Chen Tianhe's Song Composition

Chen Tianhe is one of modern music history accomplished music educator and composer. He was born in 1911, experienced the May Fourth Movement, and later the revolutionary struggle of the War years, has witnessed the growth of new China. Because of this, his music from an artistic point of view reflects the course of history, but also contains his life experience, full of profound meaning.Chen Tianhe is the first musicians of his training, he and He Luting, Liu Xue An, known as the Huang Zi be immortal, and since the "big four disciples." Chen Tianhe's music teacher Huang inherited from the delicate, elegant, subtle beauty, but also has its own unique artistry. His poems focus on the requirements of poetry is very high, and the emphasis on mood and formal beauty of the song, fresh and elegant piano texture, sound processing ingenuity, the songs have a distinct times and timeless artistry.Chen Tianhe life writing a piano works (5, "Prelude" and "blood" is more famous), folk song transcription (8, "in that distant place"), instrumental music (9), vocal divertimento (4) and so on, but the most important thing on his songwriting achievements. The music score so far to find a total of one hundred and three, can be divided into three categories:lyrics (34), children songs (32), social, political songs (41, to war songs more).Teachers to teach vocal assignments to students, tend to focus on Western opera and art song selections, three to four decades of the twentieth century, Chinese songs have even less involved, we are familiar with is only a few dozen first, such as Chao's " How can I do not want him, "Huang from the" Rose Three Wishes,"" homesickness, "" Claustrophobia ", Qing" I live in the Yangtze River head, "Liu Xuean's" red words "Nie Er's" under the iron heel singer ", Xian Xinghai's" Ode to the Yellow River, "and" Yellow Knot", He Luting's" Jialin River "and so on. The works of Chen Tian crane, to the last century, a little after 80 years covered. His song writing in modern music history of an irreplaceable position in China's precious cultural music library, boutique, causing the music scholar's attention.Chen Tianhe works except the songs reflect the anti-Japanese national salvation of children theme songs and patriotic songs, the most worthy of study for the vernacular poetry of ancient poetry and the art of composing songs, such as from the Tang poet Zhang Ji of the Seven-"Midnight Bells "taken from the Song Dynasty poet Huang Ting" Qingping Le "and" Where Chungui ", taken from the Song Dynasty Guan Ci Ci," Jiang Chengzi "compose poetry for the modern poet Hsu Chih-mo's" mountains "for Liao Fu Shu composed of poetry, "recalled" for Guo composed poetry, "Pastoral", and write poetry for the Dai's "Autumn Dream" and so on, these works combine the lyrics, melodic harmonies, piano, writing and other aspects of the unique art of Chen Tianhe style, it is worth our study and learn.This article focuses on the art of Chen Tianhe sort out songwriting techniques, and explore the art of Chen Tian crane requirements and singing songs deal with the concert, which we interpret China for the excellent art of music is undoubtedly a very significant issue.