What are the top ten most popular music

1. The First Military Band Founded in China

Yuan Shikai formed it in 1899 in Tianjin on the advice of a German adviser. This band of about twenty men, using the same instruments as the brass bands in foreign marching bands, played for Cixi.

2. China's earliest surviving marching band

The Tsinghua University Marching Band, founded in 1916, is still active in the amateur wind band world.

3, China's earliest violin manufacturing factory

June 1, 1949, China built the first violin factory - New China Musical Instrument Factory (i.e. Beijing Violin Factory). Later, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Yingkou and Suzhou and other cities have also established violin factories. Now, the musical instrument research department has begun to use advanced science and technology, has made China's violin production level greatly improved.

4, China's first bronze statue of national musicians

November 27, 1982, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, the founder of the Institute of Xiao Youmei's bronze bust. Xiao Youmei was born in 1884 in Zhongshan County, Guangdong Province; in 1901, he was admitted to the Tokyo Higher Teacher's College in Japan, and also studied at the Tokyo Music School; in 1912, he went to the Leipzig Conservatory of Music in Germany, where he studied music theory and composition; after his return to China in 1920, he taught in the Beijing Women's Higher Teacher's College, the Peking University Music Institute, and the Beijing Arts College; in 1927, he prepared for the founding of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and became a professor at the Shanghai Music Conservatory. In 1927, he worked in Shanghai to establish the National Conservatory of Music (now the Shanghai Conservatory of Music), and served as professor, dean of the faculty and dean of the conservatory. After the September 18th Incident, Xiao Youmei organized the "Anti-Japanese Salvation Association" and encouraged all the teachers and students to compose patriotic songs. The songs he composed, such as "National Shame Song" and "National Trouble Song", had a certain influence at that time.

5. The earliest rap music in China

The "Chengxiang Psalm" by Xunzi (about 313-238 BC). The musical form of "Chengxiang" is based on folk raps and ballads,*** divided into three movements. The "Sang" is a percussion instrument developed from a labor tool used for pounding rice or building embankments, and is used to rap with a beat. "Sung-sang" was a form of rap and ballad circulated among the people at that time, which was later developed into a form of poetry. The whole piece has four lines and one rhyme, and is read according to a certain rhythm, with no fixed tune, and its rhythm is similar to that of a quick tempo. Most of the works publicize the way of ruling the country for the king, interspersed with historical stories, and criticize the reality of the time.

6. The most famous music organization in ancient China

The Lefu (乐府), which was established in the fifth year of the Yuan Ding reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (112 B.C.). The "Lefu" was like a modern-day singing troupe, with the Concert Master as the organization's top business leader. The professional workers of Lefu would organize and process the local folk songs collected from Zhao, Qin, Chu and other regions, and then the Concordant Lieutenant would compose new songs and teach them to the musicians to be sung for the enjoyment of the Emperor, Queen, Princess and generals in the Palace. When the "Lefu" was at its peak, it was staffed by more than 800 people, most of whom were first-rate musicians, literati and folk artists. This musical organization was a product of the development of culture in the context of the economic level of the Han Dynasty to a certain height.

7. China's earliest foreign musical and cultural exchanges

The thirteenth year of King Mu of the Western Zhou Dynasty (about 989 BC). At that time, King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty personally led a huge band of singers on a westward journey until they reached the Black Lake connected with the Black Sea, a round trip of about 35,000 miles. This band exchanged gifts with local tribal leaders and held grand performances at every place they visited. The present puppet show, shadow play, acrobatics, etc., were introduced into our country at that time. In the case of very undeveloped transportation, King Mu of Zhou led a team of tireless, trekking, for the development of Chinese and Western music and cultural exchanges made a great contribution. This huge singing band led by him became the earliest musical group to visit abroad in China.

8. The earliest instrumental music competition in China

The pipa competition was held in Chang'an, the capital city of China, during the Zhenyuan period of the Tang Dynasty (785-805 A.D.). At that time, two colorful buildings were erected on the East Street and West Street of Chang'an, and the pipa player on the colorful building on the East Street was Kang Kunlun, a native of Kang, who came from the Western Regions and was the court pipa player called "the first hand of pipa"; and on the colorful building on the West Street was the pipa player Duan Shanben, who was made up as a young girl. According to the "Recollections of the House of Music", after the start of the competition, Kang Kunlun played a piece of "Feather Tune Record", Duan Shanben immediately moved to "Maple Fragrance Tune", and Kang Kunlun was overwhelmed by Duan Shanben's playing, and worshiped Duan as his teacher.

