NATIONAL CHOIR MUSIC ESTABLISHMENT IN CHINA IN THE FIRST PART OF THE 20TH CENTURY
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Information about authors: Xia Junwei, Postgraduate, Department of Musical Education, Herzen State Pedagogical University of (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation; Changchun, China). E-mail: galkax@mail.ru
Annotation: The article is devoted to the establishment and development of the national choir music in China in thefirst part of the 20th century. Leaning on a big complex of literature reflecting historical implication and music specificity of that period, the author analyzes formation stages of the national choir music that would be leading to creation of grand choir works and national operas. It is noted that in origin and development of choral culture in China the important role was played by key historical events of country life: strengthening the contacts with the West, Sinkhay revolution, Movement of May 4, Anti-Japanese war, Civil war, formation of the People’s Republic of China, etc. Two main stages are allocated: they are prior to the beginning of the 1930s and two decades of the 1930-40s. At the first stage, the role of “school songs” is especially allocated. Li Shutong – one of the leading authors of this genre – his creativity is separately studied. From the 1930s the mass choral song had been devoted to a subject of rescue of the Homeland from the Japanese invaders, at the same time, it also had become the main genre. Large choral genres accustom: cantata “Eternal Regret” by Juan Tszy. The first half of the 20th century is considered as the leading period in formation of the Chinese choral music. The author draws conclusions about features of the aesthetics and the musical form and choir works’ subject matter of this period.
Keywords: choral score, polyphony, music-song, national style, mass singing, choral song, cantata, oratorio
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Information about authors: Xia Junwei, Postgraduate, Department of Musical Education, Herzen State Pedagogical University of (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation; Changchun, China). E-mail: galkax@mail.ru
Annotation: The article is devoted to the establishment and development of the national choir music in China in thefirst part of the 20th century. Leaning on a big complex of literature reflecting historical implication and music specificity of that period, the author analyzes formation stages of the national choir music that would be leading to creation of grand choir works and national operas. It is noted that in origin and development of choral culture in China the important role was played by key historical events of country life: strengthening the contacts with the West, Sinkhay revolution, Movement of May 4, Anti-Japanese war, Civil war, formation of the People’s Republic of China, etc. Two main stages are allocated: they are prior to the beginning of the 1930s and two decades of the 1930-40s. At the first stage, the role of “school songs” is especially allocated. Li Shutong – one of the leading authors of this genre – his creativity is separately studied. From the 1930s the mass choral song had been devoted to a subject of rescue of the Homeland from the Japanese invaders, at the same time, it also had become the main genre. Large choral genres accustom: cantata “Eternal Regret” by Juan Tszy. The first half of the 20th century is considered as the leading period in formation of the Chinese choral music. The author draws conclusions about features of the aesthetics and the musical form and choir works’ subject matter of this period.
Keywords: choral score, polyphony, music-song, national style, mass singing, choral song, cantata, oratorio
