Writing methods

1. Determine the center and write the profound meaning. We should focus on exploring the philosophy of life contained in the events we write or find out where it shines, think over and over again, and determine the central idea of ??the article. That is, he is good at writing profound meanings from ordinary little things.

2. The six elements of the article must be explained clearly. The occurrence of an event is inseparable from six aspects: time, place, person, cause, process and result of the event, which are often referred to as the "six elements". Only by explaining these aspects clearly can readers understand the events described. , have a clear and comprehensive understanding.

3. The details are appropriate and the key points are highlighted. Generally, the materials of events are divided into primary and secondary. The material that can reflect the center of the article is the main material. This part should be written in detail. The secondary content can be omitted or not written. The primary and secondary content should be clear and leave a deep impression on the readers.

4. Write things down in detail. Whether you can write things down in detail depends on whether you are good at describing things layer by layer, that is, dividing things into several stages, and writing about the development and changes of things in these stages. In this way, the content of the article will be specific and vivid.

5. Render the environment vividly and touchingly. The occurrence and development of anything are inseparable from the environment. Writing by grasping the characteristics of the environment will exaggerate the atmosphere, express feelings, and make the article more vivid and touching.

Example:

Chinese music and Western music, as two different branches of music, represent two different development directions of music. In many aspects such as content, form, and inheritance of music, there are differences and differences, big or small, between the two. Music is a treasure bred in the long history of human culture. Due to the huge cultural differences between China and the West, it is reflected in music. There is also a big difference.

With the development of globalization and cultural diversification, we should fully understand the connections and differences between Chinese music and Western music, and learn from each other, which is of great significance to each other's development.

1. Differences between Chinese and Western music

(1) Works.

In terms of the form of Chinese music and Western music, Chinese music has many small works, which are short and concise, while Western music has many large-scale works with complex structures. Although Chinese music has developed for thousands of years, it has never been systematic. In contrast, Western music has a complete system. Chinese folk music and ancient music often place their feelings in the natural landscape and pay attention to the expression of artistic conception, while Western music focuses on philosophical thinking.

This is not unrelated to China’s traditional culture that emphasizes understanding and Western culture that emphasizes rationality. In terms of depth, the depth of Western music is mainly expressed as profundity, while that of Chinese music is profound. Let’s analyze it with examples:

Chopin is a great Polish musician. "Revolutionary Etude in C Minor" was written in September 1831, after the failure of the Warsaw Uprising. It is one of Chopin's 27 piano etudes with the background of the revolutionary war. "Revolutionary Etude in C Minor" is magnificent and exciting, and the composer's excitement can be sensed from the beginning to the end.

Chopin unreservedly released his patriotic feelings with this piece. His excitement, sorrow, and anger are expressed through powerful chords and surging waves in the track, endlessly demonstrating his patriotism, confidence in national independence, peace, and freedom. yearning.

The song "On the Songhua River" was composed by Zhang Hanhui in November 1936, and was later adapted into a piano solo by Cui Shiguang. This is a popular lyrical song that describes the fall of the three northeastern provinces after the September 18th Incident, the people's suffering days and the eager hope for the recovery of lost territory and the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. The whole tune is like crying and complaining, singing the voices of people's sorrow and anger during the war.

The song is structured in a two-part form. The first part lyrically narrates the rich products of my hometown in the Northeast and my parents and relatives. The second part expresses the heavy grief and the longing to regain the lost land and reunite with relatives. The melody lingers in the heart, but it contains the power of resistance. From a genre perspective, there is a large amount of untitled music in the West, which is the so-called early absolute music and pure music.

For example, Western symphonic works, such as symphonies, concertos, sonatas, suites, variations, etc., are themselves the names of a work, so in Western music there are many titles that are separate from the specific work title. kind of subject matter.

From ancient times to modern times, most Chinese music has literary titles and does not form a pure music theme, so it is different from the Western concept of pure music.

(2) Musical instruments.

String instruments are an important branch of the musical instrument family. In classical music and even modern light music, almost all lyrical melodies are played by string parts.

Western string instruments: violin, viola, cello, double bass, electric bass, harp, guitar, electric guitar, etc.

Chinese string instruments: dulcimer, pipa, erhu, guzheng, guqin, morinouqin, lyra, harp chopsticks, zither, etc. Woodwind instruments originated very early and evolved from folk reed flutes and reed flutes. Woodwind instruments have the richest timbres among the musical instrument family and are often used to express scenes of nature and rural life.

Western wind instruments: flute, piccolo, reed: clarinet, oboe, English horn, bassoon, saxophone, etc. Chinese wind instruments: Sheng, Lusheng, Pai Sheng, Hulusi, Di, Guanzi, Bawu, Xun, Suona, Xiao, etc. Ultimately, the biggest difference in art lies in aesthetic orientation and values.

Traditional Chinese music focuses on lines, while Western classical music pays more attention to harmony. Traditional Chinese music focuses on breath, while Western classical music pays more attention to rhythm. The biggest technical difference between the two lies in their timbre and playing methods. Therefore, Westerners love to play symphonies, and the more musicians and instruments on the stage, the more grand they appear: Chinese people can play tragic and heroic music with just a pipa and a guzheng.

(3) Mode.

The earliest mode in China is the pentatonic mode. The five tones of Gong, Shang, Jiao, Wei and Yu form a complete scale. As long as the songs composed of these few sounds form the folk music with the most distinctive characteristics of our country. But the West is different. They use a complete seven-tone mode. Moreover, the biggest feature of Western music is not the melody, but the harmony.

2. The similarities between Chinese and Western music

Music is the most common language of mankind. Its magic is that it can transcend national boundaries, races, time and space, enter and penetrate into everyone's heart. The same thing is that they are the essence of human culture, and they convey human emotions of joy, anger, sorrow and joy. For some forms of music we may not understand its language.

But we can feel the emotions it expresses, which can improve people's will, cultivate people's sentiments, and inspire people's enterprising spirit. Therefore, whether it is our Chinese national music or Western symphonic music, every excellent musical work gives people power in its own unique way. This is the uniqueness of Chinese and Western music.

3. Summary

In the collision of Chinese and Western music cultures, while learning the scientific nature of Western advanced ideas, we also continue to inherit traditional Chinese ideas and constantly explore and create in practice. Learning Western music also develops Chinese music and diversifies music culture. In Modern Chinese Piano Works.

More and more people are hearing the musical elements that combine Chinese and Western styles. They have the framework of the major and minor systems of the Western system and the shadow of the traditional Chinese pentatonic mode. This makes Western music influence China and also make it more popular. Chinese music goes global.