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To Discuss The National Spirit Of Creation Of Chopin From Mazurka And Polonaise

Posted on:2009-06-08Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360245454004Subject:Music
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Since the beginning of 19th century, the romanticism factor in music was gradually in the highest flight. The over 100 years after then was named romanticism period in the music history. However, the 19th century was a nationalism century and nationalism impacted the romantic music deeply. The national spirit epitomized patriotism, democracy and renovation of the romanticism composers and their yearning and chases for happy lives.Chopin lived in the age when Poland was in nation crisis and national conflict was the most important at that time. In the battles for national liberation and national self-governed, many people lost their lives for their country and there were many national hero who moved us to praises and tears. Chopin created his piano music works in just that background and filled with passion to his country, nation and folk culture. In Chopin's piano music works, the loves for his own national folk music ought not to be neglected and these were from his national spirit and patriotic spirits. In his works Chopin expressed his strong emotion to his country Poland incisively and vividly thoroughly.Any of Chopin's music works is related to Poland life and Poland culture. Two kinds of these were markedly related to the ethos origin, those were, Mazurka and Polonaise which were developed from Poland national dance.Chopin altogether has created 58 Mazurka. Mazurka is in Chopin's creation the richest national disposition, most has the intense Polish nationality makings and the rich sentimental content work, these Mazurka filled the thick Polish local breath, the emotion change exceptionally have been rapid and bountiful. This article divides into Chopin's Mazurka three kinds: The first kind is the life scene description, looks like the genre painting; The second kind is dance party Mazurka, is keeping the close contact with the dance music, can direct the audience in the luxurious dance party, probably"stamps the foot"the same intense stress, the melody jumps in greatly, comes alive human's fierce movement which dances one after another, has filled the excited mood and the happy atmosphere; The third kind is exquisite elegant, sings the nature strongly to express feelings Mazurka.Chopin altogether has created 17 Polonaise. The Polonaise is at first makes using of the dancing part for aristocrat Sharon, afterwards is transplanted to the piano domain in. Since the 19th century, this kind of music already changed the original appearance, becomes the seasonable song and the patriotic song. From this, Chopin's Polonaise has also been separated from the original aristocrat breath, becomes work which is raised the patriotism thought. This article divides into Chopin's Polonaise two kinds: The first kind is full of the masculine energy, displayed Poland in former days the honor; The second kind is the atmosphere gloomy melancholy, suggested the pitiful present situation, and will have a premonition the hopeless future.
Keywords/Search Tags:Chopin, Mazurka, Polonaise, national spirit
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