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Over the past century, the widespread popularity of Western art music, in particular that of the standard operatic repertoire, has gradually expanded the development of opera in China. In order to bolster a broad range of classical music genres and help promote the development of Chinese opera, opera houses and opera companies have been built in several major Chinese cities. Moreover, a series of first-rate international vocal competitions have been established to promote original Chinese operas and art songs. Nonetheless, performing this modern repertoire can represent a novel and demanding experience for both Chinese and non-Chinese speaking singers. This dissertation examines eight representative works of Chinese music: four arias and four art songs for soprano. These pieces challenge the singer both in terms of their musical style and their singing techniques. The purpose of this study is therefore to provide a detailed performance guide for sopranos that can assist them to successfully perform these works. In addition, this research will supply relevant background information on the selected compositions, an overview of their historical significance, the origin of the source poem or drama, and acquaint the reader with the key features of the main characters. Furthermore, to better understand the original Chinese Pin Yin characters, the International Phonetic Alphabet is provided, as well as the corresponding English translation and transliteration in the musical scores. The dissertation also incorporates stylistic analyses, as well as an assessment of the vocal demands and singing techniques that appear in all eight pieces. This information has the purpose of helping the performer attain a more accurate rendition of these works. In turn, this study may be used as a research model for future studies of Chinese vocal art music.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-123).

