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The history and style of pop music
The first development stage: 19 17- 1936 (Shanghai period)

Starting from the musical activities of Mr. Li Jinhui, the forerunner of China pop music, and taking his feudal Yue Ming Opera Club as a clue, he initiated children's musicals such as Three Butterflies, Sparrows and Children. She started singing and dancing performances such as "Poor Chou-heung" and "Cold Clothes Song", and then wrote the first batch of family love songs in China, namely, the popular songs "Rain in Mao Mao", "Sister I Love You", "taohuajiang" and "Express". This problem ended with the dissolution of the Music Group of Yue Ming Opera Association, and most singers entered the film industry.

The singing method of this issue is not very beautiful, and it is often sung with similar voices.

The representative singers are Lai Changxing, Wang, Zhu Xi, Hu Jia, Yan Fei, Yin Yin, Xu, Cai, Qian Zhongxiu and Zhang Xianlin.

Composers include Li Jinhui, Yan Gongshang, Xu Ruhui and Ren Guang.

Ci writers has Li Jinhui, Gao Tianqi, An 'e, Wang Ganbai and Wei Ruhui.

The second stage of development:

Early period: 1937- 1949 (Shanghai period)

After entering the film industry from Zhou Xuan in this issue, two episodes sung in the films "Street Angel", "Sing Girl" and "Four Seasons Song" spread all over the country. The generation of songs she created has influenced the whole China music scene, which can be described as euphemistic, gentle, relaxed and sweet. But the volume and strength are not big.

The whole situation of this period of music is that there is no singing and dancing troupe to perform. Only a few singers specialize in recording and radio broadcasting. Most singers mainly make movies, and the shadow songs that sing movie episodes appear in amphibious form. In this issue, after the founding of the Republic, most of the main representative singers moved to Hong Kong for development.

Representative singers are Zhou Xuan, Bai Hong, Gong, Yao Li, Yan Hua, Yao Min, Li Lihua, Bai Guang, Huang Feiran, Jamson Huang, Wu Yingying, Ouyang Feiying, Liang Ping, Yimin, Qu, Jin Yi, Baiyun, Deng Baiying, Penny, Zhang Yiwen and Han Jingqing.

Composers include Li Jinguang, Chen Gexin, Yao Min, Yan Hua, Li Houxiang, Yan Zhexi, Yan Geling, Liang, Chen Ruizhen, Yan Gongshang, Liu Xuean, He Luting, Zhang Chun and Zhang Hao.

Poets include wucun, Chen, Li Juanqing, Fan Yanqiao, Tian Han, Ye, Zhang Zhun and Bao Yi.

Later period: 1950- 1969 (Hong Kong period)

This issue started with Yao Min and Yao Li, and many leading singers moved to Hongkong for development. At first, it was mainly movies and songs, but as time went on, the proportion of singers who sang and recorded records increased. The interlude in the film was not sung by the actors themselves, and professional singers were invited to accompany it, but there was still no obviously influential song and dance group performance.

The singing style has not changed much, and the characteristics of femininity and gracefulness have decreased, tending to be natural and plain. In addition, due to the influence of white light, the number of singers with alto characteristics has increased by singing in the bass range; Influenced by Li Xianglan, the number of singers who use or borrow western traditional singing methods has also increased. At the end of 1960s, Mandarin pop songs gradually declined in Hong Kong, while Cantonese songs flourished and occupied the dominant position in the music scene. The main representative is Samuel Hui.

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Composers include Li Ping, Yang Long, Li Ming, Wang Fuling, Zhou Lanping, Gu Jiahui, Agnes, Xia Duanling (Japanese composer Ryuichi Hattori), Jiang Shi, Ye Chunzhi, Cao Tianhe and Yu Lin.

Du Qing, Lu, Si Jingming, etc.

The third development stage: 1970- 198 1 (Taiwan Province Province period).

Since the late 1960s, pop music in Taiwan Province Province has gradually developed. Replaced the declining status of Mandarin pop songs in Hong Kong music scene. Its symbols are a song by Xie Lei, Mary, and a song by Yao Surong, Don't Go Home Today. These two songs are popular in Southeast Asia and have established the leading position in the pop music scene in Taiwan Province Province.

