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Chinese pop music

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The system also has an impact, and the development of Chinese pop music so far

has With a history of more than 70 years, it was produced in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Now

the so-called "pop music" can be traced back to Shanghai in the 1930s. At that time, as sound films replaced silent films, there was a huge demand for film inserts, which stimulated the creation of popular songs, and " Excellent works such as "Xizi Girl", "Autumn Waters

Yiren", "Shangri-La", etc. opened the door to modern pop songs. In a sense

the period from the 1930s to the 1940s

can be said to be the first peak of Chinese pop music

in the 1980s This is the second peak period.

During the period from the late 1940s to the late 1970s

in mainland China, due to well-known reasons,

popular songs in mainland China have always been slow to advance.

Okay, there was also a gap period during this period. It was not until the early 1980s that the real pop songs in mainland China developed rapidly

under the influence of the "Hong Kong and Typhoon".

Definition of the concept of Chinese pop music

(1) The concept of pop music

The concept of "pop music" is used in our country

It is quite commonly used, but for a long time there has not been a unified view

on its connotation and denotation.

For a long time, due to people's different cultural backgrounds and education methods

, there have been different understandings of popular music

view. However, some professional and authoritative

theoretical works such as "Encyclopedia of China") (Music

Music and Dance Volume) have limited coverage of popular music (Popular Music

Music) explained it this way: "Popular music generally refers to a kind of music that is easy to understand, relaxed and lively, easy to spread

and has a wide audience; it has

It is different from serious music, classical music and traditional folk music, also known as pop music. "Chuan's explanation is obviously serious. Music and folk music composition

Determined by reference and comparison.

Although the conceptual distinction between pop music obviously

requires further discussion and research, there is one thing that we can be sure of

and that is:

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Popular music has different forms of expression in different historical periods and in different

regions, so people's understanding of the concept of popular music depends on

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It is also inevitable that there will be great differences in its generalization methods

But no matter what kind of view or interpretation, there is a relatively basic recognition of "pop music", that is, what it

has Popular, popular and widely disseminated. In fact, like the words "serious", "elegant" and "classical", as a form of expression of music, pop music is not a science at all.

A scientific, precise title, but just a specific way of saying that people have inherited

. With the birth of new pop music forms, and with the creative practices of latecomers emerging from generation to generation, pop music has also New ingredients will be added constantly

to make it more colorful.

(2) In. The rough concept of promoting music

Modern Chinese pop music is different from Chinese traditional music

It is also different from Chinese traditional music. New

(Professional) Music. Chinese traditional music is relative to

Chinese new music (professional music) that appeared in modern times and was influenced by Western music.

Refers to opera music, rap music, ethnic

instrumental music, folk songs and ethnic song and dance music.

China's new (professional) music mainly includes two categories:

One is new national professional music, that is, professional composers use Western notation A type of music form that composes music with

methods and techniques, and absorbs the essence of folk music for

creation and performance; the other type is Western tradition Music is a type of music form that is created and performed completely in accordance with Western modern music composition, singing and performance methods

.

Chinese pop music is quite different from these forms of music

in terms of performance

singing techniques, subject matter and content, and instrumental methods

Chinese pop music is very different from traditional national music

and Western classical music

It can be said that serious music and folk music

Music as a reference is a method to determine the concept of Chinese popular music

.

However, in a broader sense, the concept of Chinese pop music is no longer just

presented through its "ontology" , and

and it is also clearly reflected in a series of commercial operations such as commercial production, distribution, sales, and entertainment agency and management

In this way, modern Chinese pop music, as

a cultural business that integrates art and industry

can no longer rely solely on music. Defined by this single concept

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In fact, looking back at the history of Chinese music in the entire 20th century

, the true essence of pop music

can be traced back to the 20th century

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In the 1930s, during the "urban culture

of some big cities. Because Chinese pop music had some relatively complex characteristics when it appeared, such as the integration of Eastern and Western cultures. Differences, the role of Chinese tradition and folk culture

in the process of integrating people, as well as some special social factors in China

modern history, etc.

etc. Therefore, the current common understanding of the concept of Chinese pop music

is: Chinese pop music

pop music is an important part of modern Chinese society, politics, and economy

Produced under the simultaneous influence of culture, culture and many other factors, her emergence and development have more Eastern and Western sounds than other countries

pop music

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The characteristics of the integration of music culture.