The legacy of the Chinese composer Wu Zuqiang in the context of the reception of traditions the Russian-Soviet school of composition
Abstract
The content of this article is dedicated to an urgent issue in contemporary musicology, which is to determine the specific impact of the works of the Russian Soviet composer school, Korfiyev, on the legacy of outstanding figures in Chinese academic music culture, especially the first Chinese composer, Wu Zuqian, who graduated from the Moscow Conservatory of Music. Taking his works from different genres as examples, it demonstrates his multifaceted and selective perception of M.I.’s creative experience. Clay, Kuchchkov, P.I. Tchaikovsky Prokofieva, N.I. Miyaskovsky, B.V. Asafieva, R.M. Gliera, S.N. Vasilenko. The scientific novelty of this article lies in the synthesis of research results on the specific forms of expression of Chinese authors’ acceptance of the traditional Russian Soviet composers.
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