Book Review
Mar. 1st, 2025 04:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariChen Yi
by Leta E. Miller and J. Michele Edwards
This book covers Chen Yi's life and music very well. The focus is on her music rather than biographical details, but given that her work is not examined in isolation from her life, the authors provide a full and rich picture of both. The book's biggest strength is in Miller and Edwards' approach to discussing Chen's music. They avoid descriptive narration and instead concentrate on the compositional processes and materials at play. Musical examples and analytical charts are always clear and well-annotated. I got a very deep and thorough understanding of what Chen does and how she does it. I think my future experiences of Chen's music will be all the better and more meaningful for having read this book.
by Leta E. Miller and J. Michele Edwards
This book covers Chen Yi's life and music very well. The focus is on her music rather than biographical details, but given that her work is not examined in isolation from her life, the authors provide a full and rich picture of both. The book's biggest strength is in Miller and Edwards' approach to discussing Chen's music. They avoid descriptive narration and instead concentrate on the compositional processes and materials at play. Musical examples and analytical charts are always clear and well-annotated. I got a very deep and thorough understanding of what Chen does and how she does it. I think my future experiences of Chen's music will be all the better and more meaningful for having read this book.
