Eight movements of the Yellow River Chorus

The Yellow River Cantata's eight movements are:

1. The first movement: Yellow River boatman song (mixed chorus)

2. The second movement: Ode to the Yellow River (tenor or baritone solo)

3. The third movement: "How the water of the Yellow River moves out of the sky" (poetry reading with music, accompanied by three strings)

4. The fourth movement: Huangshui Ballad (two female chorus, originally chorus)

5. The fifth movement: "Riverside duet" (male duet and mixed chorus, originally male duet)

6. The sixth movement: "Yellow River Complaint" (soprano solo, three female singers are often added at the concert according to the revised draft)

7. The seventh movement: "Defending the Yellow River" (singing in turn)

8. The eighth movement: "Roar, Yellow River" (mixed chorus)

Extended data

The Yellow River Cantata was written in the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, 1938 autumn and winter. The author marched with the anti-Japanese troops to the northwest bank of the Yellow River. China's magnificent mountains and rivers and heroic soldiers inspired the author's creation, and the call of the times prompted him to write a large-scale recitation poem Ode to the Yellow River with high patriotic enthusiasm, which was later rewritten into the lyrics of the Yellow River Chorus.

The works show the suffering and tenacious struggle of the people of China in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression era, and also show the great spirit and invincible strength of our nation. It takes the Yellow River, the birthplace of our nation, as the background, and shows what happened along the banks of the Yellow River, so as to enlighten people to defend the Yellow River, North China and China. The works are magnificent, fresh in color, simple and beautiful, with distinctive national style, which strongly reflects the spirit of the times.

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