Development of Saxophone Performance in China within the Framework of Military Orchestras' Activities
Zhou Yiqun
Glinka Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatoire
Submitted: 05.10.2021
Abstract. The research objectives are as follows: relying on the analysis of historical facts the author tries to prove that saxophone performance in China developed mostly within the framework of military orchestras' activities. The researcher clarifies the existing conceptions on the origins of saxophone art in China, describes a poorly investigated period of saxophone performance development within the framework of military orchestras' activities, and herein lies scientific originality of the study. As a result, it is shown that Chinese saxophone art was largely influenced by processes occurring in military sphere of Europe and China in the first half of the XX century. It is proved that Cultural Revolution, which had a negative impact on Chinese culture, turned out to be beneficial for saxophone art due to special status of military orchestras. Its alternative trend - jazz performance - vanished for a while.
Key words and phrases: саксофонное исполнительство в Китае, музыкальная педагогика, китайские военные оркестры, культурная революция, saxophone performance in China, musical pedagogy, Chinese military orchestras, Cultural Revolution
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