Briefly describe the characteristics of the development of modern Chinese music and the relationship between urban and rural areas.

The main features of the development of modern Chinese music

I-New development of traditional music

1. The feudal "elegant music" and the "elegant part" of folk music continued to decline

2. Some new folk songs reflecting the life of struggle at that time were produced with the continuous development of political situation

3. Some new folk songs reflecting the life of the struggle at that time were produced along with the continuous development of the political situation

3. A large number of folk artists from the countryside entered into the city, making the rap and opera styles to settle down in the city, and forming many new styles of opera and songs which had a great influence on the later.

The introduction of Western culture in modern times

1. With the introduction of Western civilization and the establishment of new-style schools, from the beginning of the twentieth century, "school music"

2. The spread of school music made the basic knowledge, skills and expression of Western music widely available to the general public. The dissemination of school songs enabled the basic knowledge and skills of Western music and its expression to take root among the general public, laying the foundation for the comprehensive development of the new music culture of the May Fourth Movement, and promoting the development of music education.

3-The emergence and development of mass singing

1. Under the influence of the development of general education and the revolutionary struggle in the cities, the influence of mass singing in the people's musical life gradually increased, and all kinds of vocal genres were developed.

2. After the 1930s, mass progressive music had a significant impact on the development of music and culture throughout modern China. IV-The Coexistence and Development of Two Musical Cultures

1. New music in China continued to develop rapidly.

2. Chinese traditional music and Chinese new music influenced each other and kept evolving forward.

The problem of urban-rural relations in the development of modern music (the impact brought about by the commercialization of folk arts)

I - Positive Impacts

1. The urban economy provided better material conditions for the development of these arts

2. Mutual competition and exchanges improved the skills of the folk artists, and promoted the development of the folk arts

3. Promoted Exchange and integration between various genres of art in different regions

4. Combination of folk art and people's life and mutual influence

5. Influence by urban life, folk opera and rap music gradually female actors and actresses were produced

II-Negative Effects

1. Folk art gradually became commodities of the urban capitalist economy

2. The feudalistic dregs of folk music were also found in the folk music of the city. The dregs of feudalism in folk music were combined with the individualism and hedonism of the bourgeois season and the low and vulgar tastes of the common people.

3. The artistic performance is more flashy and superficial.

Three - in short

Into the city of folk art genres, are in the content and form of a profound change....