A Study of the Differences between Chinese and Western Saxophone Playing Styles

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10.2991/978-2-38476-265-1_38How to use a DOI?

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Saxophone; Chinese and Western Performance Style Differences; Music Field

Abstract

After nearly 200 years of development, the saxophone has become an important part of the Western musical instruments. In the 1940s, the saxophone was officially introduced to China, and in the process of integration with Chinese music, a unique style of playing was formed. Compared with the Western saxophone, which emphasizes composer's experience, rhythmic changes and drama, the Eastern saxophone has a more national style of playing, with more emphasis on harmony and lyricism. In this paper, we study the development history of saxophone in China and the West and the differences of playing styles. In the future, we should maintain the cultural confidence of the oriental saxophone playing style, but also integrate Chinese music culture with the western orchestral art organically, and continuously promote the overall development of Chinese music career.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Enming Zhang
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/07/18
TI  - A Study of the Differences between Chinese and Western Saxophone Playing Styles
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange (ICLACE 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 318
EP  - 324
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-265-1_38
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-265-1_38
ID  - Zhang2024
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