Author(s)

Wei Zhou

Corresponding Author

Wei Zhou

Abstract

Timbre is the soul of vocal music sound, is a kind of characteristic that the singer displays in the vocal sound, is the important aspect of singing, and even today when the mixed sound is attached great importance, the timbre is still the most important factor in the music aesthetic. Since the development of Chinese pop music, great changes have taken place in the aesthetics of its timbre. The aesthetic understanding of the timbre of Chinese pop music is based on the traditional timbre view of Chinese music aesthetics, from the "air sound" singing method at the beginning of development, to the "rock and roll style" in the mid-80's and the "northwest wind" in the late 1980s. To contemporary pop songs, such as "pluralistic mixing" and other styles have shown people's understanding of the aesthetic of timbre in different periods. These changes express people's pursuit of the spiritual world, as well as the resonance between people to "beauty".

Keywords

Chinese pop music, musical aesthetics, timbre view, change