Analysis Of The Performance Of “A Windy,Rainy Evening By The Autumn Window”,A Song From The 1987 TV Show “Dream Of The Red Chamber”

The song,“A Windy,Rainy Evening by the Autumn Window”,is one of the songs from the 1987 TV show “Dream of the Red Chamber”.The lyrics are based off of Cao Xueqin’s novel,“Dream of the Red Chamber”,and it was composed by Mr.Wang Liping.It is inner monologue of Lin Daiyu,which reflects her helplessness about her own life,confusion and desperation about her future and love.It also predicts the decline of Jia’s family,just like how a year enters the autumn season.Furthermore,it implies that the bleak fate of her departure from the world.The paper starts from the background of “A Windy,Rainy Evening by the Autumn Window”,and analyzes the context of the lyrics and music as well as the stories contained in the song.The analysis begins with an excellent performance version of the song,and the characteristics of different versions of performance are concluded.Suggestions regarding the pronunciation,emotional expression and use of breath are offered to the performers of the song in combination of how the author would have dealt with performance.At the end of the paper,the author’s singing experience of this song is provided,including notes on how to work with the pianist and dancers on stage.