The Characteristics of the Chinese Orchestra of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music

Abstract

The dissertation investigates the characteristics of the Chinese Orchestra of the Sichuan Conservatory of music. The objectives of this study are twofold. Firstly, the aim is to study the development of the Chinese Orchestra of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music. Finally, the dissertation shows the in-depth analysis of the musical characteristic of the Chinese Orchestra of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music. Using the theoretical methods of musicology and music analysis, the researcher the data collected from a literature review and field work were analyzed and made into description.

It is found that the Chinese Orchestra of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music changes, pertaining to sizes, a number of players, the use of musical instruments and instrumentation, and the adoption of various Chinese traditional repertories. It is noticeable that although the orchestral breadth is reduced in size, there is a development in the members playing music more professionally and stylistically with the help of musical instruments being technically modernized. By the four selected pieces of music divided into two types – Chinese Orchestra music and the solo with Chinese Orchestra music – for analysis, it is better to use the modern composition technology theory of both China and the West into exploring the national musical characteristics, and humanistic connotation of the Chinese orchestral works of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music. The musical characteristics are analyzed through melody, harmony, and orchestration. The melody mostly uses the theme of Chinese style. I, IV, and V a,re frequently used in the harmony. In orchestration, the composer used string wind, and percussion instruments in which each type of instrument is arranged in pitch from high to low, with the improved instruments and Chinese national percussions being used to render the musical atmosphere.

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