Research On The History Of The Development Of Fujian Piano Music

The scope of research of this dissertation is the development and evolution of the performance, education, creation and the related industries of piano after its introduction into Fujian for more than a century ago, involving native Fujian pianists, educators, composers and those related people who ever worked in Fujian and contributed a lot to the development of Fujian piano music.This dissertation extensively and intensively explores the archives and newspaper of Republic of China, local documents, contemporary publications, network information and relevant historical data in Fujian. By combining the interviews of some predecessors of Fujian piano development, this dissertation is based on the theories and methods of history, music, education, sociology and communication studies with a prudent attitude towards historical sources, aiming to restore as much as possible the development context and the overall appearance of piano music in Fujian modern history. By summing up the origins of its development and its phase characteristics, this disssertation intensively explores the interaction and the close connection between piano music and local culture, seeking to develop and inspire research ideas of Chinese piano art history, which will enrich the regional research and provide significant information and supplement concerning the development of piano music for Fujian local historical and cultural researches.This dessertation consists of five chapters. The first four chapters try to sort out every aspect of the development of Fujian piano music by combining the historical background of Fujian modern history. Chapter five analyzes three characteristics of the development of Fujian piano music and tries to explore its causes in terms of the influence and effect of modern Christian communication, Fujian humanities and geography and south Fujian culture.Piano music is an integral part of Fujian cultural development. Its development is keeping pace with the overall development of Fujian culture in modern times. The development of Fujian piano music reflects the distinctive times, regional and openness characteristics. Changing times and the need for cultural development play a decisive role in the development of Fujian piano music. Fujian professional piano education and Gulangyu piano culture are two highlights of the developmental history of Fujian piano music, with the former in Fuzhou district during the first half of the 20th century and the latter in south Fujian. The two have different development features and significance of the times under the influence of different geographical culture. Under the interaction and influence of modern Christian communication and south Fujian marine culture, the unique Gulangyu piano culture, in particular, has formed a distinctive and prominent regional features and has become a new born thing of south Fujian culture. This surely is a unique phenomenon in Chinese new music history and will have significant impact on Chinese piano music development.