Research On The Relationship Between "Exterior" And "Interior" In Er-hu Performance

Abstract:Er-hu performance is a artistic form which should pay attention not only to skills, but also to self-cultivations, and it wins warm praise from Chinese and foreigners, because its unique personificative voice. At present, in China, researches on Er-hu performance mainly concentrate on one-sided aspects, and there has not been a more comprehensive interpretation which contains exterior and interior. Researches on the relationship between two sides are even on primary level. Meanwhile, since middle twentieth century, there have complished flourish development in the skills and works of Er-hu performance, and that ask us to follow the steps of time both in theory and practice. The paper analysis Er-hu performance on left-handed skill, right-handed skill, the application of breath, the control of shape, the interpretation on works. The paper contains three parts, the first part pay attention to the exterior of Er-hu performance, and second part to the interior of it, both two parts give a comprehensive description on Er-hu performance from skills to emotion, and from external performance to internal meaning. The third part analysis on the binding between exterior and interior by some music sample.As it said, everything is a unity of opposites, and the exterior and interior in Er-hu performance are also two contradiction, it is a difficult work to bind two sides together, and it is a whole life target for a Er-hu player. The method binding exterior and interior in Er-hu performance which show in the paper, can be used in other music instrument too. Thus transform bardian performance to general performance, there may be a contribution for the national music development of China. The main intention of the paper is to show the relationship between exterior and interior, to the ample Er-hu player, and give some suggestion to Er-hu performance.