9, the earliest music school in ancient China

The Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC - 8th century BC) "Dasi music", which is more than 3,000 years old. At that time, the ruling class attached great importance to music and regarded it as an important tool for ruling the country. As the music institution of the Zhou Dynasty, the "Da Shi Le" held the functions of music education and the execution of rituals and music, and its training targets were mainly the sons of the royal family and nobles, and some outstanding musical talents selected from the private sector. The content of study is mainly music aesthetics, singing and dancing; the duration of study is seven years, starting from the age of 13 and graduating at the age of 20; the number of students reaches more than 1,400, of which there are more than 600 music teachers (musicians), and it can be called a music school with strong teachers and complete institutions.

10, the earliest introduction to China's ancient piano

1600 came to China as a missionary to the Italian scholar Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) offered to the Emperor Wanli tribute. The piano is the 17th century Italy made a rectangular body Qing Barrow ancient piano, tribute named "iron stringed piano", also known as the Western piano, Yaqin or 72-stringed piano. At the same time, Matteo Ricci also introduced eight European church music played on the ancient piano to our musicians.

The Best of Chinese Musicians

1. The First Chinese Composer to Win an Oscar for Music

In 1988, after a fierce competition, Su Cong, a 31-year-old young Chinese composer, won the 60th Academy Award for Best Music for his outstanding score in the film "The Last Emperor", which was the first time for a Chinese composer.

Su graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music in 1982 and went on to study for a doctorate in comparative musicology at the Free University of West Berlin, Germany. 1985, Su participated in the Liszt 100th Anniversary International Music Competition in Budapest, Hungary, where his Fantasia for Piano won second place. Afterwards, the highly prestigious Peter's Music Publishing Company recruited him as a member of the company.

2. The earliest musicians in Chinese history

In China's long history, there are countless outstanding musicians. Among them, Kui Kui can be called the earliest musician in the history of China. Kui lived in an era that corresponds to the later part of the era of the Yellow Emperor and Yao, Shun and Yu in China's legends. According to the Shangshu, Kui served as Shun's music officer. Kui was originally a commoner with musical skills living in a remote and marginalized area, and was later promoted and reused by Shun. After serving as a music official, Kui was personally involved in the creation and conductor of the famous music and dance "Shao Le". It is rumored that this music and dance has been passed down to Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period more than 1,000 years later, and Confucius listened to it and exclaimed, "Shao is as beautiful as it can be, and it is as good as it can be". This shows that Kui's musical skills are excellent.

3, the earliest twelve equal temperament music theorist

China's Ming dynasty outstanding scientists, music theorist Zhu Zaiyu, is the world's first scientific theory of the creation of the "twelve equal temperament" of people. He wrote 17 works on the law, and created the "new law of the rate", i.e., the twelve equalized laws in a complete and systematic way. Zhu Zaiyu's proof of the system of laws has a small error in pitch, and its accuracy has made some Western music theorists marvel at it.

4. The World's Least-Executed Performer

On a night in the late fall of 1950, at a cultural event in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, an old man who was blind and nearly aged played a solo erhu piece, "Reflecting the Moon in the Two Fountains," which drew unending applause from the audience, and the player, who was so thrilled that he was overcome with emotion that he performed another piece, "Listening to the Pines.

He is the famous folk musician - blind Bing.

Abing was originally named Hua Yanjun, a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. Since childhood, he loved music and learned various musical instruments with his foster father, Hua Qing, and Taoist priests, and was able to sing and play, as well as improvise lyrics and compositions.

Because of his life, Bing was forced to live on the streets, and then unfortunately suffered from eye disease and lost his eyesight. The erhu strings in his hands are thicker and tighter, and others are generally unable to press them. The sound of his instrument is high and distant, and his playing is unique. He can play while standing or walking, and he often plays with the erhu barrel clamped between his knees.

While Bing was a master of his craft, he never had the chance to appear on stage. This was his first and last time on stage. Shortly after the performance, Bing passed away.

In 1951, Tianjin People's Broadcasting Station broadcast Huayanjun's masterpiece "Two Fountains Reflecting the Moon" for the first time, and then published "The Collected Songs of Ah Bing" in 1954. On the 10th anniversary of the National Day, the China Foreign Culture Association presented "Two Fountains Reflecting the Moon" to international friends as one of the masterpieces of Chinese folk music. Since then, Hua Yanjun's works have been widely circulated abroad and have been highly praised.

