Who is the author of folk instrumental music "Dance of the Golden Snake"?

Appreciation of Folk Music Ensemble Dance of the Golden Snake

(1) About the author:

Nie Er (1912-1935) is the founder of proletarian revolutionary music in China. He was born in a poor family of cattle doctors in Yuxi, Yunnan. He was influenced by folk music such as lanterns and Yunnan opera in his hometown since childhood, and he can play a variety of national musical instruments. 1927 was admitted to Yunnan No.1 Normal University, and later joined the Beiping Left-wing Musicians' Union. He initiated and organized the China Emerging Music Research Association in Shanghai. 1933 joined the China * * * production party and began to actively compose music for left-wing progressive films and dramas. His works are full of distinctive national characteristics and the appeal of the spirit of the times, and are known as "pioneers of revolutionary music", among which March of the Volunteers was named the national anthem of China after liberation. 1935 Nie Er died unexpectedly while swimming in the swamp sea in Fujisawa, Japan.

(2) Introduction to the works

"Golden Snake Dance" is a folk music ensemble arranged by Nie Eryu 1934 according to the Jiangnan silk and bamboo song "Knife Eight Boards". The lively and powerful melody gives people a strong and unrestrained impression, and with the passionate rhythm of gongs and drums, it gives people a warm and jubilant atmosphere. The music is named after Dance of the Golden Snake, which not only expresses the firm belief of the Chinese nation in the future, but also embodies a revolutionary optimism. It has become one of the most popular and familiar tracks in China folk music performances.

(3) Appreciation of works

Music is a three-part structure, and melody always has distinct rhythm characteristics.

The first paragraph. At the beginning of music, cheerful, high-spirited and unrestrained emotions are constantly presented in a bright and rising tone, which is refreshing.

The second paragraph. The warm, smooth and lively melody derived from the sound of two bars of percussion instruments makes people feel full of vitality.

In the third paragraph, the author skillfully draws on the structural form of "spiral knot" in folk gongs and drums. The responses of the upper and lower sentences echo each other, and the sentence width is gradually reduced and the speed is gradually accelerated. Coupled with the rhythm of percussion instruments such as gongs, drums, cymbals and wooden fish, the mood rose step by step until the peak of jubilation, vividly reappearing the joyful scenes of dragon dance and gongs and drums in folk festivals, full of distinctive national character and life atmosphere. ?