"The Overlord Removes His Armor" is a famous pipa suite of martial arts, based on the Battle of Gaixia where the Chu and Han Dynasties fought. The following is what I have carefully prepared for you: Liu Dehai’s "Overlord Disarming Pipa Song". The content is for reference only, welcome to read!
Overlord Disarms the Pipa Song (Liu Dehai) is as follows:
Introduction to the paragraphs of the Overlord Disarms the Pipa Song
The first part describes the preparations for war, with a certain war atmosphere. "Yinggu" is the introduction to the whole song. At the beginning, the rumbling war drums played by the pipa in the bass range were deep and tragic, and their intermittent role foreshadowed the tragic ending of this war. From the tent to the battle, it is a coherent whole, which describes a series of preparations before the battle. Starting from "Array", the music gradually becomes tense, and "Array" compresses the original tune, which adds to the tense atmosphere and directly leads to the arrival of the battle.
The second part is a fierce battle. Including "fighting" and "fighting under Gaixia". Like "House of Flying Daggers", it depicts the momentum of the Battle of Gaixia and the specific scenes of the battle. This is the most intense part of the whole song and the climax. However, it is not the focus of the whole song. From Xiang Yu's perspective, the Battle of Gaixia quickly ended in failure. This is hinted at at the beginning of the music. Their feelings after failure are the real focus of this piece of music.
The third part describes Xiang Yu’s failure and the tragic mood of the Chu army’s return home. Here again, "Chu Ge" and "Farewell My Concubine" are the centers. In "Chu Song", the pipa uses the long-wheel technique to play a sad, sad, heart-wrenching melody, which is in sharp contrast to the previous battle. Then "Farewell My Concubine" echoes "Chu Ge" with rapid singing music and the slide method played with pitch. It profoundly expresses the sad mood of King Chu Bawang, a historical figure with overwhelming power and overwhelming power, who was so sad and indignant when he was besieged on all sides that he wanted to kill himself as he bid farewell to Concubine Yu. In the sections such as "Chasing Soldiers", the music uses materials from "Gaixia Fighting", using different playing techniques and strong rhythms to express the tense atmosphere of the breakout and the Han army's pursuit, making the music once again appear tense. degree, forming a second climax, forming a contrast between before and after.
Finally, there are two paragraphs: "The sound of drums and horns" and "The troops return home". These two paragraphs are the continuation of the emotions of "Song of Chu" and "Farewell My Concubine". What they depict is the failure of the Chu army. The feeling of sadness and anger afterwards. The melody is euphemistic, but not sad. "The troops return home" is the ending, with a coda function. The tragic atmosphere is reduced here, like the recognition that things are a foregone conclusion, and like a feeling of just recovering from a violent change. The desolation felt for the first time after waking up from the numbness.