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What is the oldest song in China?
1, E Huang and Bai Di, but according to Shen Deqian, "E Huang and Bai Di are fabricated by Wang Jia, but they are almost false";

2. The earth-shattering song in the period of Emperor Yao:

3. The Book of Songs from the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, all poems are accompanied by tunes, which are sung orally for the people;

4. This tradition continued until the integration of official poems in the Han Dynasty, and it was called "Han Yuefu";

5. Tang poetry and Song poetry can also be sung at that time, such as Su Shi's Mink Song Tou, which describes the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The music connotation of songs should first establish the relationship between melody and rhythm. There is a saying in traditional composition textbooks: "Melody is the life of a song". From the theoretical concept of modern music development, it is more convenient, easier to learn and easier to achieve the internal unity of songs from the perspective of rhythm.

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