Orchestration of Chinese Style Songs

Chinese music should be originated from Chinese musical instruments, an entertaining saying is that "with the good sound of musical instruments, the human voice from talking to singing", there are many kinds of Chinese musical instruments, the use of a single musical instrument skills are also profound, the following I list some of the more people know about the Chinese musical instruments, there are opportunities for them to use them in the Chinese wind music very well.

Bawu, Banhu, chime, flute, dongxiao, dulcimer, erhu, gaohu, gehu, guqin, guzheng, hulusi, jinghu, konghou, liuqin, lusheng, matouqin, nan bangzi, xiaojiao, pipa, qin xiao, sanxian, sheng, tambourine, shihua, suona, ocarina, xiaojiao, ocarina, yangqin, yanqin, yanghuji, zhonghu, bamboo flute, pendant piano. ......

Chinese instruments are mainly solo instruments, so the use of musical instruments is generally used as the main theme, such as intro, interlude, plus flowers, etc., but also take into account that once it is used in the liner notes position will not steal the main theme; instrumental recordings I would like to suggest is to invite the region's famous folk music teacher, do not use the electronic sound, but also to use a foreign sound source to simulate the Chinese musical instruments. The simulation of Chinese instruments by foreign sources is still a long way off.

Chinese instruments should be used well, and more time should be spent on melody writing, and teachers should be invited to record real instruments; Chinese instruments should be used well, and they should be used to blend with western instruments. ......

Western instruments, such as guitars, pianos, and strings, etc., are not excluded from the Chinese style of works, but they should not be the main characters of the works. become the protagonist

Ancient melody Ancient melody can come from the opera ......

One, kunqu

Kunqu, also known as "kunqiang", "kunqu", is an ancient type of opera. It is an ancient type of opera. It originated in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, and began to flourish after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, when most of the legendary plays were sung in Kunqu. In addition to Southern Kunqu, which maintains the characteristics of early Kunqu, many branches have been formed throughout the country, such as Kunyi, Xiangkun and Chuankun in the north. The style of Kunqu is clear and soft, delicate and lyrical, and the performance is full of songs and dances, and the program is strict, which is the representative of Chinese classical opera.

Two, Beijing Opera

Beijing Opera, also known as "Pihuang", consists of two basic cadences, "Xipi" and "Erhuang", which make up its musical material, and also sings some local tunes (such as Liuzi). It is composed of two basic tunes, "Xipi" and "Erhuang", and also sings a number of small local tunes (such as liuziqiang and blowing accent) and Kunqu opera songs. It was formed in Beijing around 1840 and flourished in the 1930s and 1940s, when it was known as the "National Opera". Nowadays, it is still a big opera with national influence. It is a representative of modern Chinese opera, with its comprehensive repertoire, mature performances, and beautiful atmosphere.

Three, Jin Opera

Jin Opera, also known as "Zhonglu Bangzi", is developed by Shanxi and Shaanxi junction of Shan-Shaanxi Opera to Shanxi, combined with the characteristics of the Shanxi language and the formation. It is now popular in central Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Hebei. It maintains the characteristics of the clapper clapper with banging knuckles, and the music style is soft and delicate in addition to being high-pitched. The performances are popular and simple. Famous plays include "Playing the Golden Branch", "Small Feast" and "Selling Paintings and Splitting Doors".

Four, Cantonese Opera

Cantonese Opera is popular in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and other Cantonese-speaking areas. Formed in the early Qing Dynasty, it is a combination of imported vocal cords such as Gaoqiang, Kunqiang, Pihuang, and Bangkang, and local folk music. The music is in the form of a combination of plate cadences and quqiqi. The repertoire includes "Searching for the Academy" and "Guan Hanqing".

V. Sichuan Opera

Sichuan Opera, a local opera in Sichuan Province, is popular in Sichuan and its surrounding areas. It consists of Kun Cavity, Gao Cavity, Huqin, Bouncing Opera, and Lantern Opera, each of which has its own repertoire. The singing of Sichuan Opera is high-pitched and exciting, and the performances are witty and humorous, rich in the flavor of life. The main repertoire consists of traditional plays such as The Jade Hairpin, The Willow Shade, and Catching Wang Kui Alive, as well as new plays such as Dead Water, Changing Faces, and Gold.

Sixth, Yu Opera

Yu Opera is also known as Henan Opera and Henan High Tune. It is also called "Henan Acura" because early actors sang with their own voices and used falsetto to turn the high end of their voices with "Acura" when they started and ended their voices. In the mountainous areas of western Henan, the performances are based on the mountains and the flat earth, locally known as "leaning on the mountain roar". Because Henan Province is short for "Yu", it was named Yu Opera after the liberation. It is one of the main types of theater in Henan Province.

Yu Opera is popular in a wide range of areas, from the north and south of the Yangtze River, on both sides of the Yellow River to Xinjiang and Tibet, where it is performed. The picture on the right shows Mu Guiying, played by Ma Jinfeng.

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From China's 6 major theater schools, we not only get many, many song themes, but also draw the essence of Chinese melodies from them, and in addition, we amazingly find that the long transitions in the theater and modern RNB transitions can be very well integrated. For example: Wang Leehom's "Flower Field Mistake", which has the classic line:

Flower field made a mistake, please forgive me for my mercurial interruption.

We are all impressed that the word "please" has taken more than ten turns, and one word has been on top for a long, long time. These melodic treatments were seldom seen in pop songs in the past, but now, combined with the RNB transcription, there is a new market for Chinese theater melody.

Ancient melodies can also be Chinese folk music, which can be said to be the Chinese music after opera ...... But our country was in a period of war and turmoil, and the music did not have the economic support to develop above opera ......

Chinese wind can draw on the folk music melody has the following representative works:

Step by step, step by step, colorful clouds chasing the moon, silkworm flower song, Zen garden bells, long pavilion complaints slow, long love, Chang'e running to the moon, the night of the spring river flowers and the moon, the big waves, butterfly dance, two springs reflecting the moon, put the horse in the mountain song, separate flying swallows, phoenix Yang flower drums, high mountains and flowing water, high mountains and green, the gusou spring dawn, guanshan moon, Guangling San, cold river snow Han Palace Autumn Moon, Moonlight in the Lotus Pond, Dream of the Red Chamber, Fragrance of Flowers, The Beginning of the River, General's Decree, The Desire of the Golden Bough, Love Song of Kangding, Southeast Flight of the Peacock, Cold Canglang, The Leaving Strings, The Leaving Strings, The Butterflies of the Beam and the Blessing of the Butterflies, Liu Sanjie, Liu Qingniang, The Meeting on the Terrace, Plum Blossom, Meng Jiangnu, The Last Emperor, Jasmine Flower, Peony Pavilion, The Picture of the Riverside on the Clear Lake, Horse Racing, Ambush from the Ten Faces, Sweet Honey, The Winds of Hope, The Imperial Daughter's Flower of the Wushu Warrior, The Pride of the Wanderer's River and the Flowing Water of Clouds and Rivers, Yangchunbaixue, Night Comes to Fragrance, Fishing Boat Sings the Evening ......

The above are the best of Chinese folk songs (some of the themes are from operas), and the others aren't listed because certain folk music is of a certain era, and those eras aren't a reason for a modern retrospective.

For ancient melody, my own definition for the time being is: with Teresa Teng as the watershed, including Teresa Teng, the melody of the previous songs can be the connotation of ancient melody ......