Suona is a reed flute with national characteristics in China. It is said that the suona was originally a folk musical instrument of ancient Persia and Arabia, and it was introduced to China through the Silk Road about 800 years ago. Today's suona varies in size. The commonly used suona is small in size and has eight sound holes. It is one of the main instruments of folk percussion instruments and folk bands.
Among all the national musical instruments in our country, suona is especially suitable for expressing the joy of wedding and the sadness of funeral, and it is also especially suitable for exaggerating the atmosphere and showing lively scenes.
As a solo instrument, suona is more expressive. A Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix is an excellent piece of music that fully demonstrates the artistic charm of suona.
Phoenix, also known as Phoenix, is the king of birds in ancient China mythology. Phoenix symbolizes good luck and wealth. The solo "Hundred Birds Worship the Phoenix" by suona is not a fairy story about birds worshiping the phoenix, but a passionate melody, which simulates the jubilant scene of birds contending and singing together with suona, and expresses the vibrant nature and people's happy mood. Hundreds of birds pay homage to the phoenix, which was first popular in Shandong, Anhui, Henan, Hebei and other places. Formerly known as "Hundred Birds". It was Ren Tongxiang, a famous suona performer in China, who brought this song to China and the world music stage.
Ren Tongxiang was born in a suona family in the rural area of Jiaxiang County, Shandong Province. Ren Tongxiang's suona is getting more and more refined and wonderful, and it is playing everywhere with previous artists, learning from others. 1953 When the first national folk music and dance (amateur) performance was held, Ren Tongxiang, 27, played "A Hundred Birds at the Phoenix", which caused a sensation in Beijing. He also took this song to Huairentang, Zhongnanhai, to give a report performance for President Mao Zedong and other central leaders. In the same year, he was sent to Bucharest, Romania, to attend the 4th World Young Students' Festival, and won the silver prize with a song "Birds of the Phoenix". Then, he won a "suona fan" for his performance of "birds fly at the phoenix" in "Kingdom of Suona"-the appreciation of Myanmar Prime Minister Wu Nu at that time, and Wu Nu happily awarded him a Myanmar National Gold Medal.
Ren Tongxiang's adaptation of A Hundred Birds at the Phoenix consists of a stretched adagio, a slightly faster allegro, four passages of bird singing, colorful phrases and a quick ending.
At the beginning of the music, the suona played a beautiful and singing prelude, in which the long and short juxtaposed phrases echoed alternately like songs, forming funny and humorous music, which was very interesting in life:
After the prelude, the suona first blows out a warm and cheerful melody, rendering a lively atmosphere, and then, with a fixed melody, plays a bird song. The whole song is based on a warm and cheerful melody and two paragraphs sung by birds, and it is repeated in a cycle, and it is repeated six times before and after. The songs of the birds are melodious, short, lively and hazy, which vividly depicts the songs of the birds and shows the lush scene of the spring scenery of the birds and the prosperity and decline of everything.
Suona is a wind instrument that consumes a lot of gas. In the colorful section of "A Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix", the suona is played quickly in the high-pitched area, and the amplitude circulation ventilation method pushes the music to an exciting climax. The long notes that frequently appear in colorful phrases rush and rush, and the audience can't hear the quiet ventilation of the players, thinking that they will do it in one go. After the climax, it was a quick ending, and once again there was a warm scene of a hundred birds contending. Music has a perfect ending in high-pitched and fast performance.
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