Preliminary Study Of Musicals Of Armies In China

At the beginning of 20^th century musical came into existence in the U.S.A and U.K, and then it quickly developed into a most popular form of drama because of its artistic comprehensiveness, modernity, popularity, entertainment, and commercial function. Now it is one of the most important, the fastest developed cultural achievements in the world. During the new period of reform in the 1980's, musical entered the field of theatre of China as a result of the rising interests in the exploration of the theatre. And it immediately caught the attention of the playwrights.In the discussion of Chinese musical, 8 army musicals can not be ignored, for they are a very important part in the development of it. Army musical has its own spiritual connotation and aesthetical standards due to its combination of its characteristic mission as army play with the entertaining function as musical. This paper will deal with the issue of the creation of Chinese army musical as well as its relevant questions. The history of Chinese army musical and the elements of its creation will be handled first, and then the inner rules and laws of the creation of Chinese army musical will be discussed in details based on the European and U.S musical creation modes as well as the special quality of the Chinese musical creation. The primary summary of the issue of Chinese army musical creation as well as its creation characteristics will be made, and some further thoughts of Chinese army musical creation will also be submitted here in the paper.It is hoped that the results of my research can be applied to, and will be helpful in the production of Chinese army musical.