Music Analysis of Li Xiangjing's Nanyin Poetry and Painting

Abstract

In contemporary China, the musical trend of Chinese-Western music hybridisation is evidenced in musical compositional techniques where Western musical elements are superimposed to Chinese traditional music. Nanyin Poetry and Painting, composed by Li Xiangjing (李向京) in 2013, is a chamber music work which integrates the musical characteristics of Nanyin with the elements of Western music. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the composer’s use of structure, scale, canon, rhythmic patterns, and timbre in this composition. This study aims to facilitate a deeper understanding the composer compositional approach in hybridising Chinese and Western musical elements.