A Research On The Vocal Musical Theory Of "Music For Voice Directed By The Words" Brought By Professor Ying Shangneng

《Music for voice directed by the words》,an academic book onthe theory of vocal music, has made alot of contribution to theexpression and study of vocal music. The writer, Ying Shangneng, afamous musician, composer, as well as educator in vocal music, isone of the earliest musicians and educators of China whoresearch European traditional vocal music in early periods.This paper has analyzed the content and practical meaning of"music for voice directed by the words". And the paper consists of thefollowing four parts:Preface: A brief introduction of professor Ying, includinghis major life experience and achievements as a composer; explanationof the theoretical and practical meaning of the subject of the paper.Chapter One: The artistic theories of "music for voicedirected by the words" which lie in two aspects. First, nice songsare based on good enunciationof each note. Second, the continuation ofnotes is the key point of nice songs.Chapter Two: The specific applications of the artistictheories in "music for voice directed by the words".Generallyspeaking,it can be applied to vocal music teaching andcomposition.Chapter Three: The practical meaning of "music for voice directedby the words". The analyses contain two parts. One iscomparative analysis between "music for voice directed by thewords" and "words directed by music for voice" in the perspective ofaesthetics. The other is further analysis of "music for voice directedby the words"s practical meaning in terms of language and way ofsinging.