It has local cultural characteristics and uses traditional Chinese musical instruments to interpret the sounds of history over and over again, passing on past stories from generation to generation. Being exposed to Cantonese music, it feels like you have returned to that era, and the scene instantly switches to what it was like in the last century. So this issue of National Culture will give you an in-depth understanding of "Autumn Moon over Pinghu", one of the top ten famous songs of Guangdong music.

"Autumn Moon over a Flat Lake"

"Autumn Moon over a Flat Lake", also known as Drunken Taiping, is the masterpiece of the famous Guangdong music master Lu Wencheng. The repertoire of Guangdong music was originally adapted from the "cut scene music" in Cantonese opera. As it developed, the repertoire began to be continuously enriched. Composers began to absorb and apply local folk songs and music from other regions. The polishing of the performance gives it a strong Cantonese color, thus forming a Cantonese music repertoire with a unique Lingnan flavor. The song "Autumn Moon over Pinghu" that I am listening to now is adapted from the northern minor tune "Bouise Dance" by the famous Guangdong music master Lu Wencheng. The smooth melody and gentle tones outline the tranquility and ethereal moonlight of the West Lake.

In the 1930s, Lu Wencheng took a trip to the West Lake in Hangzhou during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The beautiful scenery of the West Lake made him deeply moved and emotional, so he composed this song describing the scenery of the West Lake on a moonlit night and praising the beautiful scenery of nature. The soft and beautiful works express his feelings about the beautiful scenery of West Lake.

In 1975, the composer Mr. Chen Peixun adapted this piece into a piano solo. The arrangement uses rich and colorful accompaniment textures to express the sparkling and flickering scenes in more detail, making it an excellent piano piece that combines the characteristics of Chinese national music with impressionistic sound effects and romantic composition techniques.

"Autumn Moon over a Flat Lake" is a masterpiece of Guangdong lyrical music. With a fresh, lively, melodious and gorgeous melody, the song describes one of the scenic spots in Hangzhou's West Lake, the "Autumn Moon over the Flat Lake". The West Lake under the bright autumn moon is quiet and charming. The autumn night scene is peaceful and quiet, the evening breeze is gentle and the moon is quiet. A pool of calm lake water reflects the bright autumn moon. The sky is blue and the waves are twinkling. The green hills, trees, pavilions and pavilions seem to be covered with a layer of gauze under the moonlight. The entire West Lake seems like a fairy tale world.

The music creates a poetic artistic conception, and also expresses people's yearning for a better life, desire for peace and love for nature. It depicts the lake, moonlight and poetic night sceneries in Jiangnan, China, expressing the author's feelings and love for the natural scenery.