Grand Han Dynasty, Deep National Soul

Two aspects support the fact that the erhu music has developed so rapidly since the twentieth century. The first reason lies in erhu masterpieces composed by Chinese musician , The other reason is the practical exploration of re-creation in erhu art conducted by important performers with undeniable virtuosity and skill.The erhu concerto Spirit of Han, as an epic national Instrumental Music Work which mostly narrate about the civilization history of Han Dynasty was successfully premiered at the first International Huqin Art Festival of Xuzhou, China. In the thesis firstly the background information on the creation of the work is provided, then through a comprehensive study of the work including music language and art conformation, the study will reveal the connection between interpretation and understanding in the performing art of erhu, that might be helpful for performer who tend to study the work deeply.