A Probe Into Qu Wei’s Piano Work <Lotus Dance>

For a long time,countless Chinese musicians have made unremitting efforts to explore the road of music with Chinese colors,forming a music culture with Chinese characteristics.As one of the representatives of modern Chinese composers and musicians,Qu Wei has a rich creative style,and his music contains a unique color of "Chinese style".Piano music is an important part of Qu Wei’s creation,which has to mention the piano music "Lotus Dance".This very representative piano music was created by Qu Wei in 1978.As the last piano work of Qu Wei,it contains a unique style of creation idea.The work organically combines the western instrumental music with the typical tones of Longdong folk music,which has a strong artistic appeal and strong national flavor,and also pushes the Chinese national piano music to another peak.The creation of Lotus Dance presents the beautiful scenery of nature in front of our eyes.While retaining the national style,the composer adds more charm and connotation.In the arrangement techniques,he also uses rich texture and harmony to create a large number of cadenza,which enriches the content and perfectly integrates the melody and accompaniment.This paper will take the analysis of the musical characteristics and playing skills of "Lotus Dance" as the key part to carry out a comprehensive analysis,so as to provide help and reference for the study and practice of players in the future...