Seiji Ozawa, the famous Japanese conductor, wept after listening to "Two Fountains Reflecting the Moon," reaching out with the emotion: "The feeling of breaking the heart, this phrase is too appropriate.

The record of the most

1, the world's earliest record

The world's first record was recorded in 1888 by the American engineer Emile Bailly Hull. This record is now stored in the United States National Museum in Washington. Early records had two holes in the center and the needle turned from the inside out. The record was recorded on one side only, with a written description card on the back.

2, the earliest loudspeakers and electric phonograph

In 1898, Horace Short of London, England, was awarded a patent for the "Ogletree Vernon" loudspeaker, the world's earliest loudspeaker. This loudspeaker utilizes a compressed air device. The earliest motorized phonograph that used a loudspeaker amplifier instead of headphones was the Brunswick-Panatrope phonograph manufactured by the Brunswick Company of Darby Yoke, Ohio, in 1925.

3. The earliest jazz record

The world's earliest jazz record was sold on March 7, 1917, when sales began. This record had "New Orleans Jazz Band Songs" on one side and "Nervous, Determined Moment" on the other. Performed by Nick LaRocca's original New Orleans Jazz Band, it was published by Picktha's of Camden, New Jersey.

4, the earliest opera recordings

In 1896, the French company Padai-Freiber began to sell the world's earliest opera recordings, which is a kind of cylindrical record, the perfomance recordings of the famous opera performers of the time. 1903, Fred Gaisbagh of the Glamovon company, recorded in Milan, Italy, the "clown", is the world's earliest opera full-song records that was conducted by the opera's author, Leon Cavallo himself.

5, the earliest gold-plated record

The American Glenn Mira Orchestra played the song "Kadanuga Fall Fall Fall", which was used in the American film "San Bare Serenade" made in 1941. In the same year, Radio Corporation of America began selling recordings of the song, reaching one million copies in just a few months of sales. In celebration of this, Radio Corporation of America produced a special gold-plated record to be presented to the Glen Mira Orchestra. It was the world's first gold-plated record.

6, the earliest gold records

Golden records are the western countries specifically to reward the singer who made the record and set up. If a record sold a million copies, the millionth copy was called a "gold record". Of course, this "gold record" is not gold, but just an honor. The world's first gold record was of an aria from the opera La Scandal by Leoncavallo (1858-1919), sung by the famous Italian tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921).

7, the earliest record library

In 1914, the library of the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, opened the world's first record library. At the beginning of the library, only the local women's clubs sent 25 records, to 1919, the library's collection of records has nearly 600, the number of lending times up to 3505 times.

8, the best-selling records

The highest number of individual record sales was created by Michael Jackson. His collection of records that he has mastered has sold tens of millions of copies all over the world***, and because of his longevity in the singing world, he has continued to see this record skyrocket. The first classical milquetoast slow-turn record to break the one million mark was Tchaikovsky's Piano Sonata No. 1, performed by pianist Harvey Lavan Klippenberger, Jr. The world's most widely distributed song record is the work "I Wish the Light Were Regenerated" by American composer Irving Berlin, a Christmas carol that sold 50 million records in the decades following the work's release.

9, the most durable record

August 20, 1977, the U.S. "Voyager 1" spacecraft, from the United States, Cape Kennedy. Around the spacecraft with a few titanium bolts fixed with an aluminum box, the box has a porcelain phonograph, a diamond needle and a gold-sprayed copper record, the record is recorded in two hours of audio programs, all the various sounds of the Earth. Among them, there are 35 kinds of natural sounds, which can be broadcasted for 12 minutes, such as wind, rain, thunder and lightning, birds and animals, and so on. In addition to this, the record contains greetings in more than 60 different languages of the world. Three-fourths of the whole record has recorded the music of different nationalities from different times and regions on earth, *** there are as many as 27 songs, one of which is the Chinese guqin song "Flowing Water". This record even if the use of 1 billion years, the tone will be loud and clear as new, known as the world's most durable record.

10, the smallest record

The world's smallest record, only 35 millimeters in diameter. The record was recorded by the British national anthem. This kind of record was produced by a British record company in 1924, before and after the total **** only 250 copies were produced. Today, this miniature record has become a collector's pet and a museum treasure.

