| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 音樂研究所 === 103 === The development of 20th century western music has an inseparable relationship with the advance of technology as various technologies were integrated into compositions, which were based on classical music structures, music have since then emerged new appearances and concepts. Lead by the declaration of ‘The Art of Noise’, industrial sounds were introduced into musical composition, and indirectly made percussion and electronic music to become independent musical genres. As we review the two genres’ progress over the past 80 years, we could find many repertories stand out significantly as they bear revolutionary meanings. Neil B. Rolnick’s work, “Ever-Livin’ Rhythm”, is a representative piece of the two genres, its primary method was based on early computer equipment and percussion. Although Rolinick was not the first person to combine percussion with electronic music, he was a musical pioneer of the 1970’s and integrated Stanford artificial-intelligence languages to compose his piece. The composing process utilized the techniques involving computer commands, instructions and decoding of signals to create sounds.
In this thesis, the following chapters will present a detailed analysis of the connotation of the composer’s ideas. Chapter I is the introduction. Chapter II focuses on Neil B. Rolnick’s compositional style and technique. Chapter III presents a compositional analysis of “Ever-Livin’ Rhythm”. Chapter IV includes a musical interpretation of “Ever-Livin’ Rhythm”. Chapter V is the conclusion.
This supporting paper will discuss the relationship and development between percussion and electronic music, provide a clear and complete content regarding composition techniques, ethno music elements, performing interpretations and artistic values.
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