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Even though the status of Chinese art songs is very prominent in the vocal competitions in China, it is not impactful internationally, as its repertoire has not been standardized in international vocal music competitions. The art songs based on Chinese classical poetry have become increasingly popular in recent years. The main objective of this study is to research the Chinese art songs based on its classical poetry and to make it accessible to non-native singers. This research also outlines the framework of the emotional expression and the music of Chinese art songs based on its classical poetry. Two objectives are formed, the one is the influence of in-depth analysis of lyrics on the emotional expression of singers when singing Chinese art songs based on its classical poetry. Another objective is the help of in-depth analysis of music on singers’ singing techniques. The researchers used practice-led research as the methodology. The research summarizes the unique expressions of Chinese classical poetry by analyzing three types of poems, such as implicit, indirect, and even non-themed. and the music is diverse elements. In addition, the study selects six art songs and summarizes that different composers use five different musical elements to reflect the meaning of classical poetry. Whether it is Western composition skills or Chinese opera elements, they can display the charm of classical poetry in a diversified manner. These studies have resulted a learning solution about the ancients and throw light the way of expressing feelings of ancient poets.
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To Cite this Article: Liu, L., Yap, J. H., & Song, C. (2022). Unique Emotional Expressions and Multiple Musical Elements in Chinese Art Songs Based on Tang Poems and Song Lyrics. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 12(6), 1018– 1035.
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