atonal and experimental music eastern asia composers took another turn and said “no no no … tonal music is not boring but ima do my own work”
Interesting actually
A lot of countries were trying to deviate from European tonality and explore their own tonal style -Aaron Copeland for example.
Japan, meanwhile has Takemitsu.
@@lightyagami1058 Plus Chen was French trained anyway.
GOAT
Good analysis of Chen's music, but personally speaking it is more like a bitonality of pentatonic scales rather than define it as a mixture of western modes
Do you like Messiaen?
Love Messiaen. Thinking of covering one of his ‘Vingts Regards’, probably ‘Regard du Pére’. Any particular works you love?
@@joshua_warner Vingt regards, L’ascension, and one for six ondes martenot (can’t remember the name)
好听！
Asian classical music, the most underrated side of classical music.