1. Chinese cabbage This is the first folk song I heard in my childhood-a song with a long history. It shows the tragic situation of a child who lost his mother being abused by his stepmother and his nostalgia for his biological mother. Based on the sad melody of this folk song, I use the strings to depict the protagonist's attachment to the warm family in the past and the memories of the mother's funeral scene. The melody in the middle part was re-created by me according to the tune of Hebei folk song "Crying for Five Watches", which contained sad sobs, helpless sighs and short-lived longings. When the melody returns to Chinese Cabbage, the violin brings people to the vague dream of "Bad Children Hope for Paradise" with its ethereal and imaginative voice.

Cattle

This is a rural song and dance music, which has been compiled into short plays of Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera and spread all over the country. In the early morning, the sun is shining and the breeze is blowing gently. The shepherd boy plays a bamboo flute on the cow's back and walks out of the village leisurely. On the way, a beautiful village girl asked the shepherd boy for directions. The shepherd boy said, "Who made the stone bridge in Zhaozhou? Who will leave the jade railing? Who is riding on the donkey bridge? Who rolled a ditch with a cart? " A series of questions are answered by the village girl as a condition for guiding the way. The clever village girl answered the questions one by one, and the two of them were singing and dancing, naive. Music expresses the humorous interest of question and answer with the opposite timbre, and finally pushes the joyful atmosphere to a climax with the whole performance of the band.

3.jasmine

Almost all parts of China, especially the eastern provinces, have been circulating jasmine flowers with different melodies and lyrics for a long time. I chose the melody of jasmine, my hometown is Cangzhou, Hebei. This is an elegant, delicate, delicate and euphemistic song, which shows the romantic feelings of a girl who takes jasmine as a metaphor and is full of illusions about good love. The melody of Jasmine played by violin and viola successively, sometimes serene, sometimes affectionate, and sometimes disharmonious chords, shows a ray of sadness in the girl's heart. When another melody sings against Jasmine, it is like an ode to love. Then, the music turned into meditation, and a touch of melancholy was added at the end. Match flowers

"What flowers bloom in spring? In spring, winter jasmine is in full bloom ... "Dialogue is a common form of folk songs, and asking the names of flowers in seasonal order is a common content in the dialogue. The theme of this song is "Flower-to-Flower" in Cangzhou, Hebei Province, with the melody of another Cangzhou folk song "Flying a Kite" in the middle. With changeable rhythm, opposing timbre and rich dynamic changes, the whole song depicts a scene of jubilation and enthusiasm in the music world: a series of repeated tones, like a bustling crowd cheering outside the venue. The adagio inserted in the middle is a dance scene in which a woman holding a bamboo board applauds and enters the venue to perform "Falling Lotus". 1. A small river flows.

"The bright moon shines in the sky, and I think of my brother in the mountains. My brother walks like the moon in the sky, and the river at the foot of the mountain is clear and leisurely. " This is a Yunnan love song, full of emotions and scenes.

The music is based on the time (moonlit night) and space (by the river below the mountain) provided by the original lyrics. The hazy moonlit night is simulated by the fuzzy sounds in the high-pitched areas of strings, and the flowing water of rivers is simulated by the Ding Dong sounds of pianos, harps and pianos. Beautiful British pipes and bright flutes sing soft and moving melodies one after another. When the music turns to all the strings playing together, the deep voice imitates "Brother" and responds warmly with the same melody that has been slowed down twice, pushing the fiery love song to a climax.

Play horse folk songs

"Release your horse in the first month and catch up with the Malay journey; Release the horse in February, the pony eats grass and climbs along the mountain ... "This Yunnan folk song, which spreads all over the country, shows the bold character of the horse. In music, percussion instruments and violins are used to simulate the sounds of bells, hooves and whips and the shouts of riders. The leisurely rhythm and sweet and smooth melody in the middle part of "Catch the Horse" depict the scene of the rider resting on the way.

It doesn't matter if the rain doesn't spill flowers.

"My brother is the dragon in the sky, and my sister is the flower on the ground. The dragon doesn't turn over, it doesn't rain, and the rain doesn't sprinkle flowers.

The lyrics of this Yunnan love song are pun-pun, short and affectionate; Melody mode is unique, tactfully moving and widely circulated in various places. Music runs through the whole song with a triplet sound pattern symbolizing raindrops, and this beautiful and charming melody is alternately played with bassoon, clarinet, piccolo and stringed woodwind.

