Abstract
Western music officially entered China in 1842 and spread rapidly within several decades, becoming a means for Chinese people to save the country at that time. Intellectuals accepted Western ideas and at the same time emancipated the feudal thoughts of ordinary people, Xuetang music were born. This study will investigate the channels and acceptance process of Western music flowing into China, and analyze literature such as tunes and lyrics of school music songs, so as to understand the creation concept and purpose of Xuetang music songs. This study for the Xuetang music musician Li Shutong’s song “Song bie” creation background and investigation of the source of the melody and the lyrics on the surface of the mean. so as to grasp the song contains Chinese traditional aesthetics and artistic value. Li Shutong and other musicians of Xuetang Music combined Chinese traditional aesthetics with Western music, and derived many works containing Chinese and Western artistic flavor. It was the bold experimentation of artists like Li Shutong that helped advance Chinese music and inspired future generations.
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