Cultural Characteristics of China Traditional Music

The cultural characteristics of China traditional music are detailed as follows:

First, the characteristics:

1, depending on melody: China traditional music pays attention to the expression of melody, emphasizing the beauty of melody and the expression of emotion. Melody is usually linear, full of changes and twists.

2. Pentatonal scale: The scale used in China traditional music is pentatonic scale, namely palace, Shang, horn, horn and feather. Different from the western seven-tone scale, the pentatonic scale has a unique tone and tone.

3. Pay attention to rhythm and rhythm: China traditional music pays attention to the stability and flow of rhythm, which usually drives the pulse of music simply and steadily. Rhythm emphasizes the rhythm and charm of music.

4. Emotional expression: China traditional music takes the expression of emotions as an important goal, and often expresses inner feelings and emotions through music, such as joy, anger, sadness and joy.

5. Song and Dance: China traditional music is often combined with song and dance to form a comprehensive artistic expression. The harmony and echo between music and dance is one of the characteristics of China traditional music.

6. Various forms of inheritance and performance: There are many traditional music of different schools and local styles in China, such as guqin, guzheng, Peking Opera and national music. At the same time, there are various forms of traditional music, including solo, ensemble and ensemble.

Second, knowledge expansion:

1, China traditional music refers to the music created by the people of China in their own way, including both ancient works handed down from history and contemporary works, which is an extremely important part of China folk music.

2. Traditional music is an extremely important part of China national music. The difference between traditional music and new music lies not in the time of creation, but in the form of expression and style characteristics.

3. The division of traditional music was first seen in the Introduction to National Music compiled by China Conservatory of Music, which can be divided into five categories: songs, cabaret music, rap music, opera and instrumental music, but most colleges and universities incorporate cabaret music into folk songs in their teaching.