An Analysis Of "Tian Ge" (Heaven Song)

Reading "Nine Songs .Dong Huang Tai Yi", I was deeply affected by it's beauty, and thus the "Heaven Song" conceived. The title, literally, can be read as the music in heaven or the song to heaven.The structures and the pitches, the performance qualities, and orchestration methods of the piece are the main aspects discussed in this essay.With Pipa, a simple and classical Chinese color will be added to the sounds of western symphonic orchestra, which, in the mean time, will expand and strengthen, with its varying sounds combinations, the tension and appeal of Pipa in performance. It is the principle for cooperation between Chinese instrument and symphony orchestra..