新时期主旋律题材音乐剧的创作困境与反思

The Dilemma and Reflection on the Creation of Main Melody Musicals in the New Era

自20世纪80年代音乐剧随着改革开放的进程在中国兴起,并以其自身独特的魅力在中国演出市场发展日益突显。主旋律题材音乐剧成为中国音乐剧的典型题材类型,蕴含价值引领和精神传递的重要功能。文章通过对主旋律题材音乐剧的创作历程、创作特点和当下困境进行总结与反思,分析当下主旋律音乐剧创作在选题视角、结构处理、人物塑造、创作思维方面的困境,尝试从创作的群众性、民族性、当代性、历史性层面探索其音乐剧创作发展之原则。

Since the 1980s, with the process of reform and opening up in China, musicals have emerged, and with its own unique charm in China’s performance market development has become increasingly prominent. The main melody musical has become a typical theme type of Chinese musical, which contains important functions of value leading and spirit transmission. By summarizing and reflecting on the creation process, characteristics and current predicament of the main theme musicals, this paper analyzes the dilemma of the current theme musicals in the aspects of topic selection perspective, structure processing, character shaping and creative thinking, and tries to explore the principles of the development of its musical creation from the aspects of contemporary and historical creation.