A Study On The Harmonic Technique Of Hindemith's <Symphonic Metamorphoses On Themes Of Weber>

Breath,in a narrow sense,refers to people's breath,which is the necessary condition to maintain life.The respiratory motion of the human body is called "natural breathing".In the broad sense,breath is in the field of aesthetics.The ancients said: "the essence of the people,the essence of Qi(breath)",from which the spirit of the people come.We can conclude that breath is artistic,and can be controlled by human's mind.Breath is not only a special concept of vocal music,but also plays a special role in instrument performance.In the Pipa playing,the breath is often overlooked.Plucked string instrument performance is different from the wind instrument performance or vocal performance – the sound doesn't come from breath.However,being a physical support or spiritual support,breath is one of the essential elements of instrument performance.Therefore,it is necessary to pay attention to the reasonable adjustment of breath,which is the key to the advanced performance of Pipa art.In order to not only retains the composer's original creation intention,but also shows her understanding of the music as well as her skills of the performance,the performer recreates based on her musicianship.Thus,use of breathing technique is particularly important in the process of recreation.This graduate thesis analyzes two classical Pipa solo and compares the breathing techniques used and emotional expression in recreation.