What are the characteristics of folk songs?

1, the beat and rhythm are relatively free (even if the rhythm of the main part is regular, a shout is often added at the beginning of the music (such as Midu Folk Songs).

2. The melody fluctuates greatly.

3. There are many upper and lower sentence structures (there are some five-sentence structures in the south).

4. Lyrics are often only one or two paragraphs, and antithetical sentences are often used.

Morphological characteristics of minors:

1, the rhythm is even.

2. The melody is euphemistic and delicate.

3. Most of them are regular structures.

4. Lyrics often have multiple paragraphs (segmented songs), and long and short sentences are often used.

Folk songs are a kind of folk songs in China, which were improvised by farmers and herdsmen in Shan Ye in the fields. The lyrics are not fixed, and they mostly show labor and love. They are closely combined with local dialects. The form of music is straightforward and simple, with high pitch, free rhythm and passion. Its manifestations include solo, duet or chorus.

Folk songs are very regional, and their names vary from place to place, such as "Xintianyou" in northern Shaanxi, "Huaer" in Qinghai, "Slow Cattle Drive" in Anhui, "Morning Song" in Sichuan, "Folk Song" in northern Shanxi, "Flying Song" in Guizhou and "Horse Drive" in Yunnan. But Hakka folk songs are the most famous.

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The spread and distribution of China folk songs are mainly concentrated in the northwest Loess Plateau, Qinling Daba Mountain, Dabie Mountain, Wuyishan Mountain and Tibet Plateau. Among them, the most representative transmission areas and their varieties are:

Shanxi and Shaanxi's "believing in heaven", "folk songs" and "climbing mountain tunes" are the "flowers" of Ningxia, Gansu and Qinghai; Sister Song, Maoshan Song and Beige in southern Shaanxi and northern Sichuan, and Slow Cattle Drive in Dabie Mountain area;

"Wushan Song" in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, "Hakka Folk Song" in the border areas of Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong, "Morning Song" (also known as "Divine Comedy") in the border areas of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, and folk songs in Guangdong, Guangxi and Dading.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-folk songs