The Research On The Music Of The Ballet "the Red Detachment Of Women"

Being a model operas and a ballet with revolutionary history theme,"The Red Detachment of Women"was born under a specifically history context. The music of this ballet displays the theme aiming at praising and propagandizing the Mao Zedong martial thought, the music also models the glory image of the proletariat hero. In addition, the music integrates with the dance routine perfectly and represents the high degree of unification of the ideology and the artistry. AS a "Red Classics","The Red Detachment of Women"has the characteristic of"revolutionary culture"and exhibits the revolutionary idealism, heroism, optimism, romanticism and feminism. However, as a"literatures and arts of Cultural Revolution"and"the Model Operas", the music of"The Red Detachment of Women"exhibits the dramatic contradictory conflict under the"philosophy of struggle", the image creation under the"Personality Cult", the music sentiment expression under the"Foster proletarian ideology and eliminate bourgeois ideology". Furthermore, as a"drama music", the music of"The Red Detachment of Women"has the histrionics based on"contrast", the symphony based on the"throughout development of the theme", the Independence based on the"integrality". The political orientation of"The Red Detachment of Women"is worthy criticizing. Also the negative effect of this ballet is worth of reassessment. However, the success of its music is beyond doubt. The music of this ballet can fairly claim to be the apotheosis of the national music and dance in 20th century. The music composition of"The Red Detachment of Women"shows the sober-sided and serious attitude and the consciousness of elaborate works.