Interpretation and Application of Taiwanese Indigenous Music Elements in the Traditional Chinese Instruments --- The Pipa Music of “The Song of Atayal”

• Main Authors: Ting-Yu Liu, 劉亭妤
• Other Authors: 賴秀綢
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/p96tt6

碩士 === 國立臺北藝術大學 === 傳統音樂學系碩士班演奏組 === 103 === 　　Art works reflect the connections between creators and their societies. Cultural tradition and ideologies of artists are seen in their creations. Taiwanese artists are inspired in aspects by its prosperous artistic environment and abundant cultural heritages, which are the aesthetic elements to Taiwanese contemporary music pieces. Creating art works based on multiple cultures in Taiwan seems to become the calling for its art creators. Through art pieces, creators deliver their concern and identification for their home country. Meanwhile preserving and inheriting Taiwanese art works have become their missions. 　　From the view of a Pipa performer, Chinese Pipa music pieces composed with Taiwanese local elements seems to be rare. To fulfill the duty of a Taiwanese Pipa performer, the author of this study therefore composed a work to express her love and concern for Taiwan. The work, “the Song of Atayal”, adopted Taiya jew''s harp and traditional folk songs as its core elements, blending in unique Pipa skills and tones. The study compiled music features from aboriginal tribes in Taiwan in an analytical and panoramic view. Summarizing cases in which indigenous elements had been used in artistic performances, the author tried to explore art styles, expressions, and connotations of cross-culture music works. The result from the study has then been a contribution to the composition and presentation of “the Song of Atayal”. Besides, through creating, analyzing, and interpreting this Pipa solo, the author not only aimed to imitate the sound of Taiya jew''s harp and immerse Chinese Pipa tones into traditional Taiya songs, but also anticipated to broaden the passages for local Pipa music by performing merged intercultural music pieces .