On The Artistic Characteristics And Singing Style Of Shi Guangnan’s Mezzo-soprano

With the development of singing and teaching of vocal music in China,the singing and teaching of mezzo-soprano part has been paid more and more attention.At present,most Chinese mezzo-soprano singers are patriotic works created in the 1970s.Shi Guangnan as a composer in this period,he created a large number of vocal music works and there are more than40 mezzo-soprano vocal music in these works.Therefore the author takes Shi Guangnan’smezzo-soprano vocal music works as the entry point to make a further detailed research on the artistic characteristics and singing style of his mezzo-soprano vocal music works.The aria Winter is coming is selected from the opera Regret for the Past.Regret for the past is a model in the history of Chinese opera development,and Winter is coming has also become a classic work of mezzo-soprano singing.The song Amorous Land is an art song created by Shi Guangnan’s co-songwriter Ren Zhiping.This music has a strong artistry in melody and rhythm,which it has been loved by the artists and the people.It has made great contributions to the development of mezzo-soprano vocal music in China.The main body of the article includes four parts.The first part introduces the background of Shi Guangnan’s song creation and his creation in mezzo-soprano vocal music works.The second part is the analysis of the artistic characteristics and singing style of the song Winter is coming.The third part is to analyze the artistic characteristics and singing style of the song Amorous Land.The fourth part analyzes the general characteristics of Shi Guangnan’s mezzo-soprano vocal works,and on this basis,expounds the profound influence of Shi Guangnan’s mezzo-soprano vocal works on the development of domestic vocal music.The author hopes that through the analysis of the artistic characteristics and singing style of the two songs Winter is Coming and Amorous Land,the mezzo-soprano learners can gain a deeper understanding when singing Shi Guangnan ’smezzo-soprano vocal works,so as to impress the people with charm of his works when performing these two works.