A brief introduction to the four ruyi of Jiangnan silk and bamboo
The Four Harmonies Ruyi was one of the eight main pieces of Jiangnan Sizhu. Jiangnan Sizhu was a general term for the music popular in southern Jiangsu, western Zhejiang, and Shanghai. The band was mainly composed of erhu, dulcist, pipa, and other musical instruments. The music material of " Ruyi in Four Harmonies " was taken from Taicang folk music. It reflected the beautiful and simple, fresh and pleasant, light and bright, beautiful and elegant characteristics of Jiangnan silk and bamboo tunes. The techniques were rich and varied. It paid attention to " you are complicated and I am simple, you are high and I am low, add flowers and variations, block to make way, improvisation," and had the artistic style of " small, thin, light and elegant." The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo
Some of the songs of Jiangnan Sizhu include "Four Harmonies on the Street,""Smoked Wind Song,""Three Six,""Happy Song,""Clouds Rolling and Clouds Shu,""Embroidered Tune,""Society Celebration,""Cloud Celebration,""Zhonghua Liuban,""Bridge Street,""Spring in Jiangnan,""Spring Dawn in Bamboo Forest,""Water Village Music,""Flower Liuban,""Man Liuban,""Worship Hall," etc. However, only these songs were found, and it was not possible to provide 50 songs. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The Meaning of Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo
Jiangnan Sizhu was an important type of traditional China musical instrument. It was a branch of "Sizhu" music and was popular in Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and western Zhejiang. There were two types of musical instruments: silk musical instruments (such as the erhu, pipa, Zhonghu, and other bowstrings or plucked strings) and bamboo musical instruments (such as bamboo flute, sheng, xiao, and other bamboo musical instruments). It originated in the late Ming Dynasty and gradually formed its characteristics in the process of adapting folk music and ancient songs by generations of silk and bamboo masters. During the Jialong period of the Ming Dynasty, the opera musicians created the Kunqu Shuimo tune and formed the Sizhu band. The string music formed in Suzhou at the end of the Ming Dynasty was its predecessor, and later officially named "Jiangnan Sizhu", and it was closely related to folk activities. On May 20, 2006, the Jiangnan Sizhu declared by Taicang City of Jiangsu Province was selected as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage. In 2008, the Jiangnan Sizhu declared by Hangzhou City of Zhejiang Province was selected as the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage. Jiangnan Sizhu was also a traditional musical instrument. The number of performers ranged from two to three to seven or eight, with the erhu and flute as the main instruments. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The Style of Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo
The style of Jiangnan Sizhu had the following characteristics: 1. ** Music Style **: Light, bright, cheerful, lively, typical of Jiangnan Water Town culture. 2. ** Playing style **: Exquisite. Each instrument part is full of personality and harmonious with each other when performing. It is known as "China light music". Its artistic features can be summarized as "flower, fine, light, small, lively", both colorful, delicate, small, light and lively. 3. [The characteristics of the performance: flexibility and improvisation.] In the past, the music of Jiangnan silk and bamboo mostly used Gongchi score. Even if folk artists did not know the score, they could still rely on years of immersion to memorize the songs. According to different occasions and moods, they could fully demonstrate flexibility and improvisation, and each performance would have different changes. When performing, there should be no music stand. The performers should communicate with each other fully, so that each instrument can compare and contrast with each other according to certain rules and characteristics. Only in this way can the unique charm be reflected. 4. [The characteristics of the texture-writing method: It is mainly based on the polytonation of the branch sound. Each voice is full of personality and harmony with each other. The techniques are rich and colorful, and the changes are endless.] It emphasized the artistic style of "you complex and I simple, you high and I low, adding flower variations, blocking to make way, improvisation", showing the artistic style of "small, thin, light and elegant". The parts of each instrument should be dominated by the line sound. 5. ** The characteristics of the musical structure **: The musical structure is mainly composed of two types, namely the change of the board and the combination of the tunes. It is similar to the two major musical structures of the opera, especially the change of the board. It was often used as the mother piece of a tune, and developed into several independent pieces by slowing down the flower or speeding up the word reduction. For example,"Old Six Board" could evolve into "Fast Six Board","Middle Six Board","Middle Flower Six Board","Slow Six Board", etc. The evolution process could be from fast to slow, from simple to complex, or vice versa, reflecting folk nature, flexibility, and improvisation. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The Meaning of Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo
Jiangnan Sizhu was an important type of traditional China musical instrument. It was a branch of "Sizhu" music and was popular in Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and western Zhejiang. There were two types of musical instruments: silk musical instruments (such as erhu, pipa, Zhonghu, etc.) and bamboo musical instruments (such as bamboo flute, sheng, xiao, etc.). It originated in the late Ming Dynasty. It was gradually formed by generations of silk and bamboo masters and famous artists who adapted and processed folk music and ancient songs. During the Jialong period of the Ming Dynasty, there were matters related to the formation of silk and bamboo bands by opera musicians. The string music formed in Suzhou at the end of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty was its predecessor. Later, it was officially named "Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo". Moreover, it was closely related to folk activities and was a national intangible cultural heritage. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Appreciation of Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo
