VOCAL TECHNIQUE INTEGRATION AND CULTURAL ADAPTATION IN MODERN CHINESE ORATORIO: A STUDY OF SINGING PRACTICES AND EXPRESSIVE STRATEGIES
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This paper examines: (1) vocal technique integration in modern Chinese oratorio, analyzing breath support, tone color, diction, and the use of traditional opera methods. It explains how bel canto chest–abdominal support can pair with qi kou to fit the tonal nature of Chinese, how bel canto resonance is balanced with the “natural voice as primary, falsetto supplementary” approach, and how strict tone–pronunciation alignment avoids mis-accenting; and (2) the interaction between singing style and its social–historical context, focusing on how performance mediates national-cultural transmission and modern expression across music writing, staging, and audience taste. Topics include aligning singing with ethnic musical materials, keeping the voice central on multimedia stages, and pacing experimentation within public aesthetic acceptance.
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