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<p>In modern China, symphonic composition increasingly integrates Western orchestral techniques with local cultural narratives, reflecting efforts to build culturally distinct artistic identities in contemporary concert music. Although the repertoire of contemporary Chinese orchestral music is expanding, limited academic research has focused on newly composed saxophone concertos, particularly those embedded within large-scale symphonic works. Specifically, one of the most important pieces of contemporary Chinese symphonic and saxophone repertoire, the seventh movement of the symphonic suite Symphony of Mountains and Seas (Zheng Bing), titled Sea Waves Dance, has received limited analytical attention. This study examines the musical structure, orchestration, and cultural context of Sea Waves Dance, as well as their implications for saxophone performance practice. The study adopts a qualitative methodology combining score analysis with interpretative and performance-based approaches. The analysis addresses instrumentation, formal design, melodic and harmonic development, and orchestral texture. The findings reveal an integration of Chinese programmatic themes with Western symphonic techniques, alongside significant technical and interpretive challenges for performers. These findings contribute to contemporary musicological discourse and offer practical implications for saxophone performance within modern Chinese orchestral repertoire.</p>

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Technological and pedagogical perspectives on Sea Waves Dance: performance practice and orchestral writing in a contemporary Chinese saxophone concerto

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    2026年7月17日

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  • Guangli Xu,
  • Attakorn Sookjaeng

摘要

In modern China, symphonic composition increasingly integrates Western orchestral techniques with local cultural narratives, reflecting efforts to build culturally distinct artistic identities in contemporary concert music. Although the repertoire of contemporary Chinese orchestral music is expanding, limited academic research has focused on newly composed saxophone concertos, particularly those embedded within large-scale symphonic works. Specifically, one of the most important pieces of contemporary Chinese symphonic and saxophone repertoire, the seventh movement of the symphonic suite Symphony of Mountains and Seas (Zheng Bing), titled Sea Waves Dance, has received limited analytical attention. This study examines the musical structure, orchestration, and cultural context of Sea Waves Dance, as well as their implications for saxophone performance practice. The study adopts a qualitative methodology combining score analysis with interpretative and performance-based approaches. The analysis addresses instrumentation, formal design, melodic and harmonic development, and orchestral texture. The findings reveal an integration of Chinese programmatic themes with Western symphonic techniques, alongside significant technical and interpretive challenges for performers. These findings contribute to contemporary musicological discourse and offer practical implications for saxophone performance within modern Chinese orchestral repertoire.