1. Lines
Chinese folk music is a linear musical way of thinking. Chinese folk music mainly expresses tunes and is a monophonic music system. Special attention is paid to the development of melody progression. The various changes that can be produced at the time can enrich the content of single sounds. Its melody is directly generated from the sound color of poems, words and music, and is bred from the rich tones, accents, accents and dialects of various places. It is colorful and graceful, and can be understood through It is used in calligraphy, painting, sculpture, dance and other artistic lines;
Through the linear expression of musical sounds, volume control, phrase expansion, segment conversion, and timbre changes are often used in music to express various aspects. different emotions and artistic conceptions. It is reflected in the beautifying treatment of lines, one is the treatment of single notes; the other is the decoration of the melody progression.
2. Harmony
Chinese music has been rooted in the soil of the nation for thousands of years, and has always maintained the divinity of the temperament of heaven and earth and the characteristics of natural regions. This is ethical and illogical. Therefore, techniques such as variations, transitions, and reproductions are often used to express the slow narrative and endurance of music. Harmony 182 beauty has become one of the important features of my country's national music.
3. Artistic conception
For thousands of years, Chinese folk songs, rap, opera, instrumental music and other music forms have manifested themselves in the pursuit of artistic conception. As a state of beauty presented by a completed work of art, the artistic conception is generally expressed in two aspects: virtuality and reality, and emphasis on conveyance and enlightenment.
Virtuality and reality refer to the sound entity and the image created in the work, as well as the virtuality and reality formed by technology. Music must express artistic conception through personal skills, cultivation, and understanding of music, which reflects virtuality and reality. Only when the virtual and the real are combined, and movement and stillness depend on each other, can music be charming.
Chinese national music also attaches great importance to the expressive role of music art. In a play, accompanied by music, you can often see or feel various scenes, but this kind of expressiveness requires certain conditions, that is, "enlightenment".
The cultural communication of Chinese national music mainly relies on "oral transmission and heart-to-heart teaching". This traditional communication method has also become an objective condition for pursuing the beauty of artistic conception in national music. In national music, whether it is creation, singing, performance, or appreciation, only after grasping the essence through "enlightenment" can we reach the highest state of artistic conception and beauty.
National music and cultural exchange:
Chinese national music plays a huge role in foreign cultural exchanges. Since ancient times, my country's national music has spread to Japan and other neighboring countries, directly affecting the emergence and development of local music culture and art. In modern times, my country's national music has spread as far as Europe, the United States, Australia and other places. It can be said that wherever there are Chinese people, there is Chinese music.
Today, national music has become a symbol of the country, a bridge of friendship, and a common language that enhances mutual understanding. Chinese folk music opens a window for other ethnic groups and other countries to understand and understand China. National music plays an important role in building socialist culture with Chinese characteristics.
Excellent national music is the historical accumulation of the high development of social thought and art. It reflects the wishes and demands of the people and is indispensable spiritual food in the lives of the people. The 56 ethnic groups that make up the Chinese nation are all good at singing and dancing, and each has its own characteristics, colorful and full of flowers.
Excellent national music can enable people to link their destiny with the future and destiny of the motherland, inspire the spirit of patriotism, cultivate national self-esteem, and enhance national pride; it can inspire people with truth and kindness. , the cultivation of beauty and the stimulation of creative thinking.