About Pipa and Guzheng

The first song "Fishing Boat Singing Late" is a famous traditional guzheng solo. There are two theories about the origin of this song. For many years, people have always believed that Lou Shuhua developed in the 1930s according to the ancient song "Return to Come". In recent years, some people think that this piece of music was adapted by Jin Zhuonan, a close friend, according to the traditional Shandong Zheng music "Double Skin", "Sunset on the Third Ring Road" and "Running Water Drills the Stone". The first half of Lou Shuhua's widely circulated version is the same as Jin Zhuonan's version, and the second half is unique to Lou Shuhua's version. The title of the song is taken from Wang Bo's famous poem "Preface to Tengyu Pavilion" in the Tang Dynasty: "Fishing boats sing late, making the coast of Peng Li poor." The whole piece of music is very poetic, with smooth melody, first slow and then fast, first loose and then tight, and full of layered feelings, vividly depicting the pleasant realm of lakes and mountains, fishing boats fighting for their return and fishermen singing together in the sunset. This piece of music is not only one of the representative works of Zheng music, but also transplanted into solos of western instruments such as violin, piano and flute.

The second "Water Lotus" is a Hakka Zheng Song in Chaozhou, Guangdong. Someone explained this song and said, "The first performance of music is symbolized by the emergence of red lotus, symbolizing elegance and gentleness." With its melodious melody and the special charm of "emphasizing six tones", the song is pure and clear, and it places people's praise on the noble sentiment of lotus "emerging from the mud without staining, lingering without demon"

Pan Miaoxing, a guzheng player, played the above two songs. 1940 was born and studied plucked instruments since childhood. /kloc-was admitted to Shanghai National Orchestra at the age of 0/5. Since 1959, he has been engaged in guzheng performance, and studied under Guo Ying, Cao Zheng, Zhao Jinshan, Luo Jiuxiang and Su Wenxian successively. 196 1 At the second Shanghai Spring Concert, the talent of guzheng solo was revealed with skillful skills. For decades, it has widely absorbed the styles of China North and South Guzheng schools, and is famous for its comprehensive skills and superb performance.

The third "Mountain Flowing Water" is one of the top ten ancient songs in China and the representative work of Zhejiang Zheng School. Although the Zheng song "Mountain Flowing Water" has been circulated all over the country, there are great differences, and the Zhejiang school's "Mountain Flowing Water" has been studied and played the most. This song was first seen in the earliest piano music collection in China, The Magic Secret. The title of the book reads: "There is only one section of the mountain stream, which was divided into two sections in the Tang Dynasty, regardless of paragraphs. The Song Dynasty was divided into four sections: mountains and flowing water. " The theme of the music is China's famous ancient music story "Bo Ya's broken piano holds a bosom friend", which presents a state of "majestic mountain, magnificent river and sea". The whole song consists of two parts: mountains and running water. The first half uses the "big pinch" separated by two octaves, and its rich and beautiful timbre depicts the grandeur of the mountain. In the second half of the music, while sliding, a lot of upward and downward scraping techniques are used continuously, and the different forms of running water are described in detail, from trickle to slow turn until they converge into a river. "Mountain Flowing Water" is a freehand work with melodious and smooth melody, elegant and fresh style, simple and elegant rhyme and far-reaching artistic conception.

William Wang, a young guzheng player, 1966, was born in Suichang, Zhejiang. 1978 entered the middle school attached to Shanghai Conservatory of Music, 1984 was promoted to the undergraduate course of our college, studied under Associate Professor He Baoquan and Associate Professor Sun, 1988 graduated with honors and stayed in the hospital to teach. 1986 won the performance award of new works in the first China Record Works Grand Prix; 1989 won the performance prize of "Shancheng Cup" TV Instrumental Grand Prix and the third prize of Guzheng Professional Group of "Art Cup" China Musical Instrument International Competition; 199 1 won the performance award of "Shanghai Spring". He has performed in Hongkong and Taiwan Province, Singapore, Japan, Yugoslavia, Romania and other countries. William Wang's playing skills are comprehensive, delicate and graceful, with strong charm and unrestrained passion. The eighth and tenth songs in this film are also William Wang's masterpieces.

The fourth song "Lin Chong Running at Night" is 1962, which was adapted and developed by Lu Xiutang and Wang Yizhi according to the theme of Kunqu Opera "Sword Running at Night" and the melody of the tune "New Water Order", showing the story that Lin Chong, the leopard head in the water margin, fled to Liangshan after being persecuted by the government on a snowy night. This music is like "the pipa in the traditional repertoire"

It is Zhu Xiaomeng who plays this song and the ninth song. 1984 graduated from the folk music department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and 1985 won the first prize of Shanghai Youth Concert Guzheng. 1990 In March, Shanghai Musicians Association and Shanghai Film Orchestra jointly held a guzheng solo concert for her. In the same year 10, a Zhu Xiaomeng guzheng solo concert attended by consulates in Shanghai was held in Shanghai Garden Hotel.