Jiangnan Sizhu is a traditional music popular in Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and western Zhejiang. It has a unique artistic charm. The following are the aspects of Jiangnan Sizhu appreciation: ** 1. Musical instrument combination ** 1. ** Instrument Type ** - Jiangnan Sizhu included silk instruments and bamboo instruments. Silk instruments such as erhu, pipa, Zhonghu, etc., these silk string instruments mostly produce sound through bowstring pulling or plucking; Bamboo instruments such as bamboo flute, sheng, xiao, etc., are made of bamboo. 2. ** Combination characteristics ** - The combination of instruments was flexible and varied, and there was usually only one instrument for each piece. The performer could improvise according to the performance of the instrument and play different tunes on the basis of the same tune. Various instruments used a variety of ingenious methods when cooperating, such as you enter and I exit, I enter and you exit, you complex and I simplify, I complex and you simplify, etc. This way of cooperation made the music rich and varied. ** 2. Music Style ** 1. ** Overall Style ** - The music style was light, bright, cheerful, and lively. It had the typical cultural characteristics of Jiangnan water towns. The artistic characteristics could be summarized as "flower, fine, light, small, lively", which meant that it was colorful, delicate, small, light and lively. 2. ** Performance Form ** - ** Solo **: Each instrument takes turns to play the main role, with other instruments as accompaniment. During the solo, it could fully display the unique tone and performance skills of each instrument. For example, the erhu solo part might have delicate glissando, trill and other techniques, while the bamboo flute solo part could reflect its crisp and bright tone characteristics. - ** Ensemble **: The parts of each instrument cooperate with each other to perform a song together. During the performance, each part of the instrument was full of personality and harmonious with each other. The tones of different instruments were intertwined to form a rich harmony effect. - ** Concerto **: The main instrument and the concerto instrument are played in turns, forming a sharp contrast and coordination. ** 3. Songs ** 1. ** Traditional Songs ** - Most of the songs were developed from folk tunes, town tunes, opera tunes, etc., such as "Four Harmonies on the Street,""Smoke Wind Song,""Three Six,""Happy Song," etc., which were all classic Jiangnan silk and bamboo songs. These songs often had strong Jiangnan regional characteristics. The melody was beautiful and pleasant, and the rhythm was bright and light. 2. ** Modern New Creation ** - There were also some new works created with modern composing techniques, such as " Clouds and Clouds,"" Embroidered Tune," etc. On the basis of retaining the characteristics of Jiangnan silk and bamboo, modern music elements were integrated, injecting new vitality into the development of Jiangnan silk and bamboo. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo, Jiangnan Charm Music
You can get the score of Jiangnan Sizhu (Jiang Zhonghai's Ci Party's Ji Zhi Song) from China Music Score Network. In addition, Zhou's Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo Music Score for a Hundred Years contained the most classic eight pieces of Jiangnan silk and bamboo music, but the specific score did not mention the content in detail. There was also a simplified musical score of Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo, which could be used to check the lyrics and the latest score of Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo, but it did not show the content of the score in detail. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The Way of Playing Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo
Jiangnan Sizhu's performance styles included solo, ensembles, concertos, and so on. In solo, each instrument takes turns to play, and the other instruments act as accompaniment. In an orchestra, the parts of each instrument cooperate with each other to perform a piece together. During the performance, the parts of each instrument are full of personality and harmony with each other. The number of performers can be as few as two or three, as many as seven or eight. The performers can improvise according to the performance of the instrument and play different tunes on the basis of the same tune. The instruments often adopt various interaction methods in cooperation, such as you enter and I exit, I enter and you exit, you complicate and I simplify, etc. When performing a concerto, the main instrument and the concerto instrument were played in turn, forming a sharp contrast and coordination. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo Plum Blossom Ensemble
"Plum Blossom San Nong" was originally a flute piece by Huan Yi of the Jin Dynasty. Later, it was adapted into a zither piece and also had the performance form of Jiangnan silk and bamboo music. In the performance of Jiangnan's music, different instruments cooperated with each other, and through their own unique timbre, pitch, and performance skills, they displayed the music content of "Three Melons of Plum Blossom". For example, the Jiangsu Province Folk Music Band had a performance of "Three Strokes of Plum Blossoms", which included flute, guzheng and other musical instruments. The music used the white fragrance and cold-resistant characteristics of plum blossoms to express their feelings. It praised people with noble moral integrity. Under the performance style of Jiangnan silk and bamboo, it could present a unique Jiangnan music charm. The melody was beautiful and poetic. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
What are the representative songs of Jiangnan silk and bamboo
The representative songs of Jiangnan Sizhu were rich and varied. Traditional music included "Zhonghua Liuban,""Sanliu,""Walking Street,""Four Harmonies,""Yunqing," etc. The main eight pieces of music included "Happy Song,""Yunqing,""Old Three Six,""Slow Three Six,""Zhonghua Liuban,""Slow Six Pulls,""Four Harmonies Ruyi,""Walking Street," etc. In addition,"Francolin Flying,""Liu Qingniang,""High Mountain Flowing Water,""Nishang Song,""Reverse Pulling Oar" and other music were often performed. In some performances, there were also new pieces of music, such as "Painting of the Swirling Creek,""Slow Walk on the Su Cavern,""This Life of Silk and Bamboo,""Spring on the Gu Mountain," etc., which also reflected the development of Jiangnan silk and bamboo. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
What is the representative work of Jiangnan silk and bamboo
The representative works of Jiangnan Sizhu include "Happy Song,""Three and Six,""Walking Street,""Cloud Celebration,""Zhonghua Liuban" and so on. Some of these songs were one of the eight famous songs of Jiangnan silk and bamboo, and some were often played in the performances of Jiangnan silk and bamboo. They had a strong style of Jiangnan silk and bamboo music, reflecting the artistic style of Jiangnan silk and bamboo tunes, such as beautiful, simple, light and bright. The novel "Listening to the Rain in Green Bamboo and Watching the Egrets" is equally wonderful. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!