Folk ditties are folk songs and dance ditties popular in town fairs. They have the characteristics of balanced structure, regular rhythm, delicate and gentle melody. Today, I want to introduce its musical characteristics to see what characteristics it has and whether it is too different from other dramas.

Among all kinds of folk songs, minor tune is a musical genre that has basically got rid of the constraints of practical functions and has become an independent music genre with mainly expressive functions. Its musical characteristics are:

1. The tunes of minor keys have artistic characteristics of smoothness, gentleness, twists and turns. Its melody is rich in changes, and it often combines progressive sound patterns, jumping sound patterns, one-way rising, falling with arc, wavy melody lines and other expression methods flexibly and skillfully to create an ups and downs, diverse and Unified tune progression.

At the same time, with the long-term practice and processing of singing artists, the decorative nature of the melody, the natural connection between the music and the phrases, and the rich logic, are very good at expressing those narrative and strong feelings. Lyrical themes (such as "Fifth Brother Herding Sheep", "Painting a Fan", "Prostitute's Sad Autumn", "Winggong Bird", etc.). Most minor tunes are sung with instrumental accompaniment, with preludes, transitions, codas, etc. added to make them more complete.

2. Minor keys are not affected by external factors. They pursue the harmony and balance of lyrics and music and the flexibility of expression methods according to the internal requirements of the melody itself. Therefore, the beat of the minor key is regular but not rigid, and the rhythm is clear but not violent. It often uses various rhythm patterns flexibly without destroying the rhythm of the lyrics and obeying the regularity of the beat, making it alternately dense and dense, with changes, and full of strong sense of power.

3. The structure of minor keys is mostly based on the single body, and pays attention to the regularity and symmetry within the structure. The structure and function of musical phrases are relatively clear, and they are basically divided into two categories: corresponding forms and starting, continuing, transferring and closing forms. Non-dual single-sentence structures of 3 and 5 sentences are also common. In some areas, there are also "suites" composed of several singles (folks call them "major tunes"). Regardless of the length of the piece, the internal structure of the minor tune is based on the principles of correspondence, succession, transition, and combination, forming a neat and balanced relationship. The last sentence often has a concluding weight and a strong sense of stability.

4. Different, but the lining words and lining tune are repeated exactly as they are, which becomes a powerful means to strengthen the unity of the entire work.