folk music in a narrow sense, China folk music refers to Han music, which is called "folk music" for short. China's minority music has more styles and contents, such as Tibetan music, Mongolian music and Zhuang music.
Han music
Han music representative <; < Chinese wedding March > > Also known as China's <: < Kiss song > > It is an out-and-out song of marrying a daughter-in-law in rural areas of China, and the lyrics are based on the northern dialect < Including Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Heilong, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi, Shandong, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Henan and other places >; Mainly, it is sung in the traditional local accent of China, which makes people feel intimate as soon as you listen to it. In particular, the first paragraph of nursery rhymes will remind many middle-aged and elderly people of happy childhood memories, which makes people feel deeply touched and memorable. Although the song is a little rustic, it can be said that it is just the characteristics, advantages and dazzling features of the song, and it is also the most valuable and meaningful place for the song. Because we are born and raised in China, We can't live without soil. Soil is a kind of beauty, soil is a kind of nature, soil is a kind of simplicity, and it is the embodiment and symbol of our China people's soul and essence. < P > What Mr. Shen Baofeng has done < < Chinese wedding March > > It is characterized by light-heartedness, humor, cheerfulness and practical life. It is a country song with China characteristics, and it is also an authentic Chinese style song, because there are one billion farmers in China, accounting for about 8% of the population of China. As long as it suits the tastes of farmers in China, it is a song of China people, that is, a song with Chinese style, in which the word "tradition" must be noted. China's 5,-year-old culture is a precious treasure left by our ancestors. We cannot forget it. We also have songs and weddings with our own authentic China flavor, which makes the world look like our China culture. This song contains a lot of content and culture, including China's unique hi-culture. People in China like to be lively and festive since ancient times. In the song, firecrackers, flutes and other festive elements used in marriage are incorporated, which makes people smile when they hear it. There is also a filial piety culture with China characteristics, and the elderly in China pay the most attention to carrying on the family line and continuing the incense. China people also respect filial children the most since ancient times. Filial piety comes first, there are three kinds of unfilial, and there is no great future, which are the classic sayings handed down by our ancestors so far. They can also be fully reflected in the songs. There are also traditional cultures in China, such as singing with women and respecting each other as guests.
Other representative music songs include jasmine, shepherd's songs, orchids, Chinese cabbage, orchid flowers, planing potato and walking to Jiangzhou, Su Wu.
Tibetan music
Tibetans are a nation that can sing and dance, and their songs are beautiful, broad and melodious. Tibetan music can be roughly divided into Buddhist music and folk music. The most famous Buddhist music is the ode-free melody sung by Lama.
Tibetan folk songs are loud and clear, which sounds like a vast plateau and blue sky, with melodious tunes, but they are also dominated by five tones. Song and dance forms include "Guo Harmony" and "Guo Zhuo" (Guo Zhuang). Some elements of Tibetan music have been absorbed by Han and Western music. Some Han songwriters imitated the characteristics of Tibetan music and created some songs such as "Visiting a New City" and "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau". In recent years, Tibetan songs in Tibet have also incorporated other musical elements. Besides Cai Dan Zhuoma and Han Hong, who mainly sings Chinese songs, there are many famous Tibetan singers such as Rong Zhong Er Jia, Yadong and Qiong Xue Zhuoma.
In terms of formal drama, King Gelsall, a traditional Tibetan opera, has been excavated and performed.
Manchu Music
Northeast China and Peking are places where Manchu people live. The most famous folk musical instrument of Manchu is the octagonal drum originated from Qing Dynasty. Manchu lullaby "Youyouzha" and other works are very famous and are often covered in modern Chinese.
Mongolian music
Mongolian folk songs are divided into "long tune folk songs" and "short tune folk songs". There are many meaningless homophonic words in "Long Tune", which lengthen the singing and have the style of grassland. The most distinctive musical instrument is Ma Touqin, a stringed instrument, which is named after a horsehead decoration is usually carved on the piano column.
Zhuang music
Guangxi, where Zhuang people live in compact communities, is the hometown of folk songs. Young men and women often sing against each other. Some people even say that Zhuang people spend more time singing than talking all their lives. The folk songs of Zhuang nationality are basically similar to those of Han nationality, with pentatonic scale as the main feature. Lyrics have obvious antithesis format, and the content is expressed by symbols, metaphors and other means, focusing on communication in life. Sometimes the lyrics also quote China's classical stories and allusions. Zhuang music can be seen in the movie musical Liu Sanjie.
Dai music
Dai music is similar to the music styles of Myanmar and Thailand in South Asia, with melodious tunes. Typical musical instruments are cucurbit silk and elephant foot drum, and the unique timbre of cucurbit silk is the music style of Dai people.
Naxi ancient music
Naxi ancient music is music played among Naxi old people in Lijiang, Yunnan Province. It is said that it was introduced from the Central Plains in the Ming Dynasty. Because of the inconvenient transportation and little contact with the outside world, it has always been handed down in its original flavor. Now only a group of old people's bands can play, and successors are being trained. It is a living fossil of China's 14th century music, which has attracted wide attention from the music industry.
Dong music
Dong's "Da Ge" is the only folk song system in China that adopts harmony, and it is basically a female voice cappella. The harmony of the voices of all parts is very harmonious, which has caused a sensation in the world and won many awards.
Uyghur music
Uyghur music is basically Arabic music style, which pays great attention to rhythm. As many as dozens of different rhythms can be played with tambourines. The main musical instruments are Dutar and Rewafu, which are suitable for playing immediately, and the biggest one is Dong Bu La. Twelve Muqams, the traditional music of Uygur, is all-encompassing and the source of many folk music.
Tajik music
Tajik music is quite different from Han music. It is good at using semitone, and its melody is euphemistic and changeable, just like Shan Ying's singing. The most typical one is the song composed by composer Lei Zhenbang for the film "The Visitor on the Iceberg", which completely uses the melody of Tajik folk songs.
Korean music
Korean music is basically the same as that of North Korea and South Korea. The main musical instruments are the long drum and gayageum. Gayageum is similar to the ancient Zheng in China, smaller than the modern one, and the playing method is different. It is played on the knees of a sitting plate. Music melody has its own unique style.