Sun Yiqiang's Research On The Style And Playing Skills Of "Flying Dance" And "Spring Dance"

Sun Yiqiang is a renowned modern Chinese composer. He integrated the western composition techniques with the national music culture,committed to continuous exploration and innovation. Dancing Grains and Dance of Spring are two of his representative piano work. The former,which was created in 1962, belongs to the musical works of "Seventeen Years' Period" of China. The latter one was created in 1980 under the background of "Reform and Opening-up Period". These two pieces of works with their strong national features and unique artistic appeal demonstrate Sun's deep understanding of western music's composition skills, as well as his inheritance and development of traditional Chinese music.The style and thought of the music work are deeply influenced by the times and national characteristics of the composer. Both of them were composed during the vigorous periods of China's modern art history.Beginning with the analysis of the background of the music works,combining the interpretation of the general features of musical work of these two periods ("Seventeen Years' Period" and "Reform and Opening-up Period"),we want to elaborate the fashionable and composition style of these two periods. And then we can explore the traces left by different times, accordingly, achieving a better grasp of the connotation and performance techniques of the piano work.