Finding Meaning in Detachment: An Analysis of Kevin Volans' Asanga

<p>Despite the undeniable importance of Kevin Volans' music, there has been little academic research done on his work. This is especially true of his pieces for percussion. This paper both dissects the form and structure Volans' piece for multiple percussion <em>Asanga</em> and explores the different interpretations by players from around the world that have contributed to the accepted performance practice for the piece. The ultimate goal of this project is to achieve a detailed understanding of how <em>Asanga</em> works and record this knowledge for the benefit of any future percussionists who add the piece to their repertoire.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Music Performance - Instrumental Concentration

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Schwob School of Music

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Walsh, Jordan Taylor

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Paul Vaillancourt
• Dr. Matthew McCabe
• Dr. Rylan Steele

• Asanga
• Kevin Volans
• Multiple Percussion
• Multi-percussion
• Music
• Music Performance

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/245

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:csuepress.columbusstate.edu:theses_dissertations-1223