Aesthetic Pursuit and Cultural Metaphor of Piano Music Based on Traditional Chinese Culture

Abstract

The cultural values of Chinese piano music are the humanistic spirit and cosmology of “the harmony between man and nature” and “the beauty of equilibrium and harmony” in traditional Chinese culture. The piano art itself has a strong Western artistic flavor. But in the context of the integration of multiple musical cultures, Chinese piano music not only embodies the essence of traditional Chinese music culture, in line with the aesthetic interests and aesthetic concepts of the Chinese nation, and contains the beauty of profound classical aesthetic connotations, placing emphasis on meaning rather than form, pursuing the mood beauty, and putting emotion in the scene. It also reflects the pursuit of traditional Chinese culture, showing the cultural metaphor of patriotic feelings, harmony in diversity, and innovative transformation in the beauty of artistic fusion. The article analyzes the aesthetic pursuit and cultural metaphor of Chinese piano art in terms of the cultural connotation of Chinese piano art.