Xia Yan-bin Mixed Chorus "If There Is An Afterlife" Creation Analysis And Conductor Interpretation

In recent years,China's chorus is developing rapidly.In all kinds of large-scale choral competitions,performances and concerts across the country,such a gratifying phenomenon has emerged: in addition to the stage occupied by the classical works with high singing rate of famous composers on the development of choral music in China,a group of outstanding young and middle-aged composers are using their distinctive choral music works to communicate with the public.These works are worthy of our consideration and research in many aspects,such as creation idea,composition technique,composition treatment and actual application of command method.In this paper,the mixed chorus work if there is an afterlife by xia yanbin,a young composer,is studied and discussed from the two aspects of "composition analysis" and "conductor interpretation",while the latter has a relatively large weight.Through the in-depth analysis of various elements of the creation of the work and several aspects of conducting and rehearsing,it can provide references for the musicians who study and rehearse the work or similar works and for the friends who study the choral creation style of contemporary young composers.First,the creation of the work analysis.This chapter mainly studies "poetry" and "music creation",with emphasis on the latter.The analysis of music creation includes the conventional analysis of musical structure,harmony and tonality,texture,speed and force,and beat,as well as the piano creation features and the arrangement of lyrics in music,which are less concerned in general research.Through the detailed analysis of the work for the subsequent work processing and command action design to provide a theoretical basis.Second,command and interpretation.This chapter is also divided into two aspects: one is to select some dimensions from the category of choral study,and study the artistic treatment of the work.Specifically including the work of hierarchical construction,sound balance,singing method selection,articulation,sound and sound,singing six content;The second is from the perspective of command law to study the actual rehearsal and performance of the command movement design.It includes seven contents: preparatory beat,taking and taking beat,three ways of beating,the expression of special strength,the design and application of melody line,the division of labor and cooperation between left and right hands,the conducting treatment of special situations of music score,and the communication and cooperation betweenconductor and piano accompaniment.The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the way and content of directing the interpretation of the work through the specific work processing and action design,so as to provide a reference for colleagues in this kind of research and practice.