First, they pay more attention to the combination with real life and reflect the thoughts and feelings of intellectuals in China after the May 4th Movement.
Second, the creative mode is obviously influenced by the tradition of European romantic German-based art songs; Pay more attention to the position and role of piano in works;
Third, on the basis of boldly absorbing the experience of European traditional harmony functions, they paid more attention to the exploration of China melody characterized by pentatonic scale, and gained experience worthy of reference by future generations;
Fourth, they pay more attention to the poetic expression of lyrics, the high combination of words and songs, the smooth and beautiful melody of songs, and give full play to the profound lyricism of this special art genre;
The differences between Huang Zi and Zhao Yuanren in artistic song creation characteristics and achievements are as follows:
First, Zhao Yuanren clearly embodies the spirit of "science" and "democracy" advocated by the May 4th Movement, and successfully embodies the urgent pursuit of personality liberation by intellectual youth in that era and their sympathy for the oppressed masses. Huang Zi successfully embodies the patriotic feelings and yearning for life and freedom that burned in people's hearts in 1930s.
Secondly, Zhao Yuanren was influenced by the "civilian literature" advocated by the May 4th Movement, and almost all his songs adopted the lyrics of the new poems at that time, which is conducive to giving full play to the frank and fresh features of his songs and music. Huang consciously adopts the lyrics of ancient poetry and modern classical poetry, which is beneficial to the elegance and exquisiteness of song music.
Thirdly, Zhao Yuanren pays more attention to the exertion of spirit in his creation, and his musical language is cheerful and passionate; Huang Zi-zai pays more attention to the implicit pursuit of inner beauty in his creation, and his music language is delicate and full of warmth.
Fourthly, Zhao Yuanren paid more attention to the pursuit of nationality and popularity of song tunes, and absorbed tonal materials from various aspects of the people; Huang Zi-zai pays more attention to the exploration of national harmony style and the richness and piano quality of accompaniment texture in his creation.