Previously, the songs performed in the music scene of Taiwan Province Province included folk songs of Han nationality and various ethnic minorities (including songs in Minnan); Mandarin pop songs in Shanghai and Hong Kong; And songs influenced by Japan. Later, he gradually created a time song with his own characteristics between Shanghai pop songs and modern urban pop songs. This style of songs did not gradually decline until the early 1980 s and was replaced by popular songs in new cities.

In the mid-1970s, a famous campus folk song movement took place in Taiwan Province Province. Students initiated the creation and singing, which had a far-reaching impact and even spread to the music circles in Hong Kong and the Mainland. It was not until the early 1980s that pop music was introduced and developed together, injecting fresh blood into pop music.

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Independence: dear, I really don't know the vicissitudes of life, and I don't know the hesitation side by side.

Together: Our spirit is above the sky, and our thoughts are as bright as moonlight. We should study hard and set an example for the new youth.

Independence: We should strive to become the pillars of the new China.

Dear, sincerely eliminate disappointment and win glory side by side.

This song encourages young people to build a new China after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Comparable to "Graduation Song". In different historical periods, they have played different inspiring roles for the youth. Zhou Xuan's film Sauvignon Blanc, which was filmed in the same place on 1946, embodies the content of * * *. Another example is 1942 Zhou Xuan's episode "Hate Spring Scene" filmed by Shanghai Guohua Film Company. Zhongshan Spring sang the call of Nanjing Zhongshan Stone City. 1939 The seventh heaven episode "Difficult Folk Songs" filmed in the same place, 194 1 The Jieyu Flower episode "Song of Mian Pupils" and "Folk Songs for Relieving Difficulties" filmed in the same place, we can see their significance in * * *.

Another example is singing about people, mainly farmers. For example, Zhou Xuan sang "Jieyu Flower" episode "Busy at Home" and "Transplant Song"; Li Lihua's "Resurrection" episode "Folk Songs" (also known as "Rural Love Songs") filmed by Yihua Film Company; Yao Li sang the popular song "Good People in Hometown"; Yan Hua's popular song "The Comfort of Whistling" is the hardship of urban workers' life. Zhou Xuan filmed The Fisherman's Daughter in Huaying from 65438 to 0943, and its theme was the hard work of fishermen in Sang Song. The episode of 100 million Jiangnan, everyone says the West Lake is good, Sister Luo and Sister Wang, which she filmed in Cathay Pacific Film Company from 65438 to 0947, sang the bitterness of tea pickers. There are also other lower-level singers. For example, Zhou Xuan sang the singer's helplessness and awakening in the episode of the film "Sauvignon Blanc". Yao Li sang "Golden Island", singing the distress of bound women and encouraging them to fight for freedom. Gong sang "Bao Ge" in praise of the newsboy. Bai Guang 1949 sang the episode "Ten Sighs" at the Hong Kong Great Wall Film Company (the third remake of the movie script based on Tolstoy's masterpiece "Resurrection" in China, and the aforementioned "Resurrection" starring Li Lihua was the second remake), which sang the sadness of the fireworks woman.

Another kind of film interludes, some of which have no obvious social significance, are written according to the needs of the plot. Most of them are based on classical masterpieces and folklore. For example, Zhou Xuan filmed the episodes of San Xiao, Dianchouxiang and Wish in Guohua Company on 1940. In the same year, he filmed the West Chamber, Copying Red, Full Moon Flower and Butterfly Music. 1944, she filmed a Dream of Red Mansions, Burying Flowers and Sad Autumn in Huaying. And 1938, the episode "When will you come again" of "Three Stars with the Moon" filmed by Zhou Xuan in Yihua Company. The other episode "Workshop" has the significance of producing domestic products and boycotting foreign goods. These episodes are familiar to the masses and are well known to everyone. From 65438 to 0937, Zhou Xuan filmed two episodes of progressive films "Street Angels", "Singing Girls" and "Songs of the Four Seasons" in Star Company. Among them, the Japanese invaders invaded Northeast China and were displaced, which is well known.

