The Application Of Vocal And Dramatic Plot In Contemporary Music Creation

The content of this article mainly deals with contemporary music composition, modern vocal music composition, as well as the application of vocal skills as a form of instrument to some contemporary works of music. After a brief but throughout introduction of these concepts, the article is going to give a detailed overview of, on a theoretical basis, how vocal performance and related skills can be as functional and effective as that of other musical instruments when being adopted in the creation of contemporary music, embodying the author’s personal experiences in the real practice of both vocal rehearsal and composition.As everyone knows, vocal techniques have been practiced and developed in the western world for hundreds of years. Particularly for the golden age of Bel Canto, numerous master pieces of traditional vocal music came into being along with their corresponding academic researches and studies. Nevertheless, with all due respect, the traditional perspective of vocal practice is hardly the focus in this article.The author is trying to find hard evidence supporting that the option of vocal elements is valid in terms of the argument of "Self Selection", considering the interaction between musical theories and various practices during her study as both a bachelor and a master of vocal music. The word " vocal" mentioned in the argument represents not only a broad concept of "vocal music", but any sound that is made by the human vocal cords. This new definition regarding vocal as a tool to create different musical sounds, and an actual instrument equivalent to the "parts of orchestra", actually breaks and revises people’s old perception of "singing". In fact, sounds could be designed, and so are voices. When adding vocal factors into music composition with an acoustic nature, it would create new elements from the sound source to the final work of music, therefore improving and enriching the performance of music composition, particularly the effects of dramatic tension.This article consists of three main chapters:the introduction briefly covers the time when "vocal" firstly gained composers’attention as a "tone" or a "sound " in the 20th century and then was further developed and diversified; the second chapter will explain the common perception of works of vocal music; thirdly, some original works of the author will be introduced; and finally, based on real practice, a conclusion regarding the creative use of vocal elements in music composition will be given as a solid argument.