Sun, Chenyu2022-04-132022-04-132022https://hdl.handle.net/2097/42123When Western music was introduced to China after the feudal government collapsed, Chinese compositions utilizing Western methods increased. In 1905, Li Shutong, who first introduced Western music theory to the Chinese, composed Spring Outing, which marked the beginning of a trend of Chinese choral writing. But for a long time, Chinese choirs stayed at the level of singing in unison or rounds. Nowadays, with the establishment of numerous chamber choruses and community choruses, choral music has become one of the most popular music forms in China. In order to satisfy the increasing demand, composers began to find inspiration from Chinese traditional music or ethnic music. Thus, many different choral compositional styles were formed. This report will introduce one of the most popular styles, “ancient style”, and analyze two choral pieces in this style, in order to enhance understanding of Chinese choral music.en-US© the author. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Chinese choral musicChoirWorld musicChinese cultureCompositionAncient musicReport