Research On The Artistic Characteristics Of National Vocal Music Works By Wang Zhixin And Singing

Chinese well-known composer Wang Zhixin has created abundant vocal music works since 1980s. These works featured strong national style, local characteristics as well as remarkable features of the times. The wide range in subject of the works can be divided into 7 themes, which are historical stories, myths and legends, revolutionary historical events, Chinese folk stories, current events, music composed for Chinese poetry and verse and express feelings towards something, focusing on the subjects that is familiar to people and loved by people. To some extent, the subjects used by Wang Zhixin in his vocal music works are one of the key factors leading to his success and popularity.Wang Zhixin is good at using the melody of Chinese folk songs, Quyi folk show and traditional opera arias as reference. At the same time, he introduced western music and art elements and applied modern skills of composing boldly, which made his works with national identities and modern characteristics. In addition, he introduced and created piano accompaniment for his works, not only playing an important role for shaping the image of the music, enrich the content of the music and deepen the theme of the music, but facilitating the singers to better perform the content of the works greatly.Featured narrative, lyric and dramatic, vocal music works by Wang Zhixin provide the support for singers to fully perform vocal music skills. Tone, timbre and feeling expression should be paid attention to during singing, as well as seize the area style appropriately.