His works were created in the 1950s. The composer used the folk dance "Long Drum Dance" as the material, and used orchestral techniques to vividly show the festive scenes of Yao people singing and dancing. Music expresses the life of Yao people who can sing and dance with beautiful melody.
Summary:
Yao Orchestra, Liu Tieshan, Mao Yuanqu. This is a single-movement orchestra, which is worth listening to carefully and remembering repeatedly. It is said that this song was written by Liu Tieshan based on the local traditional songs, dances and drums, because he felt that Yao compatriots in northern Guangdong were singing and dancing to celebrate the festival. Later, Mao Yuan adapted some themes of the song into orchestral music, and finally completed the wonderful work of China's orchestral music-Yao Dance Music.
Yao dance music highlights the timbre and expressive force of national musical instruments, and makes good use of different timbre combinations of the same group of musical instruments. Composer Zhou Wenzhong commented on Peng Xiuwen's rich imagination, saying that his adaptation is almost a re-creation, and it is a modern music work adapted from China folk music according to the expression of "Westernization". It shows what changes are taking place in China under the influence of western orchestras.
structure
The orchestral Yao Dance is a three-part structure with only one movement (A→B→A).
Intro (Andante) in D minor, 2/4 time.
Playing dance rhythm with bass instruments (zhongruan, Da Ruan, Hu Da, Xiao Hu) is like girls playing their beloved long drums, and singing and dancing are about to begin. The music imitates the elegant rhythm of the long drum and plays softly, depicting the scene of Yaozhai men, women and children entering the open space from their respective homes in the moonlight. Gradually pick up the first part. Zhang
The first part (1). Andante)
Gaohu played a quiet and euphemistic theme, just like a gentle and graceful girl dancing. Then bagpipes, sheng and bass played the theme, and the girls joined the dance one after another, and their mood gradually rose. Mainly describes the beautiful dance steps of the beautiful Yao girl.
The music is very soft and gentle, which makes people seem to see the drums playing in unison and the songs singing briskly on holiday nights, and the children of Yao family gather in the silver moonlight. The string instruments of the band play a quiet and euphemistic theme, just like a gentle and graceful girl dancing, graceful and beautiful. With the development of the theme, more and more girls join the dance. The atmosphere gradually warmed up, and the wind music played a cheerful theme, just like a group of young men could not help but break into the ranks of girls, dancing happily and expressing their excitement.
The second part (paragraph b). Medium plate)
Turn to d major and use it 3/4 times.
Flute and sheng play melodious melodies, just like a pair of lovers singing and dancing, expressing their love, enjoying the sweetness of love and looking forward to a bright future. Melody develops in peace and singing, sometimes with jumping rhythm. The combination of affectionate euphemism and Yao's unique soft dance has a unique charm.
The third part (the first paragraph reappears. Andante-Allegro)
The reproduction department condensed the content of the first paragraph and reproduced the theme of the first paragraph, and people joined the dance line one after another. Dancing, spinning, dancing, dancing, the atmosphere is warm and the feelings are unrestrained. It shows the enthusiasm of Yao men and women. Music is pushed to * * * with a strong rhythm and ends with a quick and cheerful mood.