On the Ethnic Factors in the Piano Works of Jiang Wenye

摘要

As a remarkable composer in Chinese modern music creation history, Jiang Wenye had many works involved in many sectors, among which the most extraordinary is that his piano works is well-accepted and highly praised by people for its large number and excellent quality. Therefore, Jiang Wenye had been a representative person in the creation of piano music in 1930s and 1940s. This paper makes profound analysis on the evolution of the music styles of Jiang Wenye's piano works in different stages and the presentation of ethnic factors in them by combining with his personal life experience; and then makes comments for the combination of Chinese and western styles in Jiang Wenye's piano works to emphasize his major contributions and the important status of its works.