The most popular song in Sichuan is "Kangding Love Song".

The Sichuan folk song "Kangding Love Song", also known as "Horse Racing on the Mountain", is a representative traditional folk song in the Kangding area of ??Sichuan. It was arranged by Wu Wenji and Jiang Dingxian and composed by Yu Yixuan in Nanjing on April 19, 1947. Sing. Since then, "Kangding Love Song" has spread throughout the country, and has become famous overseas, and is loved by people from all over the world.

In the 1970s, "Kangding Love Song" was selected as one of the ten most representative songs in the world by NASA, and was played in space with the Voyager 2 probe; in the late 1990s, it was selected by UNESCO The organization lists it as one of the ten most influential folk songs in the world and has been selected into teaching materials in many countries.

The whole song "Kangding Love Song" is concise and rich. At first glance, there may not seem to be any amazing harmonic effects, but the use of open fourths, fifths, octaves, parallel chords and minor seventh chords, the omission of the third note of the chord, and the careful processing of chord connections give the accompaniment a strong national character, and This folk song is very harmonious.

Appreciation of the song "Kangding Love Song"

"Kangding Love Song" is a stanza song with four lyrics, and the melody is only fourteen bars. Under Jiang Dingxian's careful arrangement, it became an art song in the style of a folk song. Jiang Dingxian combined four arias with different lyrics with different piano accompaniments according to the expressive content of the lyrics, plus a short intro and outro, extending the musical structure of the song to sixty-eight bars.

Although the melody of the singing part is repeated, the accompaniment of each singing part is accompanied by a very delicate and different piano performance. Judging from the harmony and texture of the piano accompaniment, although there is nothing surprising, it is exactly the embodiment of the simple and affectionate style of this folk song.

In the 4-bar prelude at the beginning of the music, the right hand is a reminder of the theme, and the left hand uses a harmony composed of superimposed fourth and fifth notes, coupled with a fresh and soft rhythm background, allowing the listener to feel the music from the beginning. to the "simple and implicit emotional characteristics" of this folk song.