Music and Art Miscellany

Author: Guo Zhaosheng
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Publish Date: 2005-05-20
Features: The author of this collection of reviews, Comrade Guo Zhaosheng, is qualified and practical in music criticism. First, he has composed and published over 300 songs, and his artistic practice is sufficient to accumulate and summarize many "genuine insights," which he then elevates to a theoretical level, subsequently guiding his own creations and inspiring fellow practitioners. Second, the author has always been within the music circle, engaged in music composition and editing. It is precisely because of these advantages that he has been able to address issues such as the phenomenon of "plain language" in lyrics, raising concerns about the literary and philosophical aspects of lyrics; and in response to the tendency to de-emphasize melody in songwriting, he has discussed pertinent opinions like the "form, emotion, and reasoning" of song composition. Of course, as a music editor, apart from music, one should also be widely knowledgeable and well-read, possessing a cultural foundation and skills in writing, becoming a "jack of all trades" with both high "eyesight" and "hands."