On Singing Skills Of Three Rachmaninof’s Romances

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) was one of the outstanding representative figures in the Ruassian music from the nineteenth century to the first half of the twentieth century. Rachmaninoff composed 83 Romances, rich in subject matters, and he had high compositional skills, occupying a place in the field of art songs. The thesis takes three of his Romances as the object of study to do the research on the singing skills of his Romances.This thesis is divided into three chapters. The creative process of Rachmaninoff’s Romances is divided into three stages, which are summarized in the first chapter, and it also expounded the characteristics of his Romances. The second chapter starts with the analysis of the form of the three Romances and talks about the artistic treatment of singing, in order to make the singing closer to the composer’s purpose and intention of the composition. In the third chapter, there is a comparison between different versions of singers, also combines with author’s analysis results in the previous chapter. By analyzing and studying, it provides more technical support and theoretical basis for the interpretation of Rachmaninoff’s other works. It is hoped that this study will bring new understanding and cognition to the majority of vocal music students, so that they can help us grasp the Romances of Rachmaninoff and perform other works better.