The other kind is folk songs. One of the outstanding contributions of Zhou Xuan, a generation after China's music scene, is to put folk songs on the stage. In the past, folk songs were not elegant, and only tea shops and restaurants sold songs. The ballads she sang the most were Picking Betel Nuts in Hunan, selling groceries in Meixian County, Guangdong Province, Fengyang Flower Drum in Anhui Province, Farewell to Big Brother in Suiyuan (now Inner Mongolia), Huayou Peach Blossom in Shanghai, Huaer New Couplet in Northeast China, and Wugeng Unity in Hubei Province. Genv and Four Seasons Songs are the lyrics written by Suzhou folk songs, intimate guests and crying July 7th. There are also a large number of songs written in folk songs, such as "Seeing Lovers" and "Love Love Love".

There is also a kind of praise for the great rivers and mountains and beautiful natural scenery of the motherland. For example, Yao Li sang Lovely Autumn, Full of Spring, Scenery of Malay, Morning in the South China Sea and Brandt. The South Island Evening News sung by Yan Fei, the theme song Orioles among Flowers sung by Zhou Xuan in the movie Orioles among Flowers, and the episodes On the Mountain and Spring Morning are also of this type.

It is common to sing love songs like love. Some styles are fresh and full of life. For example, Yao Li sang "I'm joking with you", which sang the scene of young couples joking together. Another song she sang, "You Want to Explain", sang the girl's meticulous sensitivity and asked her boyfriend to explain the problem. There are also many people who sing about family, such as Yao Li's I Love Mom. The ancient pagoda case shot by Star Company, the episode of Miss Mother, and the episode of Roses Everywhere shot by Zhonglian Company, Shake Mother; Mei's film Tears of Tears and the episode My Mother's Song both praised my mother's greatness.

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Except those with obvious social and even political significance, many of them are enthusiastic, cheerful and positive, and most of them sing people's preferences and suit their thoughts and feelings. People like spring, sun, flowers, grass, flowing clouds, snowflakes and raindrops; I prefer affection, friendship, love and other beautiful feelings in the world. Popular songs have a deep mass base, which is clearly reflected in China's early popular songs. It was the irreplaceable climax of the music scene that year, and it was also the characteristic of a glorious chapter in the history of Chinese pop music. Free it from the dust of half a century. So as not to be submerged in the long isolation.

Music and pop music

A strange thing about Chinese music is that pop songs must be called "pop songs". In fact, this is wrong, or at least the meaning is not exact.

There are only two kinds of music: serious music and pop music. There are also some small categories based on the characteristics and functions of music, which can never be compared with these two categories. They are not on the same level, and they are not rich. Such as art songs, lyric songs, campus songs, queue songs, etc. Pop music is a large range relative to serious music, which probably includes light music, operetta, folk songs, folk songs, mass songs, marches, dance music, jazz, blues, rock, disco, alternative (non-mainstream), country songs and so on. There is also a big one, which is a popular song all over the world. It can be seen that pop songs are a kind of pop music, which is covered by pop music and cannot represent all pop music. For example, they may not be completely correct. It's a father-son relationship, not a brother relationship, not the same thing. At present, singing competitions are divided into three ways: bel canto, national and popular, which have been used in previous TV Grand Prix for young singers. According to the above classification, folk songs also belong to the category of pop music, so naturally, national singing can also be called "pop singing"! Isn't this a mess?

There are so many experts in the music industry, don't they know this truth? It turned out that this incident had a specific historical background in that year. The pop songs that reached their climax in 1930s and 1940s were once considered as "decadent songs" and "Huang Ge", and they all moved to Hong Kong after 1949, so there were no pop songs in the mainland for 30 years. Some people describe pop music being swept out of the house. However, it did not stop developing in Hongkong and Taiwan Province, and its formation came down in one continuous line with the Shanghai period. After the downfall of the Gang of Four, the market economy policy was implemented in the reform and opening up, and pop songs returned to their parents' homes. Young viewers don't know much about previous experiences; We should remember clearly what happened after the downfall of the Gang of Four. Teresa Teng's tapes were first introduced to the mainland and were banned several times. Based on a singer's keen sense of smell, Li Guyi used pneumatic technique for the first time in singing the episode "Hometown Love" of the TV series "The Legend of Three Gorges", which caused an uproar and endless criticism. In fact, she is just a folk singer, not a real pop singer. Cheng Lin, who really applied pop singing, experienced three ups and downs. Even Su Xiaoming's Night in the Harbor was criticized. It was not surprising that these things happened at that time, because the planned economy would not allow pop music with obvious commercial characteristics to exist. This is the requirement of superstructure as the economic base. But don't mention the political height easily. Pop music is not that bad! The attitude towards pop music reflected the contest between different economic systems at that time.

