Over the past 7 years, the Long March has become a model of revolutionary education, playing an active role in all periods. The red classic epic Song of the Long March reproduces the difficult course of the Long March in the form of art, which makes people more clearly understand the advanced nature of the China revolution.
background of the times
from August p>1934 to October 1935, the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants carried out an unprecedented Long March. The Red Army's extraordinary perseverance overcame the encirclement and interception of hundreds of thousands of reactionary Kuomintang troops, crossed the inaccessible snow-capped mountains and grasslands, and experienced a journey of about 25, miles in ten provinces. Finally arrived at the destination-northern Shaanxi Province. In 1965, to commemorate the 3th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, Xiao Hua, who had participated in the Long March, reviewed his real experience in the Long March, which lasted for half a year and completed 12 epic poems with vivid images and sincere feelings. Subsequently, composers Chen Geng, Sheng Mao, Tang Ke and Yu Qiu chose 1 of them to compose a group of songs, describing 1 interlocking scenes of fighting life respectively, and skillfully blending the folk tunes of various regions with the tunes of the traditional songs of the Red Army, and finally merging them into a large-scale vocal suite with distinctive theme, rich content, novel form and unique style.
Introduction to the group songs
The whole group of songs * * * can be divided into Farewell, Breaking through the Blockade, Glory of Zunyi Conference, Flying over the Dadu River, Flying over the Snow Mountain Grassland, To wuqi, Zhu Jie, Good News and General Assembly Division. Praise the legendary 25,-Li Long March in the revolutionary history of China. Decades have passed, and the "Long March Songs" has been accompanied by the growth of several generations, and many of its aria are well-known and sung to this day. In this familiar melody, what is flashing is true passion and the most beautiful revolutionary romantic spirit.
The Song Suite of the Long March-The Red Army is Not Afraid of Expedition has been born for more than 3 years. In that year, in order to commemorate the 3th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army in the Long March, Xiao Hua wrote lyrics, Chen Geng, Sheng Mao, Tang He and Yu Qiu composed music, and Tang Jiang conducted it. On August 1st, 1965, the Song and Dance Troupe of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region successfully held a large-scale vocal suite "Song Suite of the Red Army is Not Afraid of Expedition" in the People's Theater.
In the process of creation, rehearsal and performance, The Song of the Long March has received the cordial care and guidance from the proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation such as Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, He Long and Luo Ruiqing and the leading comrades of the Beijing Military Region, and it is an excellent work of art with the painstaking efforts of leaders, experts and the masses. She eulogized the revolutionary spirit of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants under the leadership and command of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman Mao, with profound and concise vocabulary, fresh and moving beautiful tunes, rich national style and popular performing art forms, and praised the legendary and magnificent epic in the revolutionary history of China, which was magnificent and touching. After performing in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Nanjing and other places in that year, it gained great influence in society. Some songs were quickly sung among the masses, which was regarded as an important landmark work in the history of chorus in China and was selected as one of the classic music works of Chinese in the 2th century.
In 1966, under the instruction of Premier Zhou, The Song of the Long March was listed as an important repertoire for the China Party and Government delegation led by him to follow up the art troupe in Romania, Albania and other countries. Since then, it has been rearranged for many times and made into a musical art film, which has become the key reserved program of the Comrades Song and Dance Troupe of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region for 3 years.
With profound and concise lyrics, fresh and beautiful tunes, strong national style and popular performing art forms, The Long March Songs eulogized the revolutionary spirit of the Red Army that went through hardships and finally won, and also embodied the Chinese nation's indomitable will to stand on its own feet among the nations of the world. The Long March is not only the precious wealth of China * * production party and China People's Liberation Army, but also the concentrated expression of national spirit and national will, as Gao Ren Si, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong, said: "The spirit of the Long March is the soul of the nation". Therefore, "Long March Songs" has been performed for more than a thousand times in the past 4 years, and it has become a masterpiece in the history of chorus in China, and has been selected as one of the classic Chinese music works in the 2th century.