The ancients could also sing. Although there was no Wi-Fi, TV, or computers in their time, they still enjoyed playing music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and focused on improving their self-cultivation. It was precisely because they lacked The temptation in today's society makes them more upright in character and have the temperament of a gentleman unparalleled in the world.
The songs of the ancients are not the same as the songs of today. They arranged and sung them based on the scales of Gong Shangjiao and Yu Yu combined with the Book of Songs and Song lyrics. People at that time liked this kind of music very much, and it was also the mainstream music form in society at that time. Different from the music forms of the ancients, there are many music forms now, such as rock, R&B, etc. In today's society, the music form of that time no longer exists, but at that time, almost everyone could sing that kind of music, from 80-year-olds to young children.
In the recently popular TV series "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: Makino's Strange Incident", there is a song "National Memorial Song", which was composed by the Chu State to commemorate the fallen soldiers. The music at that time mostly used "xi" as the key word. Everyone must know "Li Sao". At that time, most of the music lyrics were similar poems, and the music was played in a wider range of forms. Xiao, zither, qin, zither and other musical instruments are the crystallization of the wisdom of the people. Simple instruments bring extraordinary musical effects, and the existence of such instruments laid the foundation for the singing of ancient music. The simplicity of the performance form and the easy-to-understand lyrics allow everyone to sing with confidence and express their innermost feelings. Most of the music in ancient times was full of emotions and profound meanings, so people at that time would enjoy singing such songs, which also gave them a sense of honor.