Types and categories of folk music

Its range includes songs, simple musical instruments, and even dance music and dance steps. This explanation is related to the redefinition of folk music, folklore and folk dance in the middle of19th century. It is generally believed that this term and theory were defined from 1846, which was put forward by the British anthropologist W.J. Thomas.

Musical characteristics

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 differences determine the form or existence of music. Folk music is purely selected by social forces, including "Qu" 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.