"Gusu Scenery" has the characteristics of polyphony, gentleness and continuous softness.
"Gusu Scenery" is a Jiangsu folk song. It is a suite of Jiangnan folk minor tunes, also known as Dajiu Lianlian. A chorus of five Jiangnan minor tunes including "Tune" and "Xiangjiang Lang Tune". The lyrics consist of a four-sentence introduction and a complete December flower.
The "Dockyard Tune" used in the introduction is also called Jianjianhua Tune. From January to April, the "Manjianghong" tune is used, which is the tune of "Die Broken Bridge". It is named after the structural pattern of stacks of bridges, broken and connected, and spread throughout the country. In May, "Liuhua Liujie Diao" is used, in June, July and August, "Flowers Diao" is used, and in September and October, "Liuhua Diao" is used. "Xiangjiang Lang Tune", and finally returns to "Dockside Tune" to sing November and December, echoing the introduction.
The melodies of the five minor keys all have a strong Jiangnan style, and coupled with the coherence of the lyrics, they always maintain their own unity and integrity.
Introduction to "Gusu Scenery":
The suite also contrasts the tones of different tunes, using modulation techniques between the third and fourth tunes. Different scale forms are used between the second and fourth pieces. The former is a pentatonic scale, and the latter is a six- and seven-tonal scale. Different modes are used between the first, second, fifth and third and fourth songs. The former is Gong mode and the latter is Zheng mode.
All these changing techniques are carried out and completed naturally and unconsciously. On the whole, there is a great unity among the various tunes, but from a local perspective, there are small changes. The two complement each other and are natural, making the originally scattered pearls connect into a dazzling bead chain.