Minle English

The English of folk music is: [Name] folk music; ? Folk.

Folk music, also known as folk music, folk short poems, etc. It is defined by the International Folk Music Association (IFMC) as "popular music developed through oral communication", that is, the process of music communication is recorded purely by performers or music recipients and passed down from generation to generation.

Folk music refers to the musical forms and works handed down by the broad masses of people through word of mouth in the long historical process. It has strong national and regional characteristics in the musical instruments used, music scores played and performance forms, and is integrated with local folk customs and activities.

Although the systematic research on the definition of folk music began in the19th century, its actual formation can be traced back to ancient times, such as the song of the Book of Songs in China BC or the popular folk songs in China, which can also be regarded as folk music. Regardless of ancient and modern times or regions, the traditional elements and characteristics of folk music style are as follows:

Folk music has the continuity of connecting the preceding with the following. Individuals and groups produce different types of creations, and their certain differences determine the form or existence of music. It is purely a social force selection/folk music includes two parts: "Song" and "Qu". "Qu" means singing with lyrics, and "Qu" means playing with musical instruments.

As for dance music in dance, opera music in opera and Quyi music in Quyi, they can all be put into dance, opera and Quyi as a whole for systematic research and arrangement.