From Copying to Reference: Recognition of Modern Creative Thinking in Tan Xiaolin's Instrumental Exercises

Abstract

As a composer with both Chinese and Western musical literacy in the history of modern Chinese music, Tan Xiaolin's instrumental exercises are an important carrier connecting Western modern musical techniques with the Chinese local musical context. Taking Tan Xiaolin's instrumental exercises as the research object, this paper sorts out the evolutionary context of his creation from "copying" to "reference", combines specific exercise cases such as String Trio and Woodwind Quintet, analyzes the characteristics of his copying stage of Western modern musical techniques, explores his exploration of localization of techniques and personalization of creation in the process of reference, further interprets the modern creative thinking contained in them, reveals the important significance of Tan Xiaolin's instrumental exercises for the modernization transformation of modern Chinese music, and provides historical reference and thinking enlightenment for contemporary Chinese instrumental creation.