A Study on Yunnan Folk Music Composers: Taking Xiaogeng Liu, Yong Chen, and Li Wan as Examples
Keywords:
Yunnan, Folk music, Composer, Xiaogeng Liu, Yong Chen, Li WanAbstract
Yunnan, a mysterious and rich land in the southwest frontier of China, is home to 26 ethnic minorities. As the province with the widest distribution and most kinds of ethnic minorities in China, Yunnan is a treasure house of ethnic music and is known as the “ocean of ethnic music.” This province, full of multicultural colors, has always been a treasured place for many music creators to find inspiration and muse. Since the founding of New China, works based on Yunnan folk music have sprung up. On this red plateau, many talented composers are not only deeply rooted in Yunnan’s rich ethnic music soil, but also use Western and systematic creative techniques as tools to continuously explore and show the unique charm of Yunnan’s ethnic minority music. There are many musical works with Yunnan ethnic characteristics, which represent the life emotions, historical legends, and cultural characteristics of various ethnic minorities, and are treasures in Chinese ethnic music. This paper will take three Yunnan folk music composers—Xiaogeng Liu, Yong Chen, and Li Wan, and one of their representatives as examples to discuss their outstanding contributions in the creation of Yunnan folk music works.
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