The top ten Chinese classical music are as follows:
"High Mountains and Flowing Waters" - Legend has it that Boya, a luthier in the pre-Qin Dynasty, once played the zither in the wilderness. Zhong Ziqi, a woodcutter, was able to understand the meaning of high mountains and flowing water in the music. meaning. Boya was surprised and said: "It's so good, my heart is the same as mine." After Ziqi's death, Boya lost his close friend due to pain, dropped his harp and cut off the strings, and never played again for the rest of his life, hence the song "Mountains and Flowing Waters".
"Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms" - This song borrows objects to praise people with noble sentiments through the whiteness, fragrance and cold resistance of plum blossoms. The strange tunes in the song are used in different positions. It was repeated three times, so it was called "Three Lanes".
"Moonlit Night on the Spring River" - originally a pipa solo piece, also known as "Sunset Flute and Drum", "Xunyang Pipa", "Xunyang Night and Moon", and "Xunyang Song". It was later adapted into a national orchestral piece. Deeply cherished by audiences at home and abroad. Through euphemistic and simple melody and smooth and changeable rhythm, the music vividly depicts the charming scenery of the spring river on a moonlit night, and fully praises the grace and beauty of the Jiangnan water town.
"Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" - a pipa song of the Chongming School. "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" is intended to express the resentment and sorrow of the oppressed palace ladies in ancient times and arouse people's sympathy for their unfortunate experiences.
"White Snow in Spring" - an excellent ancient pipa solo song that is widely circulated. With its fresh and smooth melody and lively and brisk rhythm, it vividly expresses the scene of early spring when winter passes and spring comes, the earth revives, everything flourishes and full of vitality.
"Question and Answer of Fishermen and Woodcutter" - There are more than 30 versions of this song in the past dynasties, some with lyrics. The music expresses the fishermen and woodcutter's enjoyment of themselves among the green mountains and green waters.
"Eighteen Beats of Hujia" - At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cai Yan (Wenji), the daughter of Cai Yong, the famous writer and guqin player, was captured by the Xiongnu during the war, and stayed in the southern Xiongnu and Zuoxian The king was a concubine and gave birth to two children.
Later, Cao Cao sent someone to take her back, and she wrote a long poem describing her tragic life experience and her homesickness for her son. The mood is sad and exciting, and deeply touching. Eighteen beats means eighteen songs. And because the poem was written by her in response to Hu Jia's lamentation, it was named "Eighteen Beats of Hu Jia" or "Hu Jia Ming".
"Guangling San" - also known as "Guangling Zhixi". Legend has it that it was originally a folk music popular in Guangling area in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Currently, only the guqin music remains, the earliest recorded in "Magical Secret Music". There is no record of the content in the early days, and most qin players now interpret it according to the folk legend that Nie Zheng assassinated the King of Han.
"Pingsha Luoyan" - also known as "Pingsha Luoyan" or "Pingsha", the author is unknown. After it came out, it was deeply loved by qin players and widely circulated. It has many versions and is one of the most popular qin music. Regarding the understanding of the song, some describe the autumn scenery; some express the ambition of the swan; and some express the emotion that the world is dangerous and not as good as the wild goose. The tone is quiet and beautiful, there is movement in the silence, the melody is ups and downs, continuous, beautiful and beautiful.
"Ambush from Daggers" - one of the traditional pipa songs, also known as "Huaiyang Pingchu". The Ming Dynasty's "Sizhaotang Collection·Tang Pipa Biography" records that Tang Ying, a pipa master, once played "Chu and Han": "...when the two armies were dueling, the sound shook the heaven and earth, and the roof tiles were like flying down. If you look at it slowly, there is a sound of gold. , the sound of drums, gold, swords, and the sound of people and horses changing, but for a long time, there is no sound.
For a long time, those who are resentful and difficult to understand are the songs of Chu; those who are sad and strong are the voices of King Xiang’s lament and farewell. Ji Sheng; in Daze, there are sounds of chasing horses; when they reach Wujiang River, there are sounds of King Xiang committing suicide, and the sound of remaining riders trampling on King Xiang. The sound makes those who hear it excited at first, then sad, and finally unable to shed tears. This is what adults do. "The scenes, sounds and colors painted are very similar to today's "Ambush from Flying Daggers".