Music 1010-042 Semester Project

by Toni Cerna

Vienna Teng: An Exploration in Sound and Silence

Table of Contents

Biography

Composition History + Listening Guide

Works Cited

Biography

Cynthia Yih Shih born October 3, 1978

Immigrant parents worked in Silicon Valley

Wrote computer code before entering music

industry in her twenties

Began singing before she could talk

Early Years

Began piano lessons at five years old

Wrote her first song at six years old

Created her stage name at twelve years old, “Vienna Teng”

Wrote first song lyrics at thirteen years old

Continued composing but entered Stanford as a CS major

Beginning CareerPerformed informally at Stanford

Self-produced first album while still an

engineer

Began performing locally in 2001

Signed to Virt Records in 2002

NPR and Letterman bring attention

Continuing On

Commercial success an “uphill battle”

Dedicated fans

Second album released in 2004

Widely varied influences

Third album released in 2006

Current AffairsFourth studio album released in 2009

First live album also released in 2009

Hiatus from music to pursue graduate studies

2011 single to support Japanese relief efforts

Musical collaboration premiered Dec 2012

Composition History #1

Shine, written and performed by Vienna Teng.

Listening Guide #1

Shine – Vienna Teng

0:00 Introduction 0:08 Introduction Continues 0:16 Verse 1 0:31 Verse 1 Continues0:49 Chorus

Listening Guide #1 (cont.)

Shine – Vienna Teng

1:05 Post-Chorus 1:11 Verse 2

1:44 Chorus Repeats 2:16 Chorus Add-On

Composition History #2

Antebellum, written and performed by Vienna Teng

and Alex Wong.

Listening Guide #2

Antebellum – Vienna Teng

0:00 Introduction 0:22 Verse 1 0:44 Verse 1 Continues 0:56 Chorus 1:23 Verse 21:50 Verse 2 Continues

Listening Guide #2 (cont.)

Antebellum – Vienna Teng

2:07 Chorus 2 2:29 Chorus Add-On

2:43 Bridge3:08 Bridge Continues3:30 Chorus & Bridge

4:16 Coda

Composition History #3

Nothing Without You, written and performed by Vienna Teng.

Listening Guide #3

Nothing Without You – Vienna Teng

0:00 Introduction 0:14 Verse 10:39 Verse 1 Continues1:00 Chorus

Listening Guide #3 (cont.)

Nothing Without You – Vienna Teng

1:46 Verse 2 2:16 Verse 2 Continues

2:31 Chorus 23:06 Coda

Composition History #4

Stray Italian Greyhound, written and performed by Vienna Teng.

Listening Guide #4

Stray Italian Greyhound – Vienna Teng

0:00 Verse 1 0:33 Verse 1 Continues 0:46 Chorus 1 1:07 Verse 21:36 Verse 2 Continues1:49 Chorus 2

Listening Guide #4 (cont.)

Stray Italian Greyhound – Vienna Teng

2:16 Bridge 1 2:33 Bridge 1 Continued

2:57 Bridge 2 3:10 Bridge 1 Repeats

3:43 Bridge 33:59 Coda

Works Cited Amy. "Interview: Vienna Teng." Collected Sounds. Collected Sounds, 10 Dec. 2001. Web. 25

Feb. 2013.

"Bio." Vienna Teng. Vienna Teng, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

"Discography." Vienna Teng. Vienna Teng, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

Inoue, Todd. "Metroactive Music | Vienna Teng." Metroactive Music | Vienna Teng. Metro Publishing Inc., May-June 2004. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

Kleinman, Scot. "Vienna Teng Song Notes." Vienna Teng Song Notes. Scot Kleinman, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

Moore, Summer. "Changing Her Tune." Stanford Magazine. Stanford University, Nov.-Dec. 2003. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

"News." Vienna Teng. Vienna Teng, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

Perkins, Lucy. "Dreamy, Ethereal Vienna Teng to Grace the Power Center." The Michigan Daily. The Michigan Daily, 6 Oct. 2011. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

Ransom, Kevin. "Vienna Teng Performing Ark Benefit, Setting Music aside and Moving to Ann Arbor." AnnArbor.com. AnnArbor.com LLC, 24 Aug. 2010. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

Reverte, Michele. "Interview: Singer/Songwriter Vienna Teng Explores a Vast 'Inland Territory'" : LAist. Gothamist Inc., 29 Apr. 2009. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

Sanders, Jonathan. "Review: Vienna Teng - "Dreaming Through The Noise"" InMyHeadphones.com. Jonathan Sanders, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

Selvin, Joel. "Songwriter Finds Her Voice, Fame at Dawn of Her 'Waking Hour'" SFGate. Hearst Communications, 8 Apr. 2003. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

"Vienna Teng." Last.fm. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

"Vienna Teng." Virt Records. Virt Records LLC, 2001. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.