The Research Of Intonation In Erhu Performance

China is the country with an ancient civilization. In the long river of history. The history of musical culture of our country is also with long history. From fifty thousand years ago to the beginning of Neolithic period at five or six years ago. Our ancestors had already created simple instruments and dances. Nowadays. Our country’s traditional instruments can be divided into blow pull play beat in total four kinds. Even though traditional instrument erhu only has thousands years history. Because erhu doesn’t have the feature of positioning of “pin”、“xiang”、“zhu”, In addition. In local music the temperament is not stable or frequent shifting position. Plus other reasons and so on will cause the possibility of many kinds pitch subtle variations. Increase the difficulty for erhu player to play well with erhu’s intonation. Player needs to adjust finger’s distance flexibly all the time to achieve intonation. Learning erhu is required to not only overcome the same difficulties with other instruments. But the special difficulties of learning erhu is the feature of “pin”、“xiang”、“zhu”for positioning instrument. It is sometimes deep sad. Sometimes relaxed and happy. Erhu can express musical emotion of our country’s all nations and all areas. And the most good at expressing the inner feelings to express the deep love for mainland. It is most influential and most widely spread most representative as well as most typical Chinese unique temperament and appeal. It is named the top of Chinese traditional instrument. Nowadays. There are more and more people learn how to play erhu. In order to better reserve and protect Chinese national folk musical culture. Vigorously promote and develop erhu musical art to make our country’s beautiful and colorful. great and profound. With distinctive national features’ musical culture spread continuously and stand on the world’s musical stage. For this purpose. It is extremely important to cultivate erhu performer. For how to play erhu well. Which is the question for every erhu performer and erhu fan to study consistently. The intonation is the main factor which is most difficult to hold and influent erhu performance level. The intonation is one of the important expression of basic skill solid or not for erhu play. Therefore. Solving the issue of intonation deserves our erhu player and fan to research and discuss deeply.The writer read a large number of relative literature and make theoretical analysis based on more than 20 years personal performance practice. For the issue of intonation of erhu performance made deeply research. The thesis composes of four chapters:The first chapter consider and research towards the issue of intonation caused by undefined law concept. Make detailed instruction and comparison towards generally used twelve tone equal temperament. Pythagorean tuning. Just intonation these three kinds of law. The second chapter consider and research towards the issue of intonation caused by inaccurate holding musical style. Make brief analysis for the reason how local musical style formed and what the temperament feature is.The third chapter make analysis the issue of intonation ongoing melody combining actual case of genealogy. This chapter is the subject of this text. Concerning the issue of intonation under erhu performance and tendentiousness of unstable steady sound(power’s direction ongoing melody). Because different tread of melody. The sound level’s pitch of some melody also will happen to different tendentiousness change. This is closely linked with temperament. Then explain how to perform to hold intonation well to be more suitable with people’s aural aesthetic requirementThe four chapter is the consideration and solution of the issue of intonation caused by other reasons. The text considers the basic skill temperament of most important and troubleshooting as the major research object. Make analysis by Closely embracing which reasons to cause intonation’s inaccuracy and corresponding solution.Look back to the thousands of years progress of erhu development. Nowadays. Erhu performance technique is improving consistently under the history period of high speed development. Through theoretical summary practice and direction practice. The text considers the basic skill temperament of most important and troubleshooting as clue. Hopefully it will inspire the erhu player about holding intonation well during erhu performance. Better explain connotation of Chinese national musical style. Meanwhile hopefully erhu will better intimately fuse with Western instrument and World’s music. Devote own power to further increase erhu performance art level...