Preliminary Research On The Status And Functions Of Piano Accompany In Choir

Choir is a form of art with the combination of human sound, harmony, polyphony, instumental music and choral conducting. Piano accompany doesn't play a subordinate role but suports harmony, apposition subject contrast, polyphony plagal theme contrast and the statement of prelude, intermezzo and postlude, even the staement of the theme. Therefore, piano accompany plays profound and various roles in choir.The thesis attempts to classify the functions of piano accompany in choir into three aspects:subordination, Apposition and domination, on the basis of which the thesis makes a detailed analysis and interpretation of the status and function of piano accompany in choir so that people may have a better and more comprehensive understanding of the the subtle and complex relationship between human sound and piano accompany and people can make more scientific and effective analysis of choir pieces. The author wishes that the research results may provide some positive suggestions to his colleagues in conducting choir pieces snd piano accompany.