Minle English

Folk English: folk music. Phrase collocation: national instrumental ensemble; Traditional musical instrument ensemble; Play folk music.

Folk music, that is, Chinese folk music, refers to traditional folk music played by Chinese traditional musical instruments in the form of solo and ensemble. Folk instrumental music is divided into "solo" and "suite" according to traditional habits. National instrumental music includes solos and ensembles of various instruments and ensembles of different instrument combinations.

China has a long history of national instrumental music. From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, blowing sheng, hammering, drumming, percussion and playing the piano were popular among the people. At that time, Qin musicians such as Shi Juanhe appeared, as well as the famous piano music "Mountain" and "Running Water". Percussion music in Qin and Han dynasties, commercial music in Wei and Jin dynasties, pipa music in Sui and Tang dynasties, fine music and pure music in Song dynasty, top ten gongs and drums and strings in Yuan and Ming dynasties, etc. , there are various forms of performance. Modern genres and forms are the inheritance and development of traditional forms.