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Interpretation of Similarities and Differences between Chinese Traditional Kunqu Opera and Chinese Singing Art Songs "Chun Xiao" and "Chang Xian Zi" as an example

國立臺灣藝術大學 / 中國音樂學系碩士班 / Author:Ho Mei-Huei

Kunqu, also known as Kunju, Kun opera or Kunqu Opera, is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. It evolved from the Kunshan melody, and dominated Chinese theatre from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Kunqu has been 600 years of history. Chinese art songs, and today has developed a unique singing style and characteristics of Chinese culture, Voice, articulation, vocal techniques has reached a considerable level. On the use of the sound is mellower, more penetrating, the articulation is more smoothly. However, on the basis of Western bel canto, we also understood Chinese traditional art songs have a considerable impact to the development of the Chinese opera process. With the foundation of Western bel canto of singing with the unique traditional singing techniques, singing the Chinese art songs is more complete, more mature and more character.

With the study on "Chun Xiao" and "Forever Lovers" two melodies, through the collected literature, music analysis etc., used in the Analysis of Chinese opera singing songs, singing of the features. The purpose of this study is to grasp to the interpretation on “Chun Xiao” and “Forever Lovers”, and look forward to continue to improve the performance of music, art, traditions.