What are the historical values of folk songs?

The value of folk songs can be examined from the following aspects: Practical value Folk songs accompanied the early practical activities of mankind, and in the subsequent development process is still indispensable to the practicality of the universal singing. From the singers' individual and group interests, labor trumpets can inspire morale, regulate energy, direct labor, and coordinate movements; mountain songs can vent feelings, eliminate fatigue, and dissipate melancholy, and can also contact and express love in group gatherings, and are an important means of communication for young men and women; ancient songs can recount the history of the nation and its legends, disseminate knowledge and regulations, educate the future generations, and maintain the unity of the family and the nation; ritual songs can send people's wishes and express their good wishes; and ritual songs can be used to express the goodwill and happiness of people, and can be used to express the goodwill and happiness of people. can send people's wishes, express the pursuit of beauty and depict the vision of the future; ditties can be adapted to the needs of the public, and commercial performances can also solve the problem of survival and subsistence of the artists; wedding songs can render the environment and enhance the festive atmosphere and so on.

Research Value Folk songs, as the symbol and foundation of the traditional music culture of the nation, have always been emphasized by the music theory research community. Music theorists have enriched and improved the scientific research results of the music academy through the study of the history, culture, sociology, ethnology, music typology and other topics of folk songs, which has enabled people to have a deeper understanding and awareness of the nature of traditional music and culture.