published_or_final_version / Chinese / Master / Master of Philosophy

鄧佩玲. / "2003年7月". / 論文(哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2003. / 參考文獻 (leaves 182-218). / 附中英文摘要. / "2003 nian 7 yue". / Deng Peiling. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2003. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 182-218). / Fu Zhong Ying wen zhai yao. / Chapter 第一章 --- 緒論 --- p.1 / Chapter 第一節 --- 上博楚竹書〈性情論〉槪述 --- p.1 / Chapter 壹、 --- 上博楚竹書的發現與整埋 --- p.1 / Chapter 貳、 --- 〈性情論〉的形制、內容及硏究槪況 --- p.2 / Chapter 第二節 --- 出土古文獻對古漢語語法硏究的價値 --- p.4 / Chapter 第三節 --- 本文的硏究動機及方法 --- p.9 / Chapter 第二章 --- 〈性情論〉所見「之」、「其」的語法研究 --- p.13 / Chapter 第一節 --- 代詞「之」、「其」語法功能綜論 --- p.14 / Chapter 壹、 --- 代詞「之」的語法功能 --- p.15 / Chapter 貳、 --- 代詞「其」的語法功能 --- p.17 / Chapter 參、 --- 代詞「之」、「其」語法功能的比較硏究 --- p.21 / Chapter 第二節 --- 助詞「之」語法功能綜述 --- p.26 / Chapter 壹、 --- 「定語+『之』+中心詞」結構述補 --- p.27 / Chapter 貳、 --- 「中心詞+『之』+補語」用例淺析 --- p.34 / Chapter 參、 --- 「主語+『之』+謂語」析論 --- p.35 / Chapter 肆、 --- 「賓語+『之』+動詞」的語法功能 --- p.37 / Chapter 伍、 --- 「中心詞+『之』+定語」的語法功能 --- p.38 / Chapter 第三節 --- 小結 --- p.39 / 附表一：〈性情論〉所見「之」的語法功能分類 --- p.41 / 附表二 ：〈性情論〉所見「其」的語法功能分類 --- p.44 / 附表三：〈性情論〉所見「之」、「其」語法功能統計 --- p.48 / Chapter 第三章 --- 〈性情論〉所見「也」的語法研究 --- p.49 / Chapter 第一節 --- 助詞「也」語法功能綜論 --- p.50 / Chapter 壹、 --- 助詞「也」用以表示陳述語氣的用例硏究 --- p.50 / Chapter 貳、 --- 助詞「也」用以表示提頓的用例硏究 --- p.62 / Chapter 第二節 --- 戰國楚簡中助詞「也」的疑問用法小議 --- p.63 / Chapter 第三節 --- 小結 --- p.68 / 附表一:〈性情論〉所見「也」的語法功能分類 --- p.69 / 附表二 ：〈性情論〉所見「也」語法功能統計 --- p.73 / 附表三：出土文獻中助詞「也」的疑問用法統計 --- p.74 / Chapter 第四章 --- 〈性情論〉所見「以」、「而」的語法研究 --- p.76 / Chapter 第一節 --- 動詞「以」的語法功能辨析 --- p.77 / Chapter 第二節 --- 介詞「以」的語法功能辨析 --- p.78 / Chapter 第三節 --- 「以」、「而」用作連詞的語法功能探論 --- p.82 / Chapter 壹、 --- 連詞「以」的語法功能 --- p.82 / Chapter 貳、 --- 連詞「而」的語法功能 --- p.83 / Chapter 參、 --- 連詞「以」、「而」語法功能的分別 --- p.88 / Chapter 第四節 --- 〈性情論〉所見「然而」、「而後」結構形式的探 討 --- p.94 / Chapter 第五節 --- 小結 --- p.98 / 附表一 ：〈性情論〉所見「以」的語法功能分類 --- p.100 / 附表二 ：〈性情論〉所見「而」的語法功能分類 --- p.102 / 附表三：〈性情論〉所見「以」、「而」語法功能統計 --- p.104 / Chapter 第五章 --- 〈性情論〉所見「斯」、「夫」的語法研究 --- p.105 / Chapter 第一節 --- 「斯」用作助詞的語法功能辨析 --- p.106 / Chapter 第二節 --- 「斯」用作連詞的語法功能辨析 --- p.110 / Chapter 第三節 --- 代詞「夫」的語法功能探述 --- p.112 / Chapter 第四節 --- 小結 --- p.113 / 附表一：〈性情論〉所見「斯」的語法功能分類 --- p.114 / 附表二：〈性情論〉所見「夫」的語法功能分類 --- p.115 / 附表三：〈性情論〉所見「斯」、「夫」語法功能用例統計 --- p.116 / 附表四：淸代及現代學者對語氣助詞「斯」的硏究槪略 --- p.117 / Chapter 第六章 --- 從語法角度探討〈性情論〉的釋讀問題 --- p.120 / Chapter 第一節 --- 〈性情論〉文字考釋的硏究槪況 --- p.120 / Chapter 第二節 --- 〈性情論〉簡文釋讀重探舉隅 --- p.122 / Chapter 壹、 --- 「惹（快）於其者之胃（謂）兌（悦）」（性情 6) --- p.123 / Chapter 貳、 --- 「並生於人」（性情論8-9) --- p.131 / Chapter 第三節 --- 小結 --- p.137 / 附表一：先秦古籍中「皆」、「並」與「動詞+『於』字介 賓結構」的結合用例統計 --- p.138 / Chapter 第七章 --- 從語法角度探討〈性情論〉的成篇年代 --- p.139 / Chapter 第一節 --- 〈性情論〉成篇年代槪說 --- p.139 / Chapter 第二節 --- 〈性情論〉成篇年代再探 --- p.141 / Chapter 壹、 --- 從「之謂」、「謂之」結構的分別探討〈性情論〉 的成篇年代 --- p.143 / Chapter 貳、 --- 從「有以」、「無以」結構的運用探討〈性情論〉 的成篇年代 --- p.151 / Chapter 第三節 --- 小結 --- p.158 / Chapter 第四節 --- 餘論一一〈性情論〉的版本問題 --- p.159 / Chapter 壹、 --- 上博〈性情論〉與郭店〈性自命出〉的比較硏究 --- p.159 / Chapter 貳、 --- 〈性情論〉異文與其他簡帛文獻所見異文的比較硏 究 --- p.165 / 附表一：傳世及出土文獻所見「謂」字雙賓語結構統計 --- p.167 / 附表二 ：古籍中「有以」、「無以」用例統計 --- p.171 / 附表三：上博〈性情論〉及郭店〈性自命出〉使用虛詞及有 關字詞增的增損現象比較表 --- p.172 / Chapter 第八章 --- 總結 --- p.177 / 參考書目 --- p.182 / Chapter 甲、 --- 主要參考專書 --- p.182 / Chapter 乙、 --- 主要參考論文 --- p.193 / 附錄 --- p.219 / 附錄一：上博楚竹書〈性情論〉釋文修訂稿 --- p.219 / 附錄二：上博楚竹書〈性情論〉釋文修訂說明 --- p.225 / 附錄三：本文統計數據引錄資料一覽表 --- p.235 / 附錄四：郭店楚簡〈性自命出〉、上博楚竹書〈性情論〉有 關硏究論著目錄綜覽 --- p.238 / 附錄五：上博楚竹書〈性情論〉、郭店楚簡〈性自命出〉全 文對照表 --- p.250 / 附錄六：郭店楚簡、馬王堆漢墓帛書、今本（老子》全文對 照表 --- p.263 / 附錄七：馬王堆漢墓帛書《老子》甲、乙本全文對照表 --- p.285 / 附錄八：郭店楚簡、上博楚竹書及今本〈緇衣〉全文對照表 --- p.301

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 531-555). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-62).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-116).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2009. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed Jan. 19, 2010). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-194).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jan. 12, 2010). Advisor: Tricia Niesz. Keywords: Social capital; ethnic community; ethnic identity. Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-244).