Doctoral Music Composition: “The Andaman’s Curse” the Characterising Transonic of Ethnic Sound Legendary for Contemporary Ensemble

Abstract

The Doctoral Music Composition is the program music to express the integrated composition technique by utilizing the dramatic art form as the operatic suite. The sentimental music has been inspired by the legendary of Andaman Sea; “The White Blood Princess”. The reincarnation princess was born within the same family line after she had been executed 200 years ago (1819) in Langkawi Island (Malaysia). As innocent of the immoral accusation she did not commit, she cursed Langkawi to be a shadowland for seven generations. The Breaking Curse Princess was born in Phuket Island with the same beauty and power as her ancestor, named “Princess Wan Aishah of Langkawi” and she pulled Langkawi from mysterious myths in the Millennium Year 2000. The music composition presents the ethnic melodic structure as the storyteller that blended historical timelines into the unique sound dimension. Orchestration is a part of the highlight in colouring the transonic polyphony of an entire composition. The seven moments consist of 1) Overture 2) Andaman, the Legend 3) Phuket, the Mother Land 4) Mahsuri, the White Blood Princess 5) Langkawi ’s curse 6) The Breaking Curse Princess 7) Final Episode within the total duration of 30 minutes.