Chu Wanghua’s Piano Work "Woodcutter Liu Hai" Music Characteristics And Playing Skills

Chu Wanghua is a modern Chinese pianist and composer.His piano work Bangs cut the Firewood is a classic in contemporary Chinese piano music creation.The work is adapted from The Flower drum opera "Liu Hai Cut The Woodcutter",with a rigorous structure,short and concise,which perfectly integrates the traditional Chinese drama Flower Drum Opera and the Western piano art.Using the methods of musicology,musical form and acoustics,this paper makes a systematic analysis of the text of Chu Wanghua’s piano work Liu Hai Qiaqiao,and finds that its musical characteristics are: generous and simple melody;The alternate mode of the plumage;Reproducing the form of a single tripartite;A uniform rhythmic beat;Harmony with a nationalized chord structure.Starting from the piano performance system and the basic principles of skill training,this paper explores and discovers the performance skills of Chu Wanghua’s piano work Liu Hai Chopping Firewood: mastering reasonable fingering;Soft muted pedal and flexible pedal combination;Adjust touch key radian and strength to express good timbre;The monoapgiatura played naturally and lucidly;And the light touch of chords and double notes.These piano playing techniques directly affect the timbre,and the change of timbre can express the mood,charm and shape the image on the piano,so the piano touch technique plays an important role.It is of theoretical value and practical significance to make a special study on the musical characteristics and playing skills of the classical piano work Liu Hai Cut qiao by Chu Wanghua.