Selected Contemporary Chinese Choral Works. 2

Author: Ge Shunzhong / Xu Wuguan (editors)
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This comprehensive collection showcases how composers have become more consciously employing polyphonic thinking and techniques while striving to integrate them with national musical elements, significantly enhancing the artistic expressiveness of vocal performances. The diverse styles of choral compositions in this book serve as a valuable reference for composition students, broadening their horizons, enriching their skills, and inspiring creativity. For choral conducting students, carefully studying the scores of different composers and combining this with conducting and performance practice will accumulate more useful choral interpretation methods, thereby improving their artistic representation capabilities. I have always advocated for publishing choral scores with accompaniment, as they provide a basis for more faithfully adhering to the original composers' creative intentions, enabling further artistic refinement and pursuit of excellence. Scholars of music culture can discover current creative trends and the evolution of compositional techniques through various types of choral works, engaging in critical and artistic discussions. They can also identify developmental patterns within the series to propose forward-looking and guiding insights, promoting the healthy development of the choral art.
The Chinese nation is a multi-ethnic family with unparalleled, naturally endowed, and abundant musical treasures, offering our composers a profound and vast source of creative inspiration. As we integrate into the global music community, we must also share in the common mission of advancing human musical development. With full confidence, I hope that this generation of musicians, bearing this heavy responsibility, will contribute their wisdom and create music that embodies truth, goodness, and beauty for the world. May excellent works continue to emerge, new song collections be published, more outstanding choral ensembles be formed, and singing reach even higher artistic levels.