Guess the tune

This humorous Yunnan nursery rhyme, with the rhythm of "tongue twister", shows the lively interest of the sisters' question-and-answer dialogue: "Come, little darling, let's guess for you: What has grown up and gone to the sky? In the middle of the sea, which is longer? What, strip? Which is longer?

In front of your sister, ""... the Milky Way is very long and grows to the sky; Lotus root is long, in the middle of the sea; Silver thread is sold in front of the strip, and silk thread is sold in front of the sister. "The bright timbre of woodwind instruments and the brisk rhythm of strings highlight the playful atmosphere of the melody, and the middle part quotes the beautiful melody of another Yunnan folk song" Anning House ". 1. The girl carrying water

The theme of the music is a folk song in northern Shaanxi, which reflects the miserable life of rural women in the old society. The whole song adopts the traditional variation genre, revealing the inner world of the suffering woman from many aspects. The theme and the first two variations are sad and sad. The third variation depicts the master's melancholy psychological activities, and the fifth variation shows her inability to resist the tragic fate. The last variation returned to the sad theme, becoming weaker and slimmer-suffering is hard to get rid of.

2. Couples are interesting

"Say you are sloppy, you are really sloppy, and the gold thread on your head is so messy, damn it!" This duet depicts an interesting scene in which a couple make fun of each other. Sanxian and Banhu symbolize a frolicking couple. The dissonance of the piano and the funny timbre of the small hall gong strengthen the comedy color of the music, and the opposition of semitone tonality and the dislocation of the beat make the music full of humor. 3. Take Jiangzhou as an example

This song, which is popular in Shaanxi and Shanxi, shows the hero's happy mood of carrying a pole to Jiangzhou and singing a ballad. Banhu's melody is relaxed and pleasant, and the fixed timbre of the violin is like the vibration of a pole swaying up and down. The whole song shows a beautiful picture of the countryside. 4.orchids

Orchid Flower is a ballad that originated in northern Shaanxi and spread all over the country. The song strongly accuses the arranged marriage in the old society of destroying free love, and praises the young woman Lan Huahua who resists feudal ethics and pursues a happy marriage. However, in feudal society, she inevitably came to a tragic end at the cost of her life.

The first part of the music shows the romantic love between orchid and lover with soft oboe and passionate cello. The violent majesty of the copper tube in the middle section and the wailing of the strings symbolize the resistance and anger of orchids, and the wailing of timpani and gong indicates the tragic ending. At the end of the music, the timpani played the theme dully, leaving the last faint call. 1. When does Sophora japonica bloom?

Bashan and Shushui have cultivated the hardworking, cheerful and humorous character of Sichuanese. This song "When Will the Sophora Flowers Bloom" is a typical Sichuan folk song. There are only four lyrics, but the scene is harmonious and meaningful: "There are trees on the mountain, holding the railing and watching Lang, and the mother asks her daughter what to look at and when to look forward to the flowers." Its melody is also very unique. Starting from the highest note of the whole song, each lyric is divided into two sections, and with the unique interlayer of Sichuan folk songs, it is ups and downs and exciting.

The beautiful melody of this folk song has been played by oboe, horn, string, flute and English wind. Harmony is set off by another tonality, which depicts a picture of a mountain village from a distance to a close view.

2. Boxwood poles

This is a tune of Xiushan Lantern Festival in Sichuan, which shows a young man carrying a burden to send rice to Youzhou, but deliberately observing the scene of Youzhou girl combing her hair and dressing up. The lyrics are humorous, and the unique interlayer of Sichuan folk songs adds a sense of humor to the lyrics: "Boxwood pole is soft and slippery (Sister Harry), and a load of white rice goes down to Youyouwa (Sister Harry)." The music depicts the tough image of the young man with strong full play, and the middle part shows the carefree expression of the young porter at rest with a duet of a folk song.

Embroidered wallet

Embroidering purse is a common theme in China folk songs, which shows a girl's excitement and shyness when embroidering purse for her lover. A wallet is a cloth bag that a man wears around his waist to hold money and odds and ends. Women often give it to their lovers as a symbol of love. Among the folk songs Embroidered Pocket, Sichuan, Shanxi and Yunnan are the most popular. Music begins with a string quartet and then becomes a woodwind instrument, accompanied by the decorative sliding of the harp and the colorful phrases of the flute, just like a flying needle in a girl's hand.

