On The Comparison Of Two Bowing Techniques In Erhu Solo Elegy

Elegy,also known as difficult to deal with the world,is an erhu music work composed by Liu Tianhua,a modern Chinese musician,educator and composer.It was written in 1927.This song is a monologue and scatterboard recital.It has no introduction and uses free rhythm to express.It is the product of Liu Tianhua’s strong inner feelings.This work is an exhibition of the author’s dissatisfaction and sadness with the current situation.It expresses the "great sorrow and indignation" that is full of concern for the future and destiny of the country and the nation.But at the same time,it also feels that there is no way to serve the country.It is a sad song.According to the author’s research field of vision,the existing erhu solo "Elegy" published music,there are mainly two categories,one is close to the original music,the other is the practical version of music.According to the academic attribute of the research object,this paper chooses the music score close to the original.The music score of this edition was published in the collection of Liu Tianhua’s compositions compiled by Liu Yuhe of people’s music publishing house in 1954.The erhu solo elegy published in the book contains two kinds of playing methods.The inheritors of the two bowing techniques are Shen Zhongzhang and Chen Zhenduo,Liu Tianhua’s disciples.Based on their own performance practice,this paper discusses the performance style and characteristics of the two bows through comparative analysis,and compares the performance versions of contemporary performers,so as to have a deeper understanding of the inheritance and innovation of the two bows in erhu solo elegy.This paper is divided into four chapters.The first chapter is the introduction,mainly from the subject source,research purpose and significance,research status at home and abroad,research methods and content and innovation point description,to pave the theoretical foundation for the following;the second chapter is the work summary,through the analysis of the erhu solo "Elegy" creation background,music theme and genre,preliminary analysis of the two kinds of bowing production process and connotation The third chapter is the chapter that focuses on the description of this paper,which makes a comparative analysis from three aspects of music noumenon,bowing performance and music style.In this chapter,the contemporary performers Song Fei and Zhao Hanyang’s deductive description of the song are added to make an in-depth analysis of the two bowing performance styles of erhu solo elegy The fourth chapter of this paper expounds the formation reasons and research significance of the two bow playing methods,and highlights the far-reaching influence of Mr.Liu Tianhua’s music creation in the development of modern folk music by deeply describing the modern consciousness of the music style of erhu solo "Elegy".