On Body Language During Cello Performance

DOI

10.2991/icesame-17.2017.122How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Cello; Performance; Body; Language

Abstract

In the performance of cello, performers' body language is also an expression form. Appropriate and unique body language can add quite a lot splendor for the performance of cello. Different cello players have different performance styles as well as different viewpoints and understanding of music, so body languages during cello play are also different. Cello players' body language can help them express their feelings and present their styles; it also contributes to the usage of performance techniques. This paper explains the importance of body language to cello play and analyzes the application methods and characteristics of body language in cello play; some viewpoints and opinions on how to apply body language appropriately in cello play are also proposed. Appropriate body language is harmonious and beautiful if it integrates with cello play. Therefore, aesthetic principles must be observed when body language is added into cello play. Cello players' body language is also a kind of language. In the performance process, appropriate body language and facial expressions must be applied to integrate with music and bring audiences into the situation of the music so that audiences can enjoy beauty. If cello players keep dull expressions and rigid movements in the performance, the performance effects would be influenced, and audiences' appreciation of music would also be influenced so that they cannot enjoy the music well. Therefore, cello players' body language is critical to the expression of music emotions, and it can strengthen the expressive force of cello music. Cello players' movements and facial expressions are also a part of the performance, and they are a very important part in cello play.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Jing Yuan
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TI  - On Body Language During Cello Performance
BT  - Proceedings of the 2017 2nd International Conference on Education, Sports, Arts and Management Engineering (ICESAME 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 568
EP  - 571
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