The most concerts

1, the world's largest music festival

August 15, 1969, in the U.S. suburb of New York City, Hustle private farms, was held in the world's largest music festival, as many as 450,000 or more participants from all states, the first provisions of the ticket to enter, after the crowd of tickets can not be controlled, simply open for free. The event, whose motto was "Peace and Music," lasted three days and nights without violence, and several babies were born on site. Farm owner Max Jaska became an overnight celebrity.

2. A few of the biggest pop concerts

On Sept. 13, 1980, an Elton John concert was held in New York's Central Park, with about 400,000 people attending. A year later at the same venue, 500,000 people attended a joint concert by Simon and Garfunkel.On July 29, 1973, Waters Glen, New York, hosted the Swing Festival, at which 600,000 people attended but only 150,000 bought tickets.

3, the most concert performers, audience

The largest chorus was a chorus that appeared in Brühlau, Germany, on August 2, 1937, where 60,000 people sang in unison at the end of a choral competition attended by 160,000 people. The most attended classical concert was a free, open-air concert performed by the New York Philharmonic on the Great Lawn of Central Park, New York, on July 5, 1986, attended by an estimated 800,000 people. The record for the largest audience was set in downtown Houston, Texas, on April 5, 1986, when people saw laser images shining on the surfaces of buildings; an estimated 1.3 million people came to see the laser show, which caused the largest traffic jam in Houston's history.

4. The earliest musical contest

A large contest in honor of the god Apollo's decapitation of a python in the city of Telfair around the sixth century AD. The competition was not only sports, but also music and poetry. The ancient Greeks believed that public competitions would not only stimulate the talent of the performers, but would also increase the appreciation of the general audience.

5, the earliest public concert

The world's first organized by the charge of admission to the concert, is 1672 by the English violinist John. The first concert in the world to be held on a ticketed basis was held in 1672 by the English violinist John Bassister. The concert venue was a large room with some chairs and tables, like a beer store. Tickets cost one shilling. Barnister organized a few musicians to play on a small stage that was set up, starting at six o'clock every night for six years.

6. The loudest concert

May 31, 1976, Charlton Football Stadium in London, England, a world-beating loud concert. The stage placed 80 sets of 800-watt super DC30A amplifier, 20 sets of 600-watt treble 200-type crossover, the total output power of the amplification equipment up to 76,000 watts of super loud, by the stage in front of the 50-meter auditorium noise up to 120 decibels. Despite this, there are still thousands of people willing to risk a lifetime of deafness and go to the meeting.

7, the most curtain calls

July 5, 1983, Austria's Vienna State Opera House performance of Puccini's opera "La Bohème", the world-famous tenor singer Placidl Domingo (Placidl Domingo) performance was particularly outstanding. When his leading role ended, the thunderous applause lasted an hour and a half, and Domingo gave 83 curtain calls, making it the highest honor ever bestowed on a singing actor in the history of opera.

8, the longest reprise

In 1844, in a concert in England, Handel's song was endlessly welcomed, so that other programs could not go on stage, only to announce the end of the show. The world's longest-running revival of Cimarosa's opera, "The Marriage of Segredo," was first performed in 1792, with the entire production revived at the behest of the then Emperor of Austria-Hungary, Riobold II.

9, the most expensive tickets for a few concerts

January 17, 1985, the famous Italian tenor singer Pavarotti in the Hawaii state capital of Honolulu Concert Hall had a performance, this concert of the lowest ticket price of $ 125, and six months earlier had been fully booked. However, according to the local newspaper, the Honolulu ticket price was only half of what Pavarotti paid for his performance in Las Vegas, Nevada (the famous "Vegas"). At the "Vegas" show, each ticket cost as much as 250 dollars. In the late 19th century, the concerts of Jenny Lind (1820-1887), the lyrical soprano known as the "Swedish Nightingale," were even more expensive. Fans paid as much as $653 for a ticket to hear her.

10, the most musical atmosphere of the city

Vienna is known as the world's music capital. The city *** there are five large symphony orchestras, countless small orchestras, twenty-three theaters, and a large number of concert halls. Every night, all the theaters are full, and the audience wears the most innovative and beautiful costumes to watch the performances and listen to the music. Whether in the streets, or in restaurants and cafes, Vienna is filled with the sound of music. Even press the button on the telephone, you can hear the music.