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How to maintain integrity and innovate in traditional Chinese music? Extracting nutrients from tradition and integrating diversity in modern times

2024-08-12   

What exactly is Chinese style music? What new developments has Chinese style music ushered in? Where does the wind come from and where does it go... At the recent summary symposium of "National Style Super Drama" held in Beijing, experts including Zhao Cong, the leader of the Central Ethnic Orchestra, and Yin Xiaodong, the president of the China Academy of Performing Arts, gathered together to discuss. The original drama singing and performance program "National Style Super Drama" by China Central Radio and Television Station has gathered nearly a hundred Chinese style musicians, using the "opera+popular music" mode, closely following the "Chinese style expression" to unfold the narrative, leading the trend of Chinese style music development, and becoming a beneficial practice to promote the dissemination of traditional music in the new era. The ten episode program provides musicians with ample display space, constantly opening up the audience's understanding of Chinese style and allowing them to see the infinite possibilities of Chinese style. As a guest on the show, Beijing opera master Wang Peiyu hopes to raise awareness among more opera practitioners about the foreign style of opera through this program. "We should not only have our own expertise and basic skills, but also broaden our horizons to a broader artistic and musical world. Zhao Cong believes that the program has found a balance point, not only retaining the audience of traditional Chinese opera, but also capturing the attention of young audiences, and "captivating" the hearts of international audiences, connecting tradition and modernity, tradition and the international, tradition and the future. Yin Xiaodong pointed out that from the planning of the program and the diversity of participating guests, we have seen the magical power of open cross-border combination participation. It is precisely this cross-border integration that has innovated the path for the inheritance and development of traditional culture. Tian Qing, Honorary Director of the Music Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Arts and a musicologist, stated that "National Style Super Drama" draws nourishment from traditional culture with one hand and reaches out to young people with the other. Through their innovation and enthusiasm, it strives to walk hand in hand with the times. This path is worth everyone's joint efforts to keep going, "Guo Xiao, Alan, and Wang Leixi, representatives of Chinese style musicians in the program, once again performed the Chinese style golden song" Red Sincerity on the Golden Drum "at the symposium. Cui Wei, former secretary general of the Chinese Dramatists Association and drama critic, believes that the program deeply explores the essence of excellent traditional Chinese culture. Through the integration of traditional art and modern music, it not only enriches the creative themes of modern music, but also activates the artistic appeal of traditional opera. As of now, the online exposure of 'National Style Super Drama' has reached 2.2 billion, with a total of 1.01 billion views across all media, of which young users account for 39.02%. Professor Chen Changfeng from the School of Journalism and Communication at Tsinghua University stated that the program fully leverages the advantages of audio-visual experience, making full use of new digital technologies and multi platform information distribution channels to ensure the broadcasting effect. (New Society)

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