Develop Into Chinese Polyphony

With the social and historical transformation of waves and new opportunities since the reform and opening up,Chinese pop music culture has "surmounted the surface of history" and has increasingly become an important component of the vibrant popular cultural landscape of contemporary Chinese society.And popular singing has gradually occupied a place in professional academies,alongside national singing and bel canto.The current pattern of diverse presentation of Chinese pop song singing is far from being achieved overnight.It not only accumulates the experience and content of the historical practice of Chinese popular music,but also inscribes the traces of seeking to integrate and innovate with foreign music culture.Then,the trajectory and logic of its development should be revealed,the accumulated experience should be summarized,and the meaning of accumulation should be revealed.In view of the above,the text intends to systematically study the singing of Chinese popular songs from the three dimensions(spatial state)of singing style,singing technology and performance form,according to the three historical periods(temporal state)of the 1980 s,1990s and the 21 st century.In order to reveal its overall picture of time and space,and grasp the historical identity of its intricate process of continuous innovation—Develop into Chinese polyphony.On this basis,look forward to the future of Chinese pop song singing,and explore its development path and mission of the times.In view of this,in addition to the introduction and conclusion,this paper consists of the following four parts:The first part explores the singing styles of Chinese pop songs,reveals its characteristic changes in various historical stages,and summarizes the general picture of its experience in each period.The singing of the mainland pop songs in the 1980 s was inspired by the singing of popular songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan(once as the voice of the repressed "other”).through the historical "intermediate" contradiction of the"middle cavity",the "rock and roll" and "northwest wind" suddenly rise,and complete the qualitative change from lyrical singing style to pop singing style.In the 1990 s,the development of singing styles gradually shifted from a "linearization" process to a"spatialization" process,arousing the situation of "coexistence of voices": in addition to the further development of lyrical singing styles and rock singing styles,the experience of folk singing styles changed from campus to city,and the Jazz singing style and new age singing style also started in the Chinese pop music world.In the 21 st century,the singing style has increasingly developed in the multiple "encounters" of "tradition/modern" and"self/other".The main body is self-conscious,which is reflected in the integration and innovation of R&B style and pop rock singing style,the new story of "Chinese style",the dialectical practice of "special/universal" of Chinese rap,and the criss-crossing and complex composition of mainstream pop singing styles.The second part analyzes the singing techniques of Chinese pop songs,and clarifies the historical change from "single tone" to "advancing self-consciousness" and highlighting "technological construction".In the 1980 s,the singing technology of Chinese pop songs was still in the stage of careful exploration.Compared with the later development,it showed the characteristics of simplification,such as the main singing method of true voice,the limited singing range and the articulation of words following the national singing method.Since the 1990 s,singing technology has achieved a synchronic "Three Transitions" : towards consciousness and diversity of methods,accentuating colloquial articulation,and forming a complex "spectrum" of singing timbre.After entering the 21 st century,technological elements have become prominent in singing technology,and have increasingly become a "new extension" of the development of singing technology,exerting an increasingly important "soft" decisive influence.The third part explains the performance forms of Chinese pop songs,and reveals the track of the elements of "performance" from hidden to obvious,from simple to complex,and experiencing the hustle and bustle of "media change".In the 1980 s,emerging performance elements were gradually revealed in the "balance of power compromise",represented by "friendly" performance movements,"hand-held microphone" forms and the use of electroacoustic bands.During this period,the elements of "acting" were still limited,and most of them depended on "singing" to exist.Since the 1990 s,the performance forms have tended to be rich,complex,open and novel in many dimensions,including singing personality and emotional release,unconventional stage performances,and costume styles.This shows that "acting" has become a spectacle on its own,its self-consciousness is gradually taking shape,and its aesthetic and entertaining nature has been valued.Since the21 st century,the performance methods have entered the hustle and bustle of "media change",that is,they have undergone a profound media transformation,and have increasingly integrated into the "TV communication" and "Internet interaction" models,resulting in online pop song singing,TV auditions,imitation shows,etc.The characteristics of "entertainment first",complex and polymorphic,and mass carnival.The fourth part is the future prospect of Chinese pop song singing.Based on the social and historical orientation and spiritual construction tasks of the new era,combined with the previous historical experience,it discusses the issues of "internationalization","localization" and "subjectification" of its future development.First of all,it points out the influencing factors of the development status of Chinese pop song singing,from "inside" to "outside" are their own factors,Chinese social factors and foreign cultural factors.Secondly,according to the current situation of the development of Chinese pop song singing,clarify its internationalization and localization development strategies: externally,open up an international perspective and pay attention to international communication;internally,pay attention to the form of nationality,and strengthen the promotion and dissemination of traditional culture and Chinese themes;finally,to clarify its social value,theoretical value and its mission of the times of "cultural self-confidence and Chinese spiritual expression".In short,looking at the development process of Chinese pop song singing since the reform and opening up,we can find that its overall track and leading logic is develop into Chinese polyphony,that is,in the multi-cultural dialogue of music,respond,express,constitute,enrich and change the Chinese(music)experience in the era with uneven and polymorphic singing styles,singing techniques and performance forms.On the one hand,it is the process of Chinese pop singing from breaking ground to the coexistence of multiple voices;on the other hand,it is a process in which Chinese people are increasingly based on local experience to promote the continuous development and diversity of popular singing.