4. the sun is shining

This is a hearty Sichuan folk song: "The sun is shining, carrying a pole on the mountain, holding a mountain axe, not afraid of tigers and leopards and wolves." The whole performance of the band runs through the whole song, with the rough cries of brass instruments, the transition of strings from depression to explosion, and the crazy tapping of timpani, showing the masculinity of men. 1. No tin scene.

Wuxi, a famous city in the south of the Yangtze River famous for Xishan, Huishan and Taihu Lake, has always been a source of inspiration for poets, painters and musicians. Famous songs with Wuxi as the theme, one is A Bing's "Two Springs Reflecting the Moon", and the other is Jiangnan minor "No Tin Scene": "The second spring in the world, at the foot of Huishan, the spring water is clear, the tea is fragrant, and the western hill faces Huiquan Mountain. At the foot of the mountain, on both sides, there is a clay bodhisattva shop." This orchestral music depicts the beautiful and charming lakes and mountains of Wuxi with delicate woodwind timbre and hazy string timbre. 2. Yangliuqing

This is a cheerful and lively Yangzhou minor. "Yangliuqing" is an interlining in the original song and has no special meaning. The lyrics of this minor are not fixed, and humorous, funny and cheerful words are often filled in. Music uses plucked strings, and gradually turns from two parts to full plucked strings, which simulates the rhythm of drums and gongs of folk percussion instruments and highlights the cheerful atmosphere and playful character of music. Step 3 Pull out the flowers in Chai Lu.

This is a Tian Yang song in Jiangdu County, and "uprooting the flowers in Chai Lu" is the interlude of the original song. "Seedlings should be planted when white rice is delicious, and nets should be planted when fresh fish soup is delicious ..." The music depicts a beautiful picture of the south of the Yangtze River, and the piano and flute play the light melody of this Tian Yang song, accompanied by strings and crisp tambourines. 4. Purple bamboo tune

This was originally a popular street love tune in Suzhou, and later it became a Shanghai opera tune. Its lyrics have been modified by the artist to become an implicit and interesting love song: "A purple bamboo goes straight into Xin Wei, and when the bagpipe is given to my brother, the flute is facing the mouth, and the mouth is facing the flute, and the flute blows out the flowering melody. Ask brother, is this a good pipe? " The music is composed of strings, erhu, pipa and Qu Di, and the crystal arpeggio of the harp is in harmony with it, which is quite like the wind of bamboo and silk in the south of the Yangtze River. 1. Take the west exit.

"Walking to the West" tells the story of people who used to live in the barren areas of the Loess Plateau and left their homes to make a living. Popular in Shanxi, northern Shaanxi and western Inner Mongolia. The contents of The Journey to the West in different places are similar, but the tunes are quite different. Here is the melody of Shanxi minor: "Brother, you go to the west entrance, but I can't be with my little sister. I took my brother's hand and sent it to the village entrance. " With its tearful string timbre and delicate polyphonic voice, music vividly shows the farewell of a pair of lovers-there are lingering whispers and heartbroken feelings about where you are going. 2. celebrate the lantern festival

"On the fifteenth day of the first month, the Lantern Festival is noisy, and Taiyuan City is so lively. On the one hand, the lanterns are playing with dragons, and on the other hand, the yangko is well twisted. " This is a festive and warm Shanxi folk song, which shows people's cheerful mood on Lantern Festival night. With the introduction of brass pipes and suona, music brought people into the atmosphere of the annual Lantern Festival. When people are immersed in the joy of the festival night, an affectionate "Embroidered Pocket" slowly flows into people's hearts: "The first day to May is high, and the spring breeze blows the willows." It shows the unique state of mind of "thinking about your relatives more during the festive season". climb mountains

Mountain climbing tune is popular in Hequ of Shanxi and Wuchuan of Inner Mongolia, also known as Qu Shan. It is very similar to Xintianyou in northern Shaanxi in structure, and it is a loose-plate upper and lower sentence structure. The content is also based on love, and the music consists of two mountain climbing tunes, from which we can see the scenes of young men and women in mountain villages expressing their feelings with folk songs. Watch yangko

Yangge is a popular folk song and dance in rural areas of northern China. Taigu Yangko in Jinzhong is the most famous yangko in Shanxi. Taigu Yangko is mainly composed of narrative songs and short plays. This song "Watching Yangko" is a Yangko in itself, which describes the scene of two sisters going to the neighboring village to watch Yangko together, and interesting things emerge one after another along the way. The music highlights the percussion sound of yangko, and the unique fiery atmosphere in the north pushes the music to a climax. Bao Yuankai

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The sights and sounds of China.

