Analysis On Beethoven’s Wind Octet And Comparative Study On Its Performance Versions

In recent years an increasing number of chamber music ensembles in China actives in the world stage, after years of playing experience and the accumulation of theoretical research on the exploration of chamber music, the level of Chinese chamber music ensembles has greatly improved, and also in the theory researches, but the success is mainly focused on the music of string chamber music and the piano chamber music which we made as our great proud. The performing level and theoretical studies on wind chamber music are lagging. The writer hopes the theory studies of wind chamber music could be inspired by this thesis“The analysis on Beethoven’s Wind Octet and the study on performing versions”, in order to further improve the performing level and to explore the theory more deeply of the wind chamber music.This research idea is:With the preface as its start, it described the research aim, status and perspectives of the subject and backgrounds of this musical work. After that, the second part analyzed the structure and performing techniques of this musical work, from the perspectives of composing techniques, connotation, performing characters and key points, the author analyses its bright and wrathful image of the theme, the change of leading rhythmic patterns, the color of the texture, contrapuntal texture, creative formal structure and performing techniques. In the end, to analyze the performing versions with 4 different recording versions comparing.The writer hopes that by introduction and preliminary studies on Beethoven’s " Octet in E flat " OP.103, not only this music work could understand more deeply, but also inspired the composers, performers and music lovers. We look forward the past and the future of the wind chamber music could be recognized and well known by more scholars, performers and the music lovers.