The characteristics of Yao Henglu's modern music

Abstract

This study discusses the application of modern composition techniques in Yao Henglu's music works. The paper discusses the significance and the referential value of Yao Henglu's modern composition techniques to the practice of Chinese modern music composition. The study firstly describes Yao Henglu's artistic achievements, music composition background and composition process and then uses the literature research method and field investigation method to sort out Yao Henglu's music composition background and the formation of music composition thought, to explore the composition characteristics of Yao Henglu's works and the formation path of music composition thought.

Under the guidance of the theories of Chinese and western modern composition techniques, Yao Henglu's six music works are analyzed in this thesis, including the theme of works, motivation, harmony and tonal relations, instruments, melody structure and related elements (rhythm, tempo, meter, tone). In doing so, this paper summarizes the composition characteristics of his works, explores Yao Henglu's ethnic characteristics and humanistic connotations of music works, and sorts out the influence of Yao Henglu's music works on Chinese modern music composition.

The paper draws the following conclusions. First, Yao Henglu's six music works are created by combining a large number of traditional Chinese music elements with modern western composition techniques. Through the interpretation and analysis of these musical works, three academic research findings of Yao Henglu's composition are summarized, namely the theory and practice of three pitch arrangements, the connotation of latent tonality in atonal music, and the establishment and application of comprehensive analysis methods in the analysis of works. Second, the composition techniques of Yao Henglu's musical works are summarized as follows. Firstly, he uses the Chinese national mode of "Gong, Shang, Jue, Zhi and Yu" as the main mode of creation. He uses the modulation of the same Gong system and the modulation of distantly related keys to obtain the color sense of different mode harmonies. Secondly, three kinds of pitch arrangements, pitch organization, interval and vector, are used to control melody development. Thirdly, the texture sound-mass writing and texture tone cluster writing replace the traditional musical form structure and breaks the conventional thinking of musical form structure. Fourthly, modern composition techniques are multiply applied, including the atonality, multi-tonality, artificial scale, pitch-class set, 12-tone sequence and tone cluster writing. Fifthly, modern composition techniques and Chinese pentatonic music use multi-dimensional composition techniques to show a unique musical style. Third, the influence of Yao Henglu's music works on modern Chinese music creation is summarized as follows. Firstly, these musical works help musicians understand modern music and promote the development of modern western composition techniques in China. Secondly, through the analysis, research and summary of Yao Henglu's music works, referential experience are provided for musicians to create modern music works and promote the development of modern Chinese music. Thirdly, through composition practice, Yao has cultivated music creating talents and laid foundation of music analysis. Yao continuously exerts his academic vitality and influence, drives the reform of the curriculum system, and promotes the improvement of modern music analysis systems and the development of modern music creation.

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