At the national light music conference of 1983, most experts thought that pop music should be allowed to exist to serve the socialist market economy. But in order to call, in order to avoid reminiscent of the pop songs of the thirties and forties, the name "pop songs" was decided. This is understandable, because it is not now, after all, it was 1983. However, since then, pop music has gained legal status, and it has formed a three-point trend with western traditional singing songs and folk songs, but it has always used the name of "pop song" with uncertain meaning.

Some insiders mentioned that in the early 1980s, a number of lyrical songs began to appear in China's music scene, such as Nostalgia sung by Li Guyi, Beautiful Mind sung by Zhu Fengbo, On the Sun Island sung by Zheng Xulan, and Night in a Military Port sung by Su Xiaoming. They are not really popular songs, but other works belonging to the category of pop music. It seems that this is also one of the bases for calling pop songs "pop songs". In fact, these songs are only works of the transition from Chinese music to pop music. If you sing these tracks in the popular singing group of today's singing contest with the singing method of that year, the judges will not admit it.

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Twenty years have passed and the socialist market economy has flourished. As a cultural superstructure, pop music has also developed vigorously. We should not continue to use this ambiguous name under the specific historical background of 1983, but should seek truth from facts. "You have to tie the bell to solve the problem", which needs music experts and cultural management departments to complete, and pop music has a suitable name.

What are China pop songs?

The relationship between pop music and pop music has been discussed above, in order to explain that it is not accurate to call pop songs "pop songs". Another problem is that the word "Chinese pop songs" often appears in today's music scene. What are "Chinese pop songs"? What does it have to do with China pop songs?

China has a long history, a high degree of civilization and profound cultural heritage. As far as pop music is concerned, it has a history of more than 80 years and a brilliant chapter; There is also an irreplaceable development climax. Its influence is far-reaching and extensive, and it is obviously international. Many countries and regions in the world have such popular songs. In 1930s and 1940s, China pop songs spread in Southeast Asia. At that time, they couldn't write their own songs and sang China pop songs directly. This problem has gradually become prominent since the third development stage of China pop music-Taiwan Province Province, and it has become very prominent today.

Other countries outside China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), especially some countries in Southeast Asia, are also singing this popular song, and they all have good song creation and music production. As we all know,,, Lin, Chen Finland,,,,, Telly, Li Sisong and Li Fuhui are all Singaporeans. Hua Yibao, Zhang Xiaoying, Lan Ying, Liu Qiuyi, Ke Yimin, Robin, Zhuang Xuesi, Wu Qixian and Allan Moo are Malaysian nationals; Ai Hui, who is good at singing Genghis Khan, is Indonesian. Weng Qianyu, Chen Meiling and Lulu are Japanese nationals; The three brothers in Los Angeles are Americans. Although they are all descendants of the Chinese people and their administrative nationality is not China, the language of these pop songs they sing is Chinese, which is the same as that of China pop songs. However, due to ethnic differences, it is more accurate to call China pop songs. China's pop songs are widely spread.

Of course, our China pop songs also belong to the category of China pop songs.

1949- 1979 There have been no popular songs in mainland China for 30 years.

Pop songs are a kind of pop music. It can be said that it is a kind of music that originated in the city, has distinct dynasties, is easy to spread widely among the masses, tends to be internationalized and has obvious commercial characteristics. Art also has many characteristics different from other music. Only from its composition characteristics, we can see the difference between it and other music.

China's early popular songs, especially the style represented by Zhou Xuan in the first half of the second development stage. There are many decorative sounds, sliding up and down, long syncopation, obvious contrast between high-pitched and low-pitched segments, and unique singing style, forming a euphemistic, soft, relaxed and sweet style. Nowadays, the pop songs in the new cities in the fourth stage have been far away from tradition, and their styles are obviously different from the above. The long and short syncopations in songs are accompanied by many syncopations, and every beat inside and outside the bar is inextricably linked, which makes the arrangement of lyrics intentionally evade the rhythm with the melody. There are many words in the long vernacular sentences of lyrics, which are arranged compactly to form short sound symbols. There are various beginnings, endless endings and regular repetitions. Coupled with soft voice, anger, weeping, sighing, dumb voice, crying, delay processing and other techniques, the song presents a handsome, novel, lyrical and powerful style. Emotional ups and downs are great, such as whispering at low places and choppy at high places.

