Origin
Jasmine is a folk song in Jiangsu, which is well known, because the version in Jiangsu is the earliest and most representative, but its origin is quite controversial. The current mainstream view is that Jasmine originated in Yangzhou.
in the 199s, Nanjing, Yancheng and other cities in Jiangsu province rushed to say that they were the birthplace of the folk song Jasmine, and they also published articles in some media to prove it. On October 16th, 2, two Yangzhou intellectuals published an article entitled "Jasmine Flower Originated from Yangzhou Qingqu" in the media, and no other different voices have been heard since then. These two intellectuals are Zhu Xiangsheng, executive deputy director of Yangzhou Qingqu Research Office, and Nie Feng, deputy director. Among them, Mr. Nie Feng also studied under the modern Yangzhou Qingqu master Wanqing Wang. The long-term knowledge of Qingqu made them firmly believe that Jasmine originated from Yangzhou Qingqu.
Yangzhou Qingqu is also called Yangzhou ditty and Yangzhou minor. Jasmine was originally a yangko minor in Yangzhou, and after continuous processing by artists of Yangzhou Qingqu in previous dynasties, it evolved into a brand name of Yangzhou Qingqu, Flower Tune. In a collection of Baiqiu, a collection of local operas that were widely circulated at that time, published in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, Flower Tune was collected and published, with music scores and lyrics. Except for a few words, the lyrics are not bad in other words, which is the earliest and most complete record of Flowers Tune found so far. This is enough to prove that Jasmine Flower originated from Yangzhou Qingqu. The two intellectuals listed various evidences from other aspects to prove the origin of Jasmine and Yangzhou. After the article came out, the abnormal sound disappeared immediately. Later, many scholars and literati in other places began to publish articles gradually, saying that Jasmine was from Yangzhou.
This well-known Yangzhou minor, with the influence of Yangzhou at that time, spread all over the country, and influenced operas and quyi in many other places. 15 years ago, Yangzhou, as the economic and cultural center of China and a world-famous city at that time, gave birth to Jasmine, which was a household name at that time, and everyone could hum. Decades later, when Puccini wrote Turandot, it was natural and inevitable to choose such a theme music as Jasmine, which not only represented the oriental charm but also became popular in China, to set off the love story of China people.
development and influence
China has a vast territory, a long history and a large number of nationalities, so there are a lot of folk songs that are widely circulated. They are like flowers in the garden in late spring and March, colorful, full of gestures and fragrant. Among them, there is a variety that has a long history of cultivation and is widely loved by the public. She is the well-known folk song "Jasmine".
Jasmine has been popular all over the country since ancient times, and there are various varieties, but the one popular in the south of the Yangtze River is the most widely spread and representative. Her melody is euphemistic, her fluctuation is smooth and her feelings are delicate. By praising jasmine, it implicitly shows the simple and gentle feelings between men and women. As early as the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, its lyrics were published in the opera script collection "Baiqiu", which shows that it has been circulating for a long time.
At the end of the 18th century, a foreigner wrote down her tunes, and the lyrics were expressed side by side in English and Chinese Pinyin. Later, an Englishman named John Bello came to China to serve as the secretary of the first British ambassador to China. In 184, he published his book China's Travels. Perhaps in his eyes, "Jasmine" is the representative of China folk songs, so he specially published the music score of "Jasmine" in his works, so this song became the first American folk song spread overseas in the form of a publication and began to spread in Europe and South America.
In p>1924, Puccini, a world-famous opera master and Italian composer, died after finishing the first draft of the opera Turandot among cancer patients. Based on the Yuan Dynasty in China, the play fictionalizes the story of a beautiful and cold princess Turandot. Puccini took the tune of Jasmine as one of the main musical materials of the play, and adapted its original song into a female chorus. In addition, all the characters in the play wore costumes of the Yuan Dynasty, thus making a China story written and performed by foreigners have the color and flavor of China. In 1926, the play premiered in Italy and achieved great success. Since then, the fragrance of China folk song "Jasmine" has spread more widely overseas with the spread of this opera classic.
According to media reports in recent years, the original name of Jasmine Flower Tune originally had three lyrics, singing jasmine, honeysuckle and rose in turn. In 1942, musician He Fang went to Jinniushan, Liuhe, Yizheng City, which belongs to Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, to collect the folk song, which was widely sung in the local area, and recorded her tunes and lyrics one by one. In 1957, he adapted the original words of the original song, and all three lyrics used the same tune, instead of singing three kinds of flowers, he concentrated on singing jasmine flowers, and ended with a melodious drawl, which became what everyone is familiar with now. The song was sung by the frontline song and dance troupe, and then recorded by the Chinese record club, so it was further circulated.
In the early years of this century, Zhang Yimou used Jasmine as the background music in its promotional films for the Olympic bid and the Expo bid. On August 3, 23, the emblem of the 28 Olympic Games-"Chinese Seal Dancing Beijing" was grandly unveiled in the Hall of Prayer for the New Year in Beijing Tiantan Park. When Deng Yaping, a famous athlete, and Jackie Chan, a famous movie star, walked slowly up to the Hall of Prayer for the New Year with their emblems, the melody of Jasmine was heard in the orchestra. At this moment, the music of Jasmine, which you hear, is vigorous in euphemism, passionate in delicacy and firm in fluttering, which seems to tell the world that the hometown of Jasmine, ancient China, is striding forward. With the broadcast of these TV films, it is believed that the fragrance of Jasmine will float farther and wider.
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