Ardhanariswara: A Composition-as-Research Project for String Quartet and Dance

Main author: Gray, Nick
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description The written component is a critical commentary on this video 'Ardhanariswara: A composition-as-research project for string quartet and dance’: http://briefencounters-journal.co.uk/BE/pages/view/nick-gray-ardhanariswara Ardhanariswara is a musical exploration of the female-male form of the Hindu god Shiva through the medium of string quartet and choreography. The music makes use of the gendered voices of the string quartet medium, mirroring the SATB format of a choir, and also explores interlocking techniques derived from Balinese gamelan music, in particular the quartet of metallophones, gendér wayang, which accompanies shadow plays
format Journal Article
author Gray, Nick
author_facet Gray, Nick
authorStr Gray, Nick
author_letter Gray, Nick
title Ardhanariswara: A Composition-as-Research Project for String Quartet and Dance
publisher Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South-East England
publishDate 2019
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/30579/