CHAMBER MUSIC EXPLORATIONS FOR MEDITATION

János Zsolt IMRE

doi:10.24193/subbmusica.2019.1.10

Authors

János Zsolt IMRE Master of Art, York University, Graduate Program in Music, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3. E-mail: tici1@yorku.ca https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5994-4397

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2019.1.10

Keywords:

music, music explorations, effects of music, music for meditation, elements of music.

Abstract

Music evokes a wide range of feelings, from excitement to relaxation, enjoyment to sadness, fear to relief, and even mixtures of these. The following paper presents exploratory compositions and related research prepared for fulfilment to create chamber music for meditation. The paper is divided in three parts. The first part is focusing on background research about meditation. It includes an overview of meditation including a short history, its origins, the effects of music and its benefits in meditation. The second part briefly discusses the music elements and its influences. The third part of the paper describes and analyses the musical compositions. Each piece is deliberated in detail, to provide an understanding of the creative process and devices used in preparing, framing and composing the pieces. The pieces are written for string quartet and percussion instruments. The result of this work is the creation of new pieces that fulfill the purpose and a practical illustration of compositional processes.

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