An appreciation composition of the musical House of Flying Daggers

"Ambush from Flying Daggers" is also known as "Huaiyang Pingchu". Pipa solo.

It is a piece of music written based on the Chu-Han War. The music is exciting, dramatic and realistic. The whole song lasts 6 minutes and 36 seconds and consists of three major parts and ten short sections.

The first part, preparation before the war. The first section is called "The Camp". The music starts with the powerful strumming of the pipa and the Buddhist strings, showing the ordering of troops and the beating of drums. For a few seconds, the strong expressive power also has an exciting momentum. In the second section "Blow and Beat", the pipa is strummed rapidly with five fingers, and the music continues, like a bugle blowing a flute. The following third paragraph "Pointing General" is a repetition of the ending parts of the three paragraphs, and the pre-war atmosphere becomes more and more intense. The fourth and fifth sections are formation and "walking" respectively. The music of the two sections is basically similar, the tone is slightly simpler, and the speed is slow at first and then gradually becomes faster, rising and falling together, closely linked. Morale increased again. The second part begins, with the sixth section "Ambush". The music is based on the backbone tones in "Encampment" and combined with a number of ups and downs, it looks like the Han army marching out from all directions and quickly surrounding the Chu army. In the seventh section, "Little Battle at Chicken Cing Mountain", the music still starts slowly and gradually becomes faster, the breath gradually becomes more and more rapid, and the "chip" sound of the pipa playing is like the sound of weapons clashing at hand-to-hand combat. From "Ambush" to "Little War" the music is coherent and done in one go. Then the "Battle of Jiuli Mountain" began. The intensity of the playing was further intensified, and various techniques were used to play quickly. The fierce fighting scene of the iron cavalry, fighting and fighting, and the roaring shouts was vividly displayed. Suddenly, a sad Xiao sound covered up the battle. This was Chu Ge. Then the pipa returned to its simple and repetitive tone, and the sound of the lone knight's kicks could be heard far away. This was the ninth section, "The Defeat of King Xiang". It was not yet dawn until the strong sound of a short stroke suddenly stopped, and the overlord "Wujiang committed suicide".

The artistic characteristics of "House of Flying Daggers" are mainly reflected in the fact that it captures the typical time and environment when reflecting major historical themes in ancient times. When describing the specific historical background of the struggle between Chu and Han, it chose The most representative scene of the decisive battle at Gaixia highlights the cry in the performance of the battle at Gaixia, forming the climax of the whole song, completing the vivid image of the Han army as attackers, pursuers, and victors, and successfully showing the ancient battlefield. Intense and spectacular scenes.