What are the structural ways of China folk songs?

1. Change the tail without changing the head:

It means that the first half of the phrase remains the same and the second half changes.

2. Molding:

Also known as displacement. This technique refers to the theme melody of the song or the melody of other phrases or their festivals and music exchanges are repeated at different heights every time.

3. Fish bite its tail:

It refers to the structure that the ending sound of the previous melody is the same as the first sound of the next melody. Also known as the ending song and the solitaire song, it is a structural form of China traditional music.

4. Snail toppings:

It is a structural technique, which is often used in folk instrumental music to form paragraphs with different speeds and lengths. . The so-called snail knot refers to gradually tightening the original phrase until it finally forms a concise top. Such as the national orchestral music "Golden Snake Dance".

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Fish biting their tails is also reflected in some musical instruments. For example, "Two Springs Reflecting the Moon" is a masterpiece of erhu handed down by China folk blind artist A Bing. This song is full of tears and has a great influence in the music industry.

It absorbs the tones of southern Jiangsu folk songs and Changtanquan, with euphemistic tunes and delicate feelings. The connection between phrases can be said to be a typical melody, that is, the first sound of the latter phrase uses the last sound of the previous phrase, which is called "fish biting the tail" in folk music. Mainly reflected in "Moonlit Night on a Spring River".