Author(s)

Chang Huixin, Mu Chenguang, and Qiu Xiaona

Corresponding Author

Chang Huixin

ABSTRACT

From mid nineteenth Century to early twentieth Century, Russia's national piano music developed rapidly, with a unique style from the school, only for half a century, it has established an important position in the International Piano World [1]. In the Russian classical piano music, piano divertimento "four seasons" is a has a important significance of works, it is completed by the end of the 19th century Russia's most prominent composer Tchaikovsky. The whole divertimento is composed of twelve pieces for Piano and respectively in December in a year as the background, in the form of solo piano to describe the four seasons in a year, Russia's unique scenery of mountains and rivers and people in changes in the natural life of labor scene. Tchaikovsky using a variety of music genres of writing, all kinds of ethnic dance, Russian folk songs, hunting song, Barcarolle, genre can be heard in the "four seasons". It can be said that this is a gathering of the Russian national flavor of the piano music works. Touching melody, unique minor style, vivid image of the music, and represents the national temperament of poetry with, the "four seasons" become a classical piano music in a shining star, and it also shows the unique charm of Russian folk music to the people.

KEYWORDS

Four seasons,Tchaikovsky,National music