On The Artistic Features And Performance Analysis Of Dulcimer Music "Dragon Boat"

Among the Chinese national musical instruments, dulcimer is the only plucked instrument with both international and national character. With the diversified development of dulcimer musical creation, its performance has become increasingly rich, and reference and adaptation of the other instrumental works also make dulcimer develop in both the theme and the techniques. The integration with folk melodies is of great significance to show the music style and music connotation. This kind of music with strong folk music features also contains a lot of folk music essence and music playing skills."Dragon Boat" is a composition adapted from Pipa music "Dragon Boat" and it is taken as an example in this paper. First of all, analysis of creation and performance of "Dragon Boat" is of great help for us to better grasp the playing skills and we can play music better and enhance musical emotion. It also provides a theoretical basis for future study of this composition. Second, in-depth study of "Dragon Boat" will help us deepen our understanding of folk music and folk culture which is of huge help for us to learn the story of the compositions. Third, it promotes creators and performers to do more researches and understand the importance of dulcimer transcriptions and benefit their musical creation. Finally, this research will undoubtedly strengthen our in-depth understanding and comprehension of dulcimer transcriptions.