A Study On Polyphonic In Guzheng Music

Guzheng is one of the most representative traditional musical Instruments in china. In the long river of history,we have accumulated numbers of excellent music.Including traditional music and modern compose music. Although, theoretical research about composion technique of Guzheng music is not much,and thematic studies involving polyphony even less. In fact, Guzheng is a musical instrument which very suitable for polyphonic playing.In Guzheng music, especially modern compose repertoire, a large number of polyphonic technique has been widely used.To study and summarize these techniques is very necessary.The paper focus on the Guzheng music polyphonic phenomena, analysis and summed up the type of Guzheng polyphonic technique, form the thematic studies of Guzheng polyphonic.By means of read a large number of literature and music score analysis, summarized three categories,contrast polyphonic, imitative polyphonic and Zhisheng polyphonic. Paper to discussed it in solo and non-solo Guzheng misic separately.Contrast polyphonic in Guzheng music, is the primary and secondary polyphonic which is that with the main theme of the independence of contrasting the voice is weak, the main theme is to play the role of foil to increase the main theme of the artistic appeal. Main types:first, a melody buried in the alignment of a single melody. Second, fixed note,ostinato or fixed melodic based. Third, supplemental contrast. Fourth, the music elements of contrast. Fifth, re-alignment. Side by side contrast is relative to the nature of the primary and secondary contrast, in the instrumental ensemble is relatively common.The imitative polyphonic of Guzheng music polyphonic including the strict imitation and. Strictly divided into local imitation and canon imitation. Changes imitation including the synchronous reflection of canon, rhythm canon and free canon and so on. It is close to the classification of imitation polyphonic of the West.In the actual writing, the use of imitation polyphonic is also more similar.Zhisheng polyphonic is the most representative techniques with Chinese characteristics. As a Chinese traditional musical instrument, whose music contains a very rich natural Zhisheng polyphonic. Paper to discussed it in tow diffiren kinds.Finally, the paper discuss the trends of the polyphonic in Guzheng music.