| This thesis gives a general survey of the birth history of Bel Canto, the course of its introduction into China and its status quo in this country. Taking the Bel Canto of artistic songs of classic Chinese poems as an example, the author analyses this kind of vocal music works in terms of their styles, singing skills and their articulation and tune-handling and made a contrast by comparing them with the singing skills and the singing styles of the western early Bel Canto works. The paper also expounds on the feasibility for Chinese Bel Canto singers to"take into consideration both Chinese and western works"providing that the singing principles remain unchanged so as to promote its development in China. |