Why is all Chinese music pentatonic?

1. Pentatonic: In terms of musical composition, Chinese music is based on the pentatonic scale. The so-called pentatonic modulation is a modulation consisting of five tones: Gong, Shang, Horn, Zheng, and Feather, similar to 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 in a simple musical score.The hexatonic modulation and heptatonic modulation in folk music were developed on the basis of the pentatonic modulation.

2. Horizontal melody: In terms of musical expression, Chinese music emphasizes the horizontal progression of music, i.e. the expressive nature of melody. In terms of artistic style, Chinese music pays attention to the rhythmic treatment of melody and emphasizes the fact that the spirit does not exist when the form is scattered. Traditional Chinese music works are often characterized by a single melodic progression, with less use of harmony.

3. Song and dance follow each other: traditional Chinese music also has a close relationship with dance and other sister arts. In ancient times, music was generally inseparable from dance, such as the Six Dynasties of Music and Dance in ancient times, the Song and Dance Daqu of the Tang Dynasty, and the opera music that emerged after the Tang and Song dynasties all reflect the combination of music and dance.

4, national characteristics: China's national vocal art singing emphasizes the brightness and sweetness of the voice, the vividness of the language and the simplicity of the feelings, emphasizes the mellowness of the cavity and the clarity of the biting and spitting of the words, emphasizes the use of the breath, and is based on the singing of the real voice.

Expanded Information:

The history of Chinese folk instrumental music is as follows p>Chinese national instrumental music has a long history. From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, folk music was popular in the form of instrumental music, such as playing the sheng, blowing yu, drumming, hitting the building, and playing the qin, and at that time, there were qin masters such as Shi Juan, Shi Kuang, and other famous qin tunes such as "High Mountain" and "Running Water".

The Drum and Blow Music of the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Qing Shang Music of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Pipa Music of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Fine Music and Qing Music of the Song Dynasty, and the Shifan Drums and Gongs, Strings and Strings of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties have been played in a rich and varied form. The various genres and forms of recent times are the inheritance and development of the traditional forms.

Chinese folk music can be divided into six categories according to its genre and artistic characteristics: folk songs, dance music, rap music, opera music, folk instrumental music, and comprehensive music. Each type of music has a variety of genres, forms, music types and works.