The similarities and differences between northern folk songs and southern folk songs

The similarities and differences between northern folk songs and southern folk songs:

Northern folk songs and southern folk songs are the collective oral poetry of the working people, and they are the art of songs which are produced and developed by the people through extensive oral singing in the practice of life.

Northern folk songs and southern folk songs are mainly to express the thoughts, feelings, will, requirements and wishes of the working people, with a strong sense of reality, is an important part of the literature and art of all nationalities.

The differences between the northern folk songs and the southern folk songs are different language characteristics, different rhythms, and different emotional characteristics.

1, different language features

(1) northern folk songs: northern folk songs have more words, biting the word angular.

(2) Southern folk songs: the lyrics of southern folk songs are more implicit, the bite of the word fine and soft, good use of the ratio, Xing, melody more than the performance of the euphony, delicate, lyrical.

2. Different rhythms

(1) Northern folk songs: Northern folk songs are fast and compact, and the phrases are short and the breathing should be fast and flexible.

(2) Southern folk songs: southern folk songs are slower and more relaxed, the phrases are long and the breath should be deep and stable.

3. Different character of conveying feelings

(1) Northern folk songs: Northern folk songs have more words and feelings, and they use more real voices than fake voices.

(2) Southern folk songs: Southern folk songs have more sound and feeling, and the falsetto component is a little more.