Pekin Opera Within Orchestra, Words Translated By Music

The symphonic fantasia Farewell, My Concubine is a symphonic work composer Guan Xia typically made for soprano, orchestra and instruments such like Zheng (a Chinese Zither with 21 or 25 strings) and Xiao (a vertical bamboo flute). The composer mainly referring to the melody material of an aria from Farewell, My Concubine by Mei Lanfang for creation in the works, forming a structure with the combination of oriental narrative style and characteristic beauty appreciation and western musical form. The work of which not only having the strains of Beijing Opera, but also is the feast for the ears. And it reflects the outlook of the nation orchestral music before and after the new century.Using the Chinese historical themes and elements of Beijing Opera as a material of music creation, composer Guan Xia formed his unique style of orchestral works in which the eastern elements were embodied in western technique. The embodiment of the innovation of the national language in the orchestral works of composer Guan Xia and the connotation and forms of his works which is the combination of "China and Western" countries are what we should pay attention to.The whole essay consists of 3 parts. The first chapter is the introduction of the background of composer Guan Xia’s musical creation, so that we can get some knowledge on the formation of Guan Xia’s orchestral style. The second chapter, on the basis of contemporary musical composition the composer gives us his understanding of the development of the elements of opera in traditional music. We can have a deep understanding of the development of Beijing Opera music elements. Chapter three is on the basis of the former two chapters. I do my research on the application of Beijing Opera elements of Guan Xia’s symphonic fantasia Farewell, My Concubine, hoping to draw an outline of the characteristics of the blending of traditional Chinese musical elements and orchestra. Moreover, I also hope that my study can provide reference on the using of national and western musical elements on orchestral music in the long run.