The combination of piano accompanying and poetical language in the Chinese artistic song of the XXI century "new song Liang Zhu"

Qiu Ning

The article provides a musicological analysis of the work of the Chinese composer Deng Yao "The New Song of Liang Zhu" (2008) which reveals the interrelationships of modern popular piano accompaniment and poetry (lyrics), Chinese folk tales with high literary value, folk modes (heptatonics) and elements of Chinese opera. This work which has been highly appreciated by experts in the sphere of Chinese national vocal music can attract the attention of both a wide range of Chinese listeners and the Russian musical community.

Keywords:Chinese poetry, folk tales, folk modes, heptatonics, piano accompaniment, modern accompaniment, Chinese opera.