Research Of The National Style And Playing Of The Piano Transcriptions "Flute And Drum At Sunset"

Since piano, the western instrument, passed to China, the musicians committed themselves to exporeand develop a road of piano music which is different from western piano music and infused with richChinese national features. This goal inspired excellent musicians continue to move forward on the road ofChinese piano music creation. The adaption of Chinese traditional compositions into piano compositions,which is a part of the Chinese piano music development play, plays an important role. So furtherunderstanding and analysis is indispensable.“Flute and Drum at Sunset”is a successful work which fullyfits the traditional aesthetic of the Chinese people to the music. And to some extent, it is infused with therigorous creation of the western piano music. The use of the Chinese national elements is the treasure ofour national music culture, and also the unique national feature of Chinese piano compositions.This paper discusses the musical creation、version、style and playing of“Flute and Drum at Sunset”.The introduction make a simple generalization of the development of piano in China, and lead to theimportance and necessity of the research of “Flute and Drum at Sunset”. Chapter one mainly introducesthe creative process and creative significance. Chapter two discusses the comparative study of all extantversions and musical form analysis of the compositions. Chapter three discusses the strong national flavorof the creation of the piano arrangement---“Flute and Drum at Sunset. This chapter mainly contain thesefour aspects：the Chinese charmful creation of piano songs、the skillful use of the ornaments、the imitationof the musical quality of Chinese national instruments、the harmony structure and the simple and uniquepause. Chapter four does the research of the playing of the compositions. The epilogue makes a briefsummary and condensation of the whole thesis and highlights the purpose of this thesis. Thus people paymore attention to the Chinese nation Piano Music and have a better understanding of the use of nationalelements in Chinese piano music. It provides more evidence for future playing and teaching.