Musical Analysis Of Two Versions Of Liuyang River Piano Works

The development of Chinese piano music has gone through a hundred years.Over the years,many Chinese composers have been looking for the direction of how to learn from western composition techniques and apply them to national music creation to create piano works with Chinese characteristics.Chu Wanghua and Wang Jianzhong are two outstanding pianists and composers in China.They have created many excellent piano works with Chinese characteristics.In the 1970 s,the folk song Liuyang River was adapted into piano music by two composers.In the process of adaptation,the two composers focused on expressing the Chinese characteristics of the music.This paper takes two piano adaptations "Liuyang River" as the main research object.Through analyzing its musical structure,national harmony,national texture,etc.,it summarizes its national creative characteristics and explores the unique artistic value of the two works.Piano originated from the West.Only by integrating the elements of national music into the creation of piano works can Chinese piano music be established in the world.Through the study of this work,it aims to provide theoretical basis and creative guidance for my future creation of piano works with national style,and contribute to the development of piano music nationalization.