A Study Of "Honest Man" In Bernstein Opera - Also On The Characteristics Of Vocal Music In The Late 20th Century

In all human arts, vocal music art is a\"voice\" this special way to express people’s feelings directly. Vocal music art, like other art, also experienced a process from simple to complex. At the same time, the vocal music singing style has varied from a variety of factors. Different time, different composers of genre, different geographical environment, the various countries and regions of different national culture characteristic, will have an effect on it.Leonard Bernstein was born and raised in the United States, totally accepted the American music education in the20th century the great composer, conductor, pianist, music educators.\"Candide\"(or\"Kang Dide) completed in the1960s, Bernstein is according to the French writer voltaire’s novella\" Candide\"adaptation of opera works, is also the one of the most famous three plays, the music, drama language and script design originality, is a spirit of both classical and modern style of success. However, the current domestic music scholars for this work there are few in-depth study of available literature, this article attempts to from the musicology research of opera\"Candide\", combined with discussion in the late20th century evaluation problem of vocal music, to fill the blank of this aspect.In this paper, on the basis of the literature at home and abroad, using the method of practice, the methods of literature method, observation method, information method, with four chapters of contents, strive for the opera\"Candide\" more in-depth analysis of the style of music and singing style, at the same time, the late20th century western vocal music art evaluation of rational thinking.In our country at present the vocal music practice and theoretical study of the vocal music, vocal music works since the20th century the attention slightly insufficient, so it would be difficult in the literature data, can draw lessons from the academic literature is not much. This thesis, the writer, the author hopes to attract more music scholars focus on the subject, continue to deepen and improve the subject at the same time.