Ode to the Red Flag is a symphony with no original singing.

Ode to the Red Flag, an orchestral overture, adopts a sonata-like structure with a theme that runs through its development. The trumpet motive in the prelude of the music obviously comes from March of the Volunteers, which takes the audience back to the exciting moment of the flag-raising ceremony in founding ceremony on October 1st, 1949.

The first theme of the presentation department can also be called "Red Flag Theme", which is a typical carol theme with ups and downs and heroic spirit, as if people were excited and surging when they looked up at the red flag Ran Ran rising; The oboe and cello have played the second theme, affectionate euphemism, which moistens the hearts of the audience like the melody of a song, and it is like the author expressing endless thoughts for his deceased loved ones.

Although the development department comes from the theme of "Red Flag", its rhythm has changed completely, and it has become a witty and courageous March, as if you can see the calm and resolute faces of the revolutionaries bravely marching forward under the guidance of the red flag; Although there is only a "red flag theme" in the reproduction department, the addition of the national anthem motivation not only keeps the music style unified, but also highly summarizes the carol theme of the whole work.

Creation background

The creation of Ode to the Red Flag originated from a party group meeting of the Shanghai Musicians Association in February 1965. He Lvting, Ding Shande, Meng Bo, Huang Yijun, Qu Wei and Lv Qiming, who attended the meeting, all decided that Lv Qiming, who was the youngest and had some creative experience, should write an orchestral work entitled Ode to the Red Flag.

Although time was tight and the task was heavy, Lv Qiming, who was full of affection for the new China, resolutely accepted this arduous task. In the process of conception and creation, his father who died heroically after being arrested and imprisoned, the martyrs who generously went on and on, and the five-star red flag raised by founding ceremony on Ran Ran came to his mind like a movie screen. In just one week, he wrote the first draft of Ode to the Red Flag almost without leaving home.