The fifth Dong Dance Music shows the customs of Dong villages and expresses the happy mood of Dong children who love a better life. The whole song * * * is divided into four sections: first, the medium speed is slightly faster, the song of Dong Village; The second is a slightly faster, rough and enthusiastic Lusheng dance; Third, slow, moonlight Dong Zhai's pipa is affectionate; Fourth, the medium speed is slightly faster, praising Dongxiang. The melody of the music alternately uses "rising tone" and "falling tone", which shows the special style of Dong music. In the second paragraph, the author uses a special stress technique to set off a rough and warm atmosphere.

This song is played by China Guzheng Master, Zheng Composer and Jiao Jinhai, a member of China Music Association. 1939 was born in Anyang, Henan province, and graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music in 1963. He worked as a guzheng soloist in the Central Broadcasting National Orchestra and Hunan Radio and Television Art Troupe, and is now a professor of guzheng in the Music Department of Xiamen University. Because of his efforts, he has made outstanding achievements in guzheng performance, guzheng music creation and guzheng theory description, and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. Jiao, with his unique playing style, rich creative music, well-developed playing methods and theoretical practice, has been paid attention to and studied by overseas guzheng circles again and again. In addition to being called "Jiao Pai Zheng", he is also known as a master of guzheng who can "learn from the past, modernize traditional guzheng music and closely connect it with the pulse of the times".

The sixth song "Autumn Moon in Han Palace" is also one of the top ten ancient songs in China. There are two popular forms of performance. One is erhu music, which was recorded by Mr. Liu Tianhua around 1929 and played by erhu. According to the examination, Autumn Moon (also known as "San Tan Yin Yue") originated from the first paragraph of the pipa with the same name; The other is Qu Zheng. It is a common situation that folk instrumental music has evolved from a musical score to a different score, and it has been recreated by its own artistic means to shape different musical images. The whole song is intended to show the bitterness and crying of the oppressed maids in ancient times for the melancholy of the moon and arouse people's sympathy for their unfortunate experiences. The performance of Zheng music uses a variety of techniques such as kneading, singing, sliding and pressing, with simple style and full charm. It is one of the representatives of Shandong Zheng music.

The seventh "Playing in the Water in Western Western jackdaw" is a masterpiece in Hakka Qu Zheng. "Hakka" refers to the Central Plains people who moved to Chaozhou and Meixian in Guangdong Province in order to escape the war at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, so "Hakka Qu Zheng" is also called "Zhongzhou Ancient Tune" and spread in Chaozhou. The music is played with the unique "heavy six tones" of Chaozhou music, which makes it have a special local color. The melody of guzheng is fresh and lively, and coconut trees with low timbre are interspersed among them, which comes at the right time and brings out the best in each other. It sounds interesting. It vividly depicts the western Western jackdaw (Osprey) playing in the water one by one. In this recording, the gentleman accompanying the coconut tree is a famous figure of Chaozhou Opera Zheng School. 1953 recorded the guzheng solo "Swimming in the Western Western jackdaw" for the first time in Shanghai, which was famous and very popular. Forty years later, although he is 80 years old, I heard that disciple Guo recorded "Swimming in the Western Western jackdaw" again, and he took coconut trees as a companion with great interest, which added icing on the cake for this famous song to show its elegance again.

The famous guzheng player Guo, 1942, was born in Shanghai. At the age of thirteen, he studied under Guo Ying, a famous Chaozhou Zheng School, and later under Wang Yizhi, a famous Zhejiang Zheng School, and successively under Cao Zheng, Lin Maogen and Xu Shoucheng. 1965 graduated with honors from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and now teaches at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. On the basis of learning traditional Zheng schools from all over the world, Guo deliberately strives for novelty and forms his own delicate and subtle playing style, which gives people a aftertaste. Her guzheng performance is solid and lyrical, and she often plays solo in various concerts and radio and television.

The eighth song "Fishing Songs in the East China Sea" was written by Zhang Yan in the 1970s. Music shows the happy and tense working life of fishermen in the East China Sea, as well as their love and yearning for a new life. Music depicts the waves of the sea, the scene of labor and the broad and passionate singing theme with the tone of horn, and depicts the temperament and enthusiasm of contemporary fishermen from different aspects.

