| Description |
This dissertation is divided into two portions. Part I is an analytical study on the musical-visual fusions in Chinese-American composer Chou Wen-Chung's music, combined with a hypothetical examination of Chou's approaches and extrapolation of his techniques with modern technologies. Through the analysis of examples from two of Chou's representative compositions, two primary methods of synthesizing musical and visual components have been detected, including visible images and textual contents. Part II, Loess for Orchestra and Live Multimedia, is an original composition created by employing and extrapolating Chou Wen-Chung's techniques of linking visual and musical components. The initial inspiration for this composition stems from the Huayin Old Tune, which is referenced as a thematic subject in the piece. The composition's final result integrates acoustic instruments, electronics, lights, and videos. |
