Analysis of Musical Visualization in the Piano Suite Zodiacs

Abstract

Chinese Zodiac culture has a long history of development in China. The piano suite "Chinese Zodiac" composed by Mr. Yao Henglu, a famous Chinese composer, is a work that combines traditional Chinese culture and western compositional techniques. Mr. Yao integrates Chinese culture and western techniques through ingenious compositional techniques, and shapes the three-dimensional and real image of each animal by using acoustic writing techniques. The writing of each of these compositions incorporates the characteristics of the animals, which are reflected through the use of rhythm, beat, melodic material and nationalized harmonies, making the work come alive with a strong sense of picture. This paper explores the visualization of music through the analysis of Zodiac.