The objective of this study is linguist Zhao Yuanren's theoretical research on Chinese phonology and ancient poetry. At the same time, this paper also summarizes the close relationship between Zhao Yuanren's art songs and phonology through the analysis and research of his art songs. This thesis is based on a detailed analysis of Zhao Yuanren's life and the phonological characteristics of his art songs. The western music such as the tune, rhythm and melody of Western music of Zhao Yuanren's ancient poetry and lyrics.
Based on these findings, the following conclusions can be drawn. First of all, when Zhao Yuanren created ancient poetry art songs, he mainly created according to the tone of Chinese characters and the phonological characteristics of ancient poetry. The lyrics of Zhao Yuanren's art songs were composed of new poems in the early 1990s, and combined with the phonological characteristics of ancient poetry, which was combined and innovated again. Therefore, the content of Zhao Yuanren's art songs is wide, and he perfectly handles the art songs of people's life. It also has high artistic value. Secondly, the direction of the melody of Zhao Yuanren's art songs is to create with the intonation of Chinese characters and the phonological characteristics of ancient poetry. So his art songs have a strong Chinese flavor. Therefore, in Zhao Yuanren's ancient poetry art songs, the direction of the melody is often closely related to the intonation of the lyrics. This creation method makes the singers feel the history and culture of China more easily. In addition, singers can have a good understanding of the phonological characteristics of ancient Chinese poetry and modern Chinese poetry by learning art songs. Make music more literary. Third, many of Zhao Yuanren's art songs are a combination of simple five-tone style and large and Western tone. This method makes it easier for people to understand the western tunes, which is of great help to the spread of western music culture in China.
Based on the research of the background and purpose of Zhao Yuanren's ancient poems, new poems and artistic songs, this paper selects and analyzes the lyrics of Chinese phonology. The researchers chose the song "Teach Me How to Not Think of Him," which was written by Zhao Yuanren in 1922 and included in the 1928 publication New Song Collection. "Selling the Ballads" and "Little Poems" are collected in the same book. The first song, "Teach Me How to Think of Him," is a new poem written by the famous modern Chinese poet Liu Bannong in 1920 when he was studying in England. The phonology of this new poem is characterized by the style of ancient poetry, and at the same time, it is innovative in the phonology part. The second, Selling Ballads, a new poem written by modern Chinese poet Liu Dabai, expresses people's hard life in the simplest language. At the same time, it has the phonological characteristics of poetry. The third song, "Little Poems" was chosen. It is written by Hu Shi, a famous modern Chinese poet. Simple four words, express the missing of friends. This work is of high literary quality.
This study first analyzes the lyrics of these three new poetry art songs, the characteristics of the melody, the way of composition. Then through the analysis of the characteristics of the ancient poetry rhyme. It has created an effective way to create music for ancient poetry. Through these studies, I hope to improve students' aesthetic ability and literary level, as well as their understanding of ancient Chinese poetry, and how to sing Chinese art songs correctly. It plays an important role in understanding and learning the traditional culture and spirit of the Chinese nation.