Faculty Advisor
Hutchinson, Rob
Area of Study
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Publication Date
Summer 2011
Abstract
This paper documents my summer research on the philosophy of music. Specifically, my research focused on the connection between the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer and the composer Richard Wagner, as is evident in the opera Tristan und Isolde. I composed a piece of music for the University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble attempting to utilize both a more Eastern approach to Schopenhauer's philosophy, relative to Wagner's interpretation, and to incorporate 20th century developments in musical technique, theory and language.
Recommended Citation
Zavortink, Matt B., "The Influence and Application of Eastern Philosophy in the Western Musical Tradition" (2011). Summer Research. 123.
https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/summer_research/123
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Publisher
University of Puget Sound
Included in
Composition Commons, Music Theory Commons, Other Philosophy Commons