{The relationship between music and dance}

Dance has been closely connected with music since its inception. Dance cannot be separated from music, and music plays a very important role in the art of dance. Important location. In the overall concept of dance art, music has become an integral and important part of it.

1. Dance and Music

Fundamentally speaking, the close relationship between dance and music is that dance cannot be separated from music, and dance is always displayed with the accompaniment of music. Dance and music exist together, and there is no dance without music. Primitive dances are also accompanied by percussion beats or singing. In "Le Ji Le Xiang Pian" it is said: "Poetry expresses one's aspirations, songs sings one's voice, and dances one's face. The three originate from the heart, and then the musical instruments follow them." In "Preface to Mao's Poems" of the Han Dynasty This truth is also stated in "The heart is the ambition, and the speech is the poem; the emotion is moved in the heart and is reflected in the words. If the words are not enough, so I sigh; if the sigh is not enough, I sing it; if the chanting is not enough, I don't know how to do it." There is even a saying in the dance world: "Music is the soul of dance, and dance is the echo of music." The famous former Soviet dance drama director and dance theorist Zakhanov also said: " Music - this is the soul of dance. Music contains and determines the structure, characteristics and temperament of dance."

Chinese dancer Wu Xiaobang has verified this in both theory and practice. He believes: "The artistic image of any dance must be through music in order to fully express its 'meaning'." He also publicly declared that he had "obtained the dance image" from "March of the Volunteers". He also pointed out that " It is an unaccompanied dance. Although there is no sound, it also has a rhythmic movement in the silence, which makes people feel that silence is better than sound. "Although some dancers strive to create without music in order to emphasize the independence of dance art. Accompanying works. However, walking and kicking are still used, and footbells and handbells are used to produce rhythmic sounds according to the movements of the body instead of musical accompaniment. Broadly speaking, this rhythmic sound is the basic element of music. The dance "Silent Song" performed by Chinese dancer Wang Manli and other choreographers to express Zhang Zhixin's struggle life in prison is a dance work without musical accompaniment, but it uses sound effects such as wind, water, shackles, and whipping to Accompaniment, in fact, this kind of sound itself belongs to music in a broad sense, because it has rhythm, rhythm, pitch and timbre. In short, dance and music cannot be separated.

2. The combination of dance and music

First of all, the biggest similarity between dance and music is rhythm, which is the natural basis for their combination. Both dance and music have rhythm, and dance needs music to enhance the sense of rhythm. The fundamental reason why primitive dance was integrated with music in the first place is rhythm. From a deeper sense, people's rhythmic movements naturally require music to coordinate, so various rhythmic collective labors in the past dynasties have labor chants. Dance, as a free and rhythmic expression of emotional impulse, naturally requires the cooperation of music. Of course, it is not any music that can be combined with dance, but music with a distinctive rhythm. Music has been combined with other arts, such as drama, film, poetry, etc., but the easiest and most necessary combination is dance, because they have the same rhythm.

Secondly, the biggest similarity between dance and music is lyricism. Both dance and music directly express emotions, and the expression of music is abstract. It will not overlap, contradict or interfere with the specific expression of dance, but can be seamlessly integrated with dance.

Again, dance and music are shown in the course of time. In this way, they can be synchronized and combined together.

3. The role of music in dance

(1) Cooperate and help dance to express emotions, reflect character, and set off the atmosphere throughout the process

Dance needs music stimulation and strengthening. Without music, it is difficult for dance to fully express emotions. Music has the characteristic of directly penetrating into people's hearts. Appreciators often experience the emotions expressed in music as their own inner emotions. Dancers certainly have a deeper feel and understanding of the music that is part of the piece they perform. This feeling and understanding further stimulates inner emotions, which are expressed through external body movements.

The outstanding dancer Ulanova said in "Autobiography of a Dancer" that when she played Maria in "The Fountain of Bakhchisaray", she took understanding music as the "starting point". She also said that good music is "indicating the expression and meaning of dance movements" to herself. Music can enhance the emotional color of dance, help understand the content of dance, and make dance more vivid and charming. Music can directly touch the audience's emotions, which is equivalent to adding an emotional bond between the dance and the audience, bringing the audience closer to the dance.

(2) Help organize dance movements

Dance creation should be based on music. Since dance and music have the same rhythm, rhythm and emotional content, and are displayed simultaneously, the two must be highly coordinated. Dance works are not about designing the movements and then adding music to them, but there must be music before the movements are designed. There are two ways to adopt dance music, one is to use ready-made music, and the other is to create music for the theme and plot of the established dance. "Create to the music," is a common practice in dance. Zakhanov said: "The composer writes dance drama music..., and the dance drama choreographer is excited by the music and creates a dance work - a dance drama based on the music." Of course, dance is not just about obeying music. First of all , dance must choose music, because not all music is suitable for dance. Secondly, if you create music specifically for a specific dance work in your mind, you must obey the requirements of the dance choreographer. In addition, the dance choreographer must be careful in the choreography process. You can also ask for modifications to the music.

Mr. Wu Zuqiang once said in the article "Musical Structure of Dance and Others": "The tasks of dance and music are to work together to create a clear and convincing performance. From a general perspective, the biggest feature of dance music should be that it can try its best to help shape and establish the dance image, enrich the dance image, and enhance the appeal of the dance image. "For example, the music of the folk dance "Stone Woman", with its rich local Fujian color and free and simple tonal characteristics, depicts the typical character of Hui'an women's hard work, simplicity and humiliation, which is endlessly memorable.

(3) Responsible for the task of explaining and showing the plot in dance and dance drama

For example, in the first paragraph "Memory" of the dance drama "So Big Wind", the music simulates the effect of turbulent wind with electric sound , from small to large, from far to near, bringing the audience into the atmosphere of the story to be told. In the third "symbol" of the dance, under the leadership of the suona and the strong sound of drums and cymbals. , and the short and powerful performance of the strings pushed the dance to a climax. Finally, the music was accompanied by a gust of wind, as if it was going to blow this touching story farther and move more people. The artistic charm is reflected in the integration of dance and music.

The combination of dance and music forms a complete dance art. The movements and postures expressed in dance are the most beautiful and touching movements in the world. And gestures, combined with the most beautiful and beautiful sound, that is, music art, will bring people a wonderful artistic enjoyment and thus produce social effects. This is a "natural match"