Huang Huwei music, Formal analysis

Abstract

The study employed the qualitative research methodology of ethnomusicology. The objectives are 1) To investigate life and work of Mr.Huang Huwei. 2) To analyze the characteristics of Huang Huwei's works.3) To creat a new composition by using techniques and data found in the study. The data were mainly collected from fieldwork with the key informants and presented in the descriptive analysis format.

The results are as follows: 1) Huang Huwei was born in Neijiang, Sichuan in January 1932. In 1954, he graduated from the composition department of Southwest Music College and stayed in school to teach. He joined the Central Conservatory of music in 1956 and studied with Professor Boris Arapov, a Soviet composer. 123 music works were officially published. Representative works include piano suite "painting of Bashu", "happy shepherd boy", etc. He has written introduction to simple music, basic knowledge of harmony writing, style of accompaniment sound form and transfer method. 2) Huang Huwei's music works are often bold reference and integration. Both western music theory and composition skills, as well as Chinese scale and composition skills, have been properly integrated into his works by Professor Huang Huwei. Make full use of and give full play to the resources of pentatonic mode. Many of Professor Huang Huwei's works are written in pentatonic mode. The application and development of pentatonic mode is a common way in Huang Huwei's works.A lot of transfer techniques and a lot of harmony colors. Huang Huwei's works are transferred in many ways, such as three degree relationship transfer, far relationship transfer and non three degree overlapping chord transfer. In terms of harmony, it reflects its unique harmony color and boldly uses harmony. 3) The piano work Xiangshan uses the composition techniques analyzed from Huang Huwei's works, including the use of non three degree overlapping chords, far relationship transfer, the use of dual tonality, and so on.

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