UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #479

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Submission Number: 479
Submission ID: 8666
Submission UUID: 1059098c-0fd2-485b-98ec-6046bf81817f

Created: Fri, 08/18/2023 - 09:46 AM
Completed: Fri, 08/18/2023 - 09:46 AM
Changed: Fri, 09/22/2023 - 09:16 AM

Remote IP address: 71.203.100.7
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Huixian Wu
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) hw20by@fsu.edu
Position Title Graduate Student
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FSU College (if applicable) Music
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Title of the Project Fresh Taiwanese Folk Songs: Yi-Chih Lu and His Piano Arrangements
Project Keywords Taiwan; Folk Song: Piano
Are you currently looking for research assistants? No
Number of Research Assistants Needed 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Open to all majors
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
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Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): Partially Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 5-6 hours a week
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description Yi-Chih Lu is one of the most prominent and popular young musicians in Taiwan during recent years. Lu composed series of piano arrangements of Taiwanese folk music. It is noticeable that his works are becoming the most popular choice for people who want to play some piano music about Taiwan, public also shows great passion to these pieces.

Born in Taipei, Taiwan, he began studying piano at the age of five. Afterward, he went to Europe and received his Master Degree at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and Artist Diploma from the University of the Arts in Berlin. In addition to his Western classical music studies in Europe, Lu also retains a keen interest in Taiwan’s traditional musical culture. Therefore, he seeks to merge both types of cultures in his musical compositions.

This project will explore how Lu reinvigorates Taiwanese folk tunes and transcribes them into solo piano works in his familiar classical way and explain why people feel acquainted when they listen to Lu’s Asian tunes. Not only thinking about how to keep the original character of the folk songs, but Lu also aims to maximize the potential of the piano. This creative combination leads to the ever-increasing popularity of his works worldwide. It is meaningful to see how an Asian musician employs concepts and ideas that he was taught by Western classical music and applies to his treatment of his homeland’s folk tunes.
Research Tasks Literature Review; Assistance in recording or interview; Primary source (i.e. newspaper, document) collection, analysis, and organization.
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Recommended: it will be great if the assistant can read the music.
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