The ninth song "Shooting Drum in Xiangshan" was written in 1980, and 1983 won the Excellent Music Works Award in the 6th Asian Music Forum. This song is based on the music of the same name in Xi 'an Drum Music and the ancient pipa Song Yue No.2 High School. The author used the skills of Qin Zheng in Shaanxi for reference, absorbed the charm of Shaanxi local opera, and made the music full of strong local flavor. The music shows the empty Sanskrit, ethereal artistic conception, and the lively scene when people hold incense parties in the mountains.

The tenth "War Typhoon" was written in the mid-1960s, and the author Wang Changyuan was moved by the indomitable spirit of Shanghai dockers in fighting against typhoons. The music consists of five parts: the first part depicts the warm and jubilant labor scene on the dock; The second part simulates the roaring and rushing of the wind with special playing techniques; The third part vividly depicts the scene of the workers fighting against the typhoon with the gradually formed tense and strong musical effect; The fourth part of the melody is broad and stretched, expressing the joy of workers after defeating the typhoon; Finally, the reappearance of the first part, the music is magnificent and vivid, leaving a deep impression on the audience.

There are too many guzheng songs. The above are just the introduction of the top ten famous songs.

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Ten famous pipa songs:

First, the "song of the fortress"

Song of the Fortress is a traditional pipa Wen Qu. The music expresses sadness by describing Wang Zhaojun's yearning for the motherland.

Second, "Sunset flute and drum"

Sunset Red Drum, also known as Xunyang Qu, is a lyrical and freehand Wen Qu. The melody is elegant and beautiful.

Third, "House of Flying Daggers"

House of flying daggers is a famous large-scale pipa, which can be called a classic in music. The grandeur of music content and style is rare in classical music. Gaixia decisive battle is a famous battle in the history of our country. Pipa's Ambush on Houses shows the fierce situation of this ancient war by means of music, and shows the world a vivid and touching picture of the ancient battlefield.

Fourth, "overlord disarms"

"Overlord and Dismantle Your Armor" is a famous traditional pipa repertoire in Wu Qu. This piece of music is based on the same material as House of Flying Daggers, and it also describes the battle under Gaixia. The same chapter and ring structure is adopted, but the ideas are different. The protagonist is Xiang Yu, so the music is depressing and tragic.

V. "Big waves wash sand"

"Big Waves for Sand" is a pipa solo created by Hua, and the music shows the author's infinite feelings about the injustice of the world and his attitude towards fate.

Six, "Zhao Jun out of the fortress"

Pipa solo "Zhaojun Out of the fortress" was recorded by Hua. Music expresses the author's infinite feelings about this historical event by depicting the emotional changes of Zhao Jun when he left the fortress.

Seven, "Chun Xue"

"Yangchun Baixue", also known as "Yangchun Ancient Music" or "Yangchun" for short, is an excellent pipa ancient music that is widely circulated. Simple and rich music language shows people's spirit temperament of being aggressive, optimistic and full of infinite feelings for nature.

Eight, "Little Sisters on the Grassland"

It shows the noble style and brave spirit of children in New China who love the collective and are not afraid of storms.

Nine, "Christina Na Swan"

It is said that The Swan in Christina is the earliest pipa music known today.

X. yi dance

Yi dance music is a lyrical music full of life flavor, just like a picture scroll depicting customs with music.

Pipa music can be divided into Wu Qu's House of Flying Daggers, Farewell My Concubine and Christina with Swan. ) and Wen Qu's (flute and drum in the sunset, Zhaojun going to the fortress, the moon in the Han Palace is high, Qinglian Yuefu, the song on the fortress, etc. ).

The sound of the sunset flute and drum (the predecessor of the moonlight night on the riverside) is empty (singing all night tonight)

Yangchun Snow Dragon Boat

Cezanne District, He Na City, Christina

Violet Yuefu song and dance introduction

Ambush on all sides to catch flowers

The moon in Han Palace is high.

Overlord disarmament improvement exercise

Dance music and food of Feihua Yi nationality

Five strong men in Langya Mountain, Dalang, Tao Sha

Zhaojun went out of the village to turn his feathers and adjust his waist.

Tianshan Spring Torch Festival Night

Grassland Little Sisters Liuyang River

Shan chuan shui Qing

Yingzhou Classical Tunes Eight Essays and Allegro.

Your legendary Sui Chen.

Western jackdaw in the west dabbled in spring silkworms.

The version of Moonlit Night on a Spring River is different from that of the Sunset Flute and Drum.

Verbs (abbreviation of verb) Swan Chunyu, Chen Xingyuan, Fan

Wild bees flying in the water lotus, old boys.

Concerto: Hua Mulan's Spring and Autumn Blessing to Lin 'an, Miss Liang Zhu who hates grassland heroes, and so on.