Based on the musical material of Ren Tongxiang's suona solo "A Flower", the tune has a strong flavor of southwestern Shandong. Appropriate use of modern music techniques and Western symphonic music structural thinking.
The music can be divided into three parts according to the title. In addition to the "Introduction", which is a quick prelude written by the band to create a tragic situation, the rest are mostly free and loose erhu solos, and the band only plays occasional embellishment and foil.
The "Yin Qiang" section consists of Adagio and Medium Tempo, while the "Allegro" section consists of Allegro and Presto. Although there are occasional changes in speed during the progress of the music, the overall speed gradually speeds up, showing a speed development layout of "loose, slow, medium, fast, and urgent". This gradual processing is a common technique in traditional Chinese music, and is also consistent with modern Western music. The development principles of the free form commonly used in music are similar and conform to the current people's aesthetic orientation.
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The adapted erhu song was once used in the TV series "Wu Song" as the theme music to portray the protagonist's character. The music incorporates techniques such as portamento and slide on the suona and pendulum harp, and requires that it be performed using traditional techniques as much as possible to maintain the simple folk characteristics of the work. In 1982, it made its debut at the "National National Instrumental Music Performance" and caused a sensation. Over the years, it has remained popular and has become a representative piece of southwestern Shandong style.
The tone of the music is rich in Shandong local music. High-pitched, loud, tragic and exciting. With the TV series being broadcast across the country. This touching musical theme is also loved by everyone. It left a deep impression on people's hearts.
Whenever I hear it, I naturally think of this tiger-fighting hero who was framed and imprisoned. When this piece of music was adapted into an erhu piece, it was not just treated as a pure folk piece, but given a specific character and artistic conception. This can enable people to have richer associations and experiences when appreciating this work, making the work achieve a more ideal artistic effect.
The music is composed of three parts: Santo, Adagio, and Allegro. The melody develops upward layer by layer, with changes and a high degree of unity. At the beginning of the music, the low alto range is smooth and slightly sad, expressing the depressive mood of the hero "when a tiger falls flat and is bullied by a dog".
As the Sanban develops, the pitch rises an octave and suddenly stops, showing the character's inner anger and injustice. The loose board finally falls on the same note, using continuous sliding and rubbing techniques to evoke a sad mood. The music enters the slow part of the theme, showing a kind of vitality. The tragic mood is no longer sad and sorrowful. After all, Wu Song is a brave and strong man, and his heroic spirit is not diminished even though he is shackled.
The soft and affectionate side of Wu Song is also shown in the Adagio. He thought of his eldest brother who raised him as a child and was poisoned to death, and he expressed his infinite sorrow and affectionate condolences. Before the end of the Adagio, a thick, mellow, and confident tone is played, coupled with a passionate and powerful octave jump, showing Wu Song's bold and unyielding rebellious character.
When the music enters the Allegro part, the music has a "starting scene" with a strong rhythm and sonorous force. Under the leadership of the leaders Song Jiang and Wu Yong, all the heroes in Shuipo Liangshan worked together to defeat the imperial court until it was on the verge of collapse, showing the heroic nature of the Liangshan heroes. The music finally freezes the heroes of Liangshan in their most glorious period and ends the whole song.