What does folk music mean?

Refers to the traditional folk music played by Chinese traditional musical instruments in the form of solo, ensemble and dance.

China has a long history of national instrumental music. From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, blowing sheng, hammering, drumming, percussion and playing the piano were popular among the people. At that time, Qin musicians such as Shi Juanhe appeared, as well as the famous piano music "Mountain" and "Running Water".

Percussion music in Qin and Han dynasties, commercial music in Wei and Jin dynasties, pipa music in Sui and Tang dynasties, fine music and pure music in Song dynasty, top ten gongs and drums and strings in Yuan and Ming dynasties, etc. , there are various forms of performance. Modern genres and forms are the inheritance and development of traditional forms.

1, Qin is the most widely developed musical instrument among ancient literati in China. For a long time, a large number of Qin music and various genres have been circulated, among which the famous songs are Guangling San, Liu Shui, Xiaoxiang Yunshui, Three Lane of Plum Blossoms, Reminiscence of Time Past, Three Stories in Yangguan and so on.

2. In the ancient plucked instruments in China, the playing skills of Thule and Zheng are very similar. Shaped like a harp, it has 25 strings with different thicknesses. Each stringed instrument has a post. Tune the chord to the pentatonic scale. In ancient times, this instrument was usually played by piano or sheng. The earliest musical instrument had fifty strings, so it was also called "fifty strings". The body is bigger than the guzheng, and it is all pronounced by Dan Xian. ?

3. Zheng, one of the ancient plucked instruments in China, has been circulating for more than 2,000 years, so it is commonly known as "Guzheng", also known as "Qin Zheng". Before the Han and Jin Dynasties, the Zheng had twelve strings, and later it was increased to thirteen strings, fifteen strings, sixteen strings and twenty-one strings. The famous guzheng songs include: Fishing Boat Singing Late, Mountain Flowing Water, Swimming in Western jackdaw in the West, Autumn Moon in the Han Palace, Rain in the Banana Window, etc. ?

4. Elegant music is one of the traditional national musical instruments in China, which can be divided into Yanzhu elegant music, Diao elegant music, Fengshou elegant music and Xiao elegant music. Among them, the cymbals with the same origin as the harp were introduced through the western regions.

Ruan is a stringed instrument with a long and straight handle, which is a bit like Qin Yue. It has four folk strings, but now it has three strings. According to legend, Ruan Xian, a native of Jin Dynasty in China, was named after being good at playing this instrument, so he was also called "Ruan Xian". Famous song: Silk Road Camel Bell.