Creating the Great Wall Capriccio Erhu Practice Book for Qingyi Primary School, Binzhou City, Shandong Province, the People’s Republic of China

Abstract

          The Great Wall Capriccio is an Erhu concerto. It is the first erhu music with the theme of the Great Wall, and it is also a rare erhu work with national feelings as the core. In order to express his national feelings, Mr. Liu Wenjin has reflected many aspects of his national feelings from different angles. This research objectives were (1) to study the Erhu music course and technique of Great Wall Capriccio for the Erhu performance. (2) To create the Great Wall Capriccio for Erhu practice book in the elementary level, and (3) to verify the accuracy of the consistency the Great Wall Capriccio for Erhu practice book by experts.
         This research used a qualitative research method. The data was collected by interview. The key informants were the 3 experts in Erhu. The practice book was verified by experts for the evaluation process. The research findings were The erhu concerto "The Great Wall Capriccio" was created by Mr. Liu Wenjin for four years and premiered in Shanghai in 1982. The entire piece consists of four movements, namely "Guan Shanxing", "Feng Huocao", "Zhong Hunji", and "Yao Wangpian". Each movement is an independent individual, yet closely connected. The entire piece not only draws on the characteristics of local ethnic and folk music, but also incorporates Western composition methods, enriches the musical elements of the work, deepens the expressive power of the music, and has profound ethnic music connotations, thus forming a classic work. The exercise book contains an introduction to the music, an introduction to the composer, a music and technical analysis of each movement, and related technical exercises.