In Three Chinese Transcriptions Of Classical Piano Study

The first Chinese piano work came out at the beginning of the 20th century, and fromthen on, Chinese composers, starting from learning from and using the experience of othercountries for reference, then combining it with national styles step by step and absorbing thequintessence of traditional Chinese music and the national culture, struggled in the way ofcomposition and made Chinese piano works more and more mature. Rooting itself in nationalmusic is an important way for Chinese piano composition. Because of that and other historicalelements, piano arrangements, based on Chinese folk songs, traditional ancient music andtraditional instrumental music, emerged as the times required. As an important part of Chinesepiano art, Chinese piano arrangements have been given more and more attention.The essay chooses three piano arrangements based on ancient Chinese music-XiyangXiao Gu and Yangguan San Die by Mr. Li Yinghai, and Meihua San Nong by Mr. WangJianzhong-and expounds them from three aspects:Chapter One discusses, on the background of the society of modern times, thedevelopment stages of Chinese piano music, and a series of exploration and renovationcarried out by composers for " piano nationalization in China", and points out that Chinesepiano arrangement is influenced by historic and politic elements and its emergence has itsown natural art logic. In addition, based on the three arrangements of ancient Chinese musicwhich will be studied in the essay from the classification of Chinese piano arrangements, theessay reviews briefly the long historic origins of ancient music and gives a brief account ofthe two revisers, Mr. Li Yinghai and Mr. Wang Jianzhong.Chapter Two analyzes the arrangement creation of the three ancient Chinese music fromfive aspects: 1. the structure of musical forms;2. the characteristics of movement of linearmelody;3. harmony;4. piano layer. On the comprehensive study of the five aspectsmentioned above, the essay summarizes how the composers retained the traditional nationalcharacteristics of the original music when they rearranged the three pieces of piano music,meanwhile gave full play to strong points of the piano to create Chinese piano music full ofChinese national characteristics.Chapter Three discusses the performance skills of the three ancient piano arrangements: I.special performance skills and textbook;II. Tone and touching keyboard: 1. Seven-stringerharp 2. Chinese lute3. Chinese table harp 4. Vertical bamboo flute;III. the performance oflinear melody;IV. Ornament: 1. Appoggiatura. 2. Trill;3. Broken chord;4. Mordent;V.Rhythm;VI. Pedal. Analyzing these six aspects in detail, combining my own performancepractice, and basing on the aesthetic approach of traditional Chinese music, the essay outlineshow to imitate the tone of national instrument and use the successful experiences ofperformance skills of national instrument for reference to gradually develop the uniqueperformance technique of Chinese piano art.In spite of its short time of development in China, piano music has got innumerable greatachievements. Spreading national style and spirit, embodying national temperament andcharacter, and understanding and performing well the Chinese piano music that possessnational lingering charm, will have profound significance for understanding national cultureand developing and spreading Chinese piano music...