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The Research Of Schools Of Pipa In Eastern China In The Early 20~(th) Century

Posted on:2007-12-05Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J ZhaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360185988055Subject:Instrumental music played
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In the long history of the art of Pipa, the arising of the five schools of Pipa in the eastern China at the end of 19th century and in the early of 20th century not only pushed the propagation and performance of Pipa to a new peak, but also brought an important historical accumulate to the inheriting of Pipa in the following era. So, first of all, the social background, the origins, the inheriting methods and intercourse between different schools and their inheritors, the outstanding performers and generations of each school should be teased out. Besides, the composition is an important carrier of different representing style. The unique exertion of schools of Pipa in the music representing methods could be seen through analyzing the musical skills and styles shown in the typical musical pieces, and the individuality and commonness of different performing styles of each school.Same with other traditional cultures, the development of the art of Pipa is now facing the problems of culture inheriting and developing in now time. With the big changes of the social life, the impact of western culture and the change of traditional culture inheriting methods, the propagation of the schools of Pipa has been seriously challenged in the scenario of modern professional musical education. After the establishment of new China, the situation of the five schools of Pipa has been reconstructed and positioned. In the professional area and non-professional area, the inheriting methods of the art of Pipa with a long history have been reformed: the relationship of performers from different generations, the analysis of the scores, the contents of the compositions, the performing styles, the intercourses and the tasting angles brought us different consciousness comparing with the ones before. These changes are all related with the propagation of the five schools of Pipa. Thus, the discussion and research of the five schools of Pipa in the eastern China is a very important subject.
Keywords/Search Tags:The School of Pipa, Wuxi School of Pipa, Pinghu School of Pipa, Chongming School of Pipa, Pudong School of Pipa, Wang School of Pipa
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