The transplanted erhu repertoire from the violin music - Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy

• Main Authors: Chia - Yi, Hsiung, 熊家宜
• Other Authors: Yum - Ting, Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/60266165662892328191

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 民族音樂研究所 === 98 === Because of the influence of Western culture and violin music, erhu has transformed from an accompanying instrument to a solo instrument. Over time, the main portion of the transplanted erhu repertoire has come from the violin works. For this reason, the thesis focuses on the violin-based repertoire for erhu and presents Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy, arranged by George Kao, as the major example to demonstrate the phenomenon and means of transplantation. To begin with the development and history of transplanting violin pieces, the writer compares the differences between an erhu and a violin in the culture background, the history of development, the physic of both instruments, and the technique of performances. Moreover, the methods of transplantation are closely analyzed. To relate with personal experiences of performing the “Carmen Fantasy”, the writer covers both theoretical and empirical points of view. To summarize, the violin music had impacted the erhu world positively in several ways, such as enriching the musical language and challenging the performing technique. However, in the journey of modernization, all the erhuists should seek not only in technical perfection but also in fully understanding of their instrument for achieving the higher level of performing arts.