On Chen Qigang's Use Of Opera Elements In His Music Creation

The central content of this thesis is to interpret and study the four orchestral works of Chinese composer Chenqigang from the perspective of drama,which belongs to the field of music analysis of the theory of composition technology.Chenqigang,one of the most influential Chinese composers in the world in the 20 th century in China,has a proven reputation at home and around the world,and his research has risen rapidly since he became music director of the opening ceremony in 2008.As one of the students of the77 th class of the central music school,the Chinese composer,who was influenced by his family environment and influenced by his father's traditional culture,especially Opera,in China,was not fascinated by the music culture of the East from the beginning.He went to France in 1984 for further study and was recognized by Messiaen,the "avant-garde" music master.He was exceptionally a closed door entrant.At that time,He was deeply influenced by Western music,studying in France,the home of European modern music,and learning the advanced composition techniques and concepts of Western music.Since 1995,the theme and theme of the Oboe and Orchestra Daoism has been closely related to China opera such as Beijing Opera or Kunqu Opera.Especially in 2000,after participating in Zhangyimou's ballet "High Red Lantern Hang",his creative themes involve more drama music in China.This kind of creation,which is based on the music material of China Opera,not only established his personal style,but also brought him world reputation.With the rise of the group of composers in China,more and more Chinese composers draw inspiration and material from folk music such as folk songs,Opera and ancient songs of their ethnic group.Chenqigang,one of the representative composers from China who studied composition in Liyang,has been studying and writing in France for nearly 30 years.In the course of studying and writing,his works extensively involve folk music,especially opera music in China.Taking his works on drama elements as the starting point,and taking two concerto works,"Eternal joy" and "Erhuang" and two orchestral works,"IRIS DEVOILEE" and "Luan Tan" as the example,on the one hand,explore the microscopic and macroscopic aspects of the works.On the other hand,from these four concrete works,through the study of the composer's works "drama elements" to interpret Chenqigang's creation of the concept of composition and humanistic connotation.The first chapter is an overview of the elements of drama,as well as an overview of his life,creation stage and a list of relevant works of drama.The second chapter analyzes four works from the sound material level to the drama elements of the embodiment,including the drama white,melody,music and rhythm related to the sound material;The third chapter analyzes the elements of drama from the aspect of music structure,including the text structure and the music structure in the works;The fourth chapter analyzes the elements of drama from other compositional techniques,including the aspects of the music sound,texture and longitudinal structure.The fifth chapter summarizes Chen's concept of music creation,including the fusion of composition techniques,the humanistic connotation of works and the reflection of creative thinking.This led to the general evaluation of the creation of the "drama elements" in Chen's works and the thought and inspiration of the success of his creation.