Contemporary Chinese Dulcimer Works Research

The dulcimer is a exotic instruments, in China experienced nearly 400 years of baptism, whether in the form structure, performance skills, or in the dulcimer music works of creation has undergone great changes, and fully absorb the essence of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, the formation of the East Chinese proudly dulcimer system. In the process of promoting the development of dulcimer dulcimer art, creation of musical works plays an important role, but also to promote continues to move forward with the reform of dulcimer playing techniques, art theory and instrument of reform. Dulcimer from a foreign instrument, can develop now so brilliant point, is cannot do without each generation, each person to pay the dulcimer.This paper is divided into two parts:creation of a, to thecontemporary China dulcimer music art development history periodization and works were roughly analysis, combing; two, focus on the history of the development of contemporary China Yangqin works, from traditional to modern, from history, when the generation of Chinese Yangqin works based on the development of the main line, focuses on the study of master of contemporary dulcimer--Professor Xiang Zuhua and its compositions.