24 China folk tunes for orchestra.

Suit 1. Zhao Yan ancient stone

Hebei folk songs

The story of ancient Yanzhao land

1. Chinese cabbage _ Chinese cabbage

This is a very popular folk song, which tells how a boy was abused by his stepmother. In addition to touching melodies, strings are highlighted to imitate the boy's sadness. He missed his mother very much, and the composer used another Hebei folk song "Tears at Dawn" to show the boy's crying sadness, helpless sigh and short-term expectation. Finally, the violin took us to the hazy dream that the poor boy yearned for.

Step 2 herd cattle

This is a dance music, which tells the conversation between a little shepherd boy and a clever country girl. When the girl asked the boy to lead her, she was being tested by many questions. However, the clever girl gave the correct answer. Their conversation created a pleasant and interesting atmosphere. The whole orchestra pushed the mood to a climax.

3. Jasmine jasmine

There are many tunes or songs called Jasmine in all parts of China, especially in the eastern provinces. This piece of music comes from Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, and its melody is elegant and delicate. This piece, played by violin and viola, describes how a girl imagines herself as a jasmine flower and dreams of romantic love.

Can you guess what this flower is?

Question and answer forms are very common in folk songs, especially about the names of flowers. This song is one of Cangzhou folk songs, and it is integrated with another folk song "Flying a Kite". The changeable rhythm, contrasting timbre and frequent dynamic changes paint a noisy and cheerful picture of a cheerful crowd.

Suite 2. Yunsu Lingmiao

Yunnan folk songs

Sketch of Yunnan Plateau

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This is a Yunnan folk song, which describes a girl who misses her lover under the moonlight. Different musical instruments are used to depict landscapes, such as stringed instruments depicting moonlit nights, pianos, harps and Glock depicting flowing streams. Then the English horn and flute play the human melody respectively. Music reaches its climax when the bass part representing the boyfriend is played at half speed and accompanied by a complete string ensemble.

2. Song of Ma Fang Shan Ge herdsman

This popular Yunnan folk song describes how herders graze their horses in pastures and mountains. It also shows the bold and straightforward character of herders. Percussion instruments and violins are used to imitate the sounds of bells, hooves and whips. Another quarrel song with slow rhythm and sweet melody appeared in the middle part of the music, showing the tranquility of herders when they were resting at work.

3. Rain cloth scatters flowers and red cloth blooms for rain.

This is a famous Yunnan folk song. In the form of puns, a girl is like a bunch of flowers, and her lover is like a dragon in the sky. The melody and mode of this piece are unique and beautiful. The triplet pattern symbolizing raindrops is used in the whole piece. Bassoon, clarinet, piccolo and woodwind instruments are used to interpret this charming melody respectively.

4. The song of colorful riddles

This is a children's ballad from Yunnan. In the rhythm of tongue twister, the song depicts how the two sisters ask and answer questions. This kind of mood is humorous and vivid, which can be reflected by woodwind instruments and percussion instruments. The middle part of the music borrows the melody of another Yunnan folk song "An Ning Zhou".

Suit number three. Huang Tu North Ring Road

Shaanxi folk songs

Sorrow and joy on the yellow land

1. Nuwa's theme of carrying water and the variation of Shaanxi folk songs

The theme of this song comes from a Shaanxi folk song, which tells the hard life of a rural girl. Music develops in different traditional variations and explores girls' emotions in many ways. The tone is sad and melancholy, which shows her melancholy and painful feelings. It also depicts her trying to struggle with a miserable life.

2. Fu Qi's funny couple

It describes an interesting scene in which a couple laugh at each other. Three-stringed plucked instrument and banhu symbolize coup respectively. The dissonance of the piano and the humorous timbre of Xiao Gong further strengthen the comedy color of the theme.

3. Zou went to Jiangzhou

This is a popular song in Shaanxi and Shanxi. It is about a cheerful man carrying a pole and humming to Jiangzhou. Banhu's relaxed and pleasant tunes depict beautiful rural scenery, while the fixed sound pattern of the violin imitates the elastic movement of the pole on his shoulder.