1949 After the founding of the Republic, pop songs were gradually banned and regarded as "decadent voices". After that, he was swept out of the house in the mainland and later moved to Hong Kong outside the mainland for development. Someone said, "Where there are crowds, there is music." You can also add two sentences, that is, "where there is a city, there are pop songs." The people needed it and refused to sing, so they went to body double. There were pop songs, folk songs and foreign songs. These songs replace pop songs, and they belong to another kind of songs in pop music. The definition of pop songs, as long as it can be widely circulated among the masses, can not be simply considered as pop songs. Pop songs have their own unique characteristics in all aspects. But from the name of "pop songs" itself, it is literally not rigorous enough. Because songs belonging to other categories of pop music, such as the three songs mentioned above, can also be widely circulated among the masses. However, the established names have become natural, just like some established things. Knowing its true meaning, it is more appropriate to call it a pop song.

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In the middle and late 1980s, the intervention of songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan prompted the "lifeless" mainland pop music scene to start brewing changes in the "pain". Zhang Mingmin, Pan Anbang, Pai Hui, ChristianRandPhillips, Bao Nana, Ye Liyi and other Hong Kong and Taiwan singers performed well in previous Spring Festival Galas, which made mainland musicians understand the importance of the booming mainland music industry. Gu Jianfen, Qiao Yu, Yan Su, Jia Ding, Guan Xia, Li Haiying and other famous mainland songwriters began to pay attention to the cultivation of local singers and the creation of popular songs. As a result, a group of outstanding mainland singers began to be active on the mainland screen, and classic and easy-to-sing pop songs began to increase. Songs sung by Liu Huan, Mao Amin, Wei Wei, Cheng Fangyuan, Shen Xiaocen, Cheng Lin, Su Xiaoming and Cai Guoqing began to become popular in the society, and then songs sung by singers such as Hang Tianqi, Li Na, Lin Ping, Mao Ning, Yang Yi, Xie Xiaodong, Na Ying, Tian Zhen and Xiao Xiao began to spread all over the country. Singers include Lin Yilun, Zhou Yanhong, Man Wenjun, Sun Hao, Xie Dong, Lao Lang, Jia Wei, Sun Nan, Han Hong and Sun Yue. Appeared in succession, constantly contributing to the pop music scene in Chinese mainland, and some well-known songs began to become popular songs with high click-through rate in KTV.

Blue night, blue dream, curved moon, knowing you, dedication of love, night at the military port, the sound of the waves remains the same, missing, please go to the ends of the earth, wind and rain, and tell you gently, the affection of green leaves to roots, love birds and so on.

Speaking of the mainland pop music scene in those years, there are still several creative singers who have to say. Cui Jian, Gaofeng, Guo Feng, Zheng Jun, Xu Wei, I'm afraid everyone familiar with China's songs knows their names. As the first person in Chinese rock, Cui Jian's Nothing has always enjoyed a high popularity in China. China at the peak and Guo Feng's songs are still the classics of popular songs in China. Later, Duke Hakodate, Li Chunbo, Rebecca, Feng Xiaoquan, etc. also created some works with good quality and high creative level in a period of time. Songs such as candied haws, China folk songs and Farewell My Concubine were all written by young musician Feng Xiaoquan, who was born as a national musical instrument and was familiar with song writing. His songs are melodious and melodious, and the lyrics are as smooth as prose, which makes people unforgettable. ...

In recent years, many singers who are active on the stage have achieved good results, such as Hannah Kim and Pu Shu. There are many newcomers entering the music scene through the "draft", coupled with the involvement of some film and television actors, the whole music scene seems to be a kind of "chaos" ...

Generally speaking, China's pop music still has endless room for development in the future, but it still needs to cultivate and support musicians and music producers. This requires a gradual process. I believe that in the near future, China's pop music will have its own broader sky like that of Hong Kong and Taiwan. ...

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In the 1990s, Hong Kong developed well, such as Jacky Cheung, Teresa Teng, Wang Jie, Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui and so on.

Then Jay Chou, Fish Leong, Elva Hsiao and Eason Chan. etc

Now it's mainly online music.

Silent king, Xu Liang, Vae and so on.