Background: School music songs refer to a large number of original songs sung in music courses in new schools across China in the early 20th century.

Meaning: Most of these songs are notated in simplified musical notation. The tunes come from Japan, Europe, and the United States, and the lyrics are rewritten in Chinese by Chinese. To put it simply, it is to use foreign music and fill in Chinese lyrics (select music and fill in lyrics).

Representative figures and works: Representative figures of Xuetang Lege include Shen Xingong and Li Shutong, and their representative works include "Farewell" and "Spring Outing". Extended information

School music is a singing culture that emerged with the establishment of new schools. It generally refers to the music (called singing or music) classes offered by the school or the songs compiled for school singing. It is a This kind of songs are composed of selected tunes and lyrics. At first, most of them were composed by returning overseas students using Japanese, European and American tunes, and later they used folk ditties or newly created tunes. The advocates and promoters of school music are represented by enlightenment music educators such as Shen Xingong, Li Shutong, and Zeng Zhimin.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the political reformers at that time advocated the abolition of the old education system such as the imperial examination, followed the example of Europe and the United States, and established new schools. As a result, a number of new schools were gradually established. At that time, such schools were called "schools" and the music classes offered in the schools were called "music and song" subjects.

So "school music songs" generally refer to school songs that appeared in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China (similar to today's campus songs). Few young people today may know them, but they occupy a very important position in the history of modern music in my country. This can be said to be one of their characteristics.

Baidu Encyclopedia-School Music