Analysis On The Performance Style Of Erhu Concerto My Motherland

Erhu,an ancient musical instrument,has been developed since the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,000 years.In the process of its development,several generations of outstanding composers like Liu Tianhua,Hua Yanjun,Liu Wenjin and Wang Jianmin have made great contributions to the development of erhu.In recent years,a large number of outstanding young composers have emerged,and created a large number of outstanding new erhu works,which are loved by the public,such as Fast Snow and Sunny,Song of Chu,Amanisha,Chorus Songs,My Motherland and so on.The erhu concerto My Motherland is an excellent erhu concerto composed by young composer Wang Danhong based on songs of the same name,which contains distinctive national characteristics and patriotic feelings.As a graduate student majoring in erhu performance,in order to make the erhu in hand display the brilliance of traditional Chinese musical instruments,and let the audience experience the composer’s most essential feelings through the second creation of the performer,it is necessary for the performer not only to know the playing methods and skills of the music,but also to know the composer’s creative intention and the profound meaning behind the music.Only in this way can he complete this work better and deeply shock the hearts of the audience.This paper will study and analyze the playing style of erhu concerto My Motherland from three angles: Chapter One,composer Wang Danhong and My Motherland.Firstly,this chapter mainly introduces Wang Danhong,the composer of the erhu concerto My Motherland,and introduces some of her representative works and creative ideas.Then it introduces the creation background of My Motherland,and explains the creation background of the song My Motherland and the erhu concerto My Motherland respectively.Chapter two,the expression of the performance program of My Motherland.This chapter is divided into five parts to explain.The first part analyzes and explains the structure of the song My Motherland and the erhu concerto My Motherland.In the second part,according to the structure of the work,the performance techniques of the whole work are discussed in detail,from the introduction,theme,huacai,allegro and reproduction.The third part explains and analyzes the performance style and expression of thoughts and emotions of this work;The fourth part summarizes the special techniques embodied in this piece of music;The fifth part expounds the aesthetic requirements of this piece of music,which is explained in three points: the first point is to explain the embodiment of aesthetic requirements based on the performer’s understanding of the music and the second creation;The second point is the embodiment of the musical performance techniques to the aesthetic requirements;The third point is that the emotional beauty behind this piece of music reflects the aesthetic requirements.Chapter three,the new thinking on the creation of erhu works.This chapter mainly expounds from three aspects.The first aspect is the analysis from the perspective of creative concept,which illustrates some thoughts on the future creation of erhu works from three points: inspiration from vocal music works,nutrition from Chinese excellent national traditional culture and application of western creative techniques.The second aspect is to explain the thinking of erhu creation brought by the great national spirit.The last aspect is to explain the thinking of future erhu from the composer’s cultural background.I hope that through these three chapters,I can have a deep understanding of the playing style of the erhu concerto My Motherland.Since the performance,the music has different performance forms,such as piano accompaniment version,symphony orchestra accompaniment version,etc.This paper only analyzes and studies the piano accompaniment version.