The Chinese Piano Solo Ping Hu Qiu Yue (Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake): A Piano Solo Adapted by Chen Peixun/LE SOLO DE PIANO CHINOIS PING HU QIU YUE ( LA LUNE D'AUTOMNE AU-DESSUS DU LAC TRANQUILLE) : UN SOLO DE PIANO ADAPTE PAR CHEN PEIXUN

2010; Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture (CAOOC); Volume: 6; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

1712-8358

Autores

Ren-ge Huang,

Tópico(s)

Musicology and Musical Analysis

Resumo

Abstract: This thesis introduces the origin and culture source of the Chinese piano solo Ping Hu Qiu Yue (Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake). It analyzes the beauty and charm brought by this solo, compares the differences between Chinese traditional music and western music. It also supplies the detailed requirements in playing this piano solo, hoping to help piano students and teachers. Key words: Ping Hu Qiu Yue; beauty and charm; Chinese traditional music; requirements Resume: Cette these presente l'origine et la source culturelle du solo de piano chinois Ping Hu Qiu Yue (La lune d'automne au-dessus du lac tranquille). Elle analyse la beaute et le charme apportee par ce solo, en comparant les differences entre la musique traditionnelle chinoise et la musique occidentale. Elle fournit egalement des exigences detaillees en jouant ce solo de piano, dans l'espoir d'aider les eleves de et des enseignants de piano. Mots-Cles: Ping Hu Qiu Yue; beaute et charme; musique chinoise traditionnelle; exigences People's music publishing house published the piano score five piano pieces in 1981. It was adapted according to the traditional Chinese composition. In its catalog, Ping Hu Qiu Yue is apiano piece adapted from yue qu by the famous composer Chen Peixun. According to the existing data, the so called yue qu was in fact the representative work of a Guang Dong musician Mr. Lv Wencheng. It's also called Zui Tai Ping, which was very popular in the Guangdong opera. Beautiful lakes and autumn moon made people imagine. With the moonlight, all mountains, water and buildings were wearing veils, making here like a fairyland. In 1930s, Mr. Lv Wencheng traveled the West Lake in Hangzhou on the Mid-Autumn Festival. The beautiful scenery moved him. So he created the great piano piece to describe the beauty of West Lake. The lively melody of it expressed people's wish for good life and peace, and their love for nature. It's one of the best melodies among Chinese instrumental works. The musician mixed the folk music in Zhe Jiang province and the musical style of Guang Dong province, used gaohu as its main instrument, and used a lot of playing skills. Now it can be played by various instruments such as gaohu, dongxiao, dizi, guzheng, pipa, piano, erhu and so on.. In the 1970s, composer Chen Peixun transcribed this Cantonese operatic song into a piano solo. Though it borrowed a lot of traditional instrument (such as Gu zheng, Gao Hu and flute) playing techniques, its original form remained as our traditional music tone- five tones was frequently used. …

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