Let Art Be Nature: QIN Wenchen's Sonic Innovating Concept and Cultural Semantic Interpretation in The Falling Sunlight Enveloping the Sky

WANG Dongxu

Journal of Central Conservatory of Music ›› 2024 ›› Issue (1) : 29-43.

Journal of Central Conservatory of Music ›› 2024 ›› Issue (1) : 29-43.

Let Art Be Nature: QIN Wenchen's Sonic Innovating Concept and Cultural Semantic Interpretation in The Falling Sunlight Enveloping the Sky

  • WANG Dongxu
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The piece tittled The Falling Sunlight Enveloping the Sky is composed by QIN Wenchen in 2016 for a multi-string conjoined Guzheng.By breaking away from traditional 13-to 21-string tuning and pentatonic sounding Guzheng,the composer establishes his unique acoustic domain in this piece with personal aesthetics and cultural semantics though a reformed 25 plus 18-string conjoined Guzheng.This paper analyses the techniques of this piece from three perspectives:the design of core sonic materials,the development and structural significance of acoustic thematic elements,and the construction of aural space-time with its cultural connotations.Moreover, it delves into the composer's concept on sonic innovation,which seamlessly blends individuality,nature,and the essence of traditional Chinese artistry.

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WANG Dongxu. Let Art Be Nature: QIN Wenchen's Sonic Innovating Concept and Cultural Semantic Interpretation in The Falling Sunlight Enveloping the Sky[J]. Journal of Central Conservatory of Music. 2024(1): 29-43

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