Composing Between Traditions: Combining Sri Lankan and European Musical Cultures

这个研究项目的目的是探索和运用各种作曲技巧来创作成功地结合斯里兰卡和西方音乐习语的作品。我的研究将产生几首原创作品，为包括西方和斯里兰卡传统乐器在内的各种乐团创作。这种探索包括三个方面：1)研究如何成功地将不同的音乐语言和西亚和南亚器乐演奏家/歌唱家的合奏结合在一起；2)研究为阅读西方符号的表演者记录广泛的南亚音乐的方法；3)解决音乐异国情调的问题，并通过将所有此类音乐归类为“世界音乐”来挑战非西方音乐传统的“他者”。

The aim of this research project is to explore and employ a variety of compositional techniques to create pieces that successfully combine Sri Lankan and Western music idioms. My research will produce several original compositions, written for a variety of ensembles consisting of both Western and Sri Lankan traditional instruments. This exploration is threefold: 1) to research how to successfully combine diverse musical languages and an ensemble of both Western and South Asian instrumentalists / vocalists, 2) to research methods of notating a broad range of South Asian music for performers who read Western notation, and 3) to address issues of musical exoticism and challenge the "othering" of non-Western musical traditions through the categorisation of all such music under the umbrella term 'world music'.