4. Ms. Lanhuahua Lanhuahua

This song comes from northern Shaanxi and tells the story of a brave girl, Lan Huahua. She opposed feudalism and pursued her own happy marriage. Her struggle ended in tragedy and finally paid the price of her life. The music begins with oboe and cello, depicting their passionate love. Then bra S and rope came in to symbolize her struggle and anger. Finally, the theme was restated by Kettle Drum, which finally led to the tragic ending of the story.

Suit number four. Ba Shu shan ge

Sichuan folk songs

Cuba shushan song

1. Huaihua is looking forward to the flowering of Sophora japonica.

Sichuanese are famous for their diligence, frankness and humor. This is a typical Sichuan folk song, telling how a girl misses her lover. This tone is interesting and unique. Beautiful melodies are reproduced by oboe, horn, stringed instrument, flute and English horn respectively, while the harmony of another mode depicts the rural scenery.

2. Boxwood pole Boxwood pole

This Sichuan folk song is about a young man carrying a load of rice, watching the girls in Qiuzhou make up and walking on the way to Qiuzhou. The music depicts the strong young man with a complete orchestra, while the duet in the middle of the music depicts his relaxed mood at rest.

3. Embroider a purse and embroider a purse

Embroidered purse is a very popular theme in China folk songs. It shows the excitement and shyness of young girls when they embroider purses for ir lovers. Girls always give their lovers a small bag as a symbol of love. The music started with a string quartet, followed by woodwind, harp and flute. Like a thread in her hand.

4. Happy sunrise when the sun first comes.

This is a cheerful and straightforward folk song from Sichuan Province. It describes the happiness and pride of children when they climb mountains to work. The melody is played by the whole orchestra. With the prominence of brass, strings and timpani, the masculine tone of the work has been further strengthened.

Suit number five. Jiang Nanyu.

Jiangsu folk songs

Mao Mao rain in the south.

1. Wuxi scenery without tin scenery

Wuxi in jiangnan province is famous for its beautiful scenery, and it is also the source of inspiration for poets, painters and musicians. For example, "Two Springs Reflecting the Moon" and this folk song are both famous songs in Wuxi. The orchestral version of this folk song depicts the charming scenery with woodwind instruments and strings.

2. Yangliuqing Green Willow

This is a lively Yangzhou folk song. The reason why it is so named is that it uses green willows as a foil in meaningless lyricism. Lyrics can be changed into humorous and cheerful words. The plucking is suitable for all strings and even used to imitate the rhythm of gongs and drums. Then, the happy and active tones in the melody are fully expressed.

3. Ba Gen Luchaihua pulls out a reed catkin.

This is a folk song in Jiangdu County. People always sing this song when transplanting rice in rice fields. Accompanied by the plucked string and the small drum, the piano and flute play tunes respectively, depicting this beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.

4. Purple bamboo tune bamboo flute music

It used to be a popular love tune in Suzhou, and later became the mode of Shanghai local opera and Shanghai opera. The lyrics are implicit and interesting. Accompanied by the harp, the strings play the melody of Jiangnan silk and bamboo.

Suit number six. Taihang Chunqiu

Shanxi folk songs

Four Seasons in Taihang Mountain

1. Zou went to Ximen Xikou.

This folk song, popular in Shanxi, northern Shaanxi and western Inner Mongolia, tells the story of the poor people on the plateau migrating for a better life. The music adopts Shanxi accent and takes the separation of two lovers as the theme. Their feelings are depicted by the polyphonic parts of strings and orchestras.

2. Happy Lantern Festival

This is a cheerful Shanxi folk song, which shows people's happiness and excitement when celebrating the Lantern Festival. The brass music and gongs played by suona pushed the joy of the festival to a climax. Next, a soft and emotional song "Embroidered Pocket" appeared, depicting their feelings of missing their families in this annual event.

Step 3 climb the mountain

Popular in Hequ, Shanxi and Wuchuan, Inner Mongolia, the musical structure of folk songs is similar to that of Xintianyou in northern Shaanxi. Both of them are on the third board (no beat) and also have the main theme of love. This song is composed of two folk songs, which shows how young villagers express their love through these songs.

4. Watch Yangko to watch Yangko

This is a country dance popular in the northern countryside of China. This article tells the story of two sisters who went to the dance and met many interesting things. Percussion music highlights the rhythm and vitality of dance.