On The Role Of The Piano Accompaniment In The Vocal Performances

Piano accompaniment (Art direction) is an independent subject, which can be used widely in all kinds of instrumental music and vocal music performances. As accompaniment, it is important to corporate well with the singer (instrument player) in different aspects, such as sight-reading ability, role-playing ability, musical rhythm control, balance of the vocal parts as well as listening to sing in the performance respectfully, in order to maintain the integrity of the corporation."Dichterliebe"is one of Schumann's representative works. For instance, the lyric is carefully written and the words and music always fit together perfectly while the piano accompaniment has an outstanding position and a wide range of artistic expression of the rich. The thesis discusses that how the piano accompaniment corporate well with the singer in order to reflect the environment of the work, the character and psychological feeling using the work of art mentioned above. Furthermore, the thesis discusses the issue of art direction relating to piano accompaniment in the teaching process in depth.