On Tan Xiaolin's Artistic Songs

Tan Xiaol in is a famous Chinese composer and educator in the early 20th century.He introduced the modern western musicintO China and focus on how to combine Hindemith'S musicaltheory system with Chinese folk music.He created a new musicstyle by the perfect combination between the Western music culture and Chinese art songs.HiS creations are veryeliiptical and delicate in melody,harmony,accompanimenttexture,musical structure.He used the twelve semitones ascomposition material formed the"Pan—Mode"tonal style bothwith national characteristiCS and rich colorsThis thesis will take Tan Xiaolin'S art song"Breakwater Gulang"and"Song of Righteousness"as an example.summarize the artistic style of his Art Songs.Highlight the special status of Tan Xiaol in'S art songs in modern and contemporary China by research his singing process and sorting out his humanitarian feelings...