CHEN Accordion Playing Style Analysis

Professor Chen Jun is a famous Chinese accordionist, educators, who teach at theSichuan Conservatory of Music. He was the first player who gave a successfulaccordion solo concert in the Beijing concert hall.Professor Chen Jun’s accordionperformance style is abundant, exquisite and rigorous. His performance havecreativity and artistic appeal,was the highest level of that generation ofperformers.Professor Chen Jun played “Imagines Tune” in the national youthaccordion invitational tournament in1987,he also was the first one who played thewhole tune.He was not only a champion,but also received acclaim from the composer.The simple tap and flap of his performance have profound meaning,his sensitivity tothe music is beyond the average performers.The performance of professor Chen Jun should be the best unified of theprinciple of fidelity and creativity,and the best combination of action skills and artisticperformance.The interpretation and expression of music works reflect hisunderstanding of the connotation and composer’s basic intention.He blend in with hisown personality and creativity.I realized that the artistic performance not only needsperfect mental skills but also rich and colorful inner experiences.We can get a betterunderstanding of the southern areas’ comprehension of modern music works byanalyzing Chen Jun’s accordion performance style.It is not only provide theoreticalsupport for the later research but also helpful to players who want to raise their levelof performance.This article concludes three parts.The first part: Firstly,introduce the biography experience and the artisticexperience of professor Chen Jun.Secondly,introduce the background of “ImaginesTune” briefly.The second part:Analyzing “Imagines Tune” from the aspects of harmony,musical form and modern notation.The third part:Analyzing the re-creation of professor Chen Jun’s performance of“Imagines Tune”.Then compare the playing techniques with professor Chen Jun’splaying techniques and summarize the artistic features and style of his performance.