First, China classical songs
China's classical songs are mostly played by guzheng, pipa, guqin, flute, flute and cucurbit. China's famous classical songs, which can be used as background music for tea performances, can be roughly divided into four categories: reflecting the beautiful scenery under the moon, reflecting the sound of mountains and rivers, reflecting the feelings of missing, and imitating the singing of birds.
Second, modern music written specifically for tea tasting.
In order to make the artistic conception expressed by background music closer to or directly highlight the theme of tea performance, modern composers have specially created some music for tea tasting. For example, leisure listening to tea, perfume Yun Jian, tea poetry, osmanthus Longjing, fragrance full of mountains and moons, tea rain, eight immortals of oolong tea, listening to pots, a basket of tea and a basket of songs, tea meditation blindly, serving tea, orchids and bamboo music.
Third, carefully recorded sounds of nature.
Mountain spring waterfall, flowing water, rain hitting banana, wind blowing bamboo forest, autumn insects singing, birds singing and pines are all beautifully recorded music, which we call nature. If the tea ceremony is held in a landscape setting or between landscapes, carefully recorded sounds of nature are the best choice.
Fourth, modern and contemporary music.
As long as the background music in the tea ceremony is consistent with the surrounding environment, the design of the teahouse, the form and content of the tea ceremony and the spirit conveyed by the tea ceremony, modern music can also be used as background music as long as it is consistent.
Principles of choosing background music
First of all, according to the surrounding environment
The surrounding environment of tea performance includes outdoor environment and indoor environment. If it is outdoor, we should also consider whether it is in an open place or a crowded place, or in the natural landscape, whether there are mountains, running water, birds singing and quaint buildings around. If you are indoors, you should consider whether it is in a modern and contemporary indoor environment or a classical indoor environment.
Second, according to the form of expression
For a simple tea performance, in the choice of background music, we only need to consider the surrounding environment and the type of tea performance. However, if there are calligraphy performances, painting performances, dance performances or drama performances interspersed with tea performances, we should also consider whether the background music is compatible with calligraphy, painting, dance and drama.
Third, according to national customs
Folk tea performances have their own characteristics, such as Hakka tea, Sichuan mixed tea, Guangxi Liubao tea, Tibetan butter tea, Mongolian salty milk tea, Miao oil tea, Baisan tea, Fengzhu tube tea and tile-baked tea. In order to ensure harmony and unity and embody national characteristics, the choice of background music can be played with musical instruments representing national characteristics.
Fourth, according to the difference of tea.
Because different tea-making methods have their own characteristics, it is necessary to choose appropriate background music in combination with different tea properties and brewing methods when tasting tea.
Green tea ceremony
The background music chosen in green tea art performance should reflect a bright and elegant feeling, and its rhythm should be clear. Guzheng music and flute music can better show the characteristics of green tea performance. Such as Gusuxing, Mountain Flowing Water, Autumn Moon in Pinghu, Moon Night in Autumn Lake (in training method), Water Lotus, Bamboo in the Wind, etc.
Background music suitable for different teas
Black tea tea ceremony
In the performance of black tea art, we can choose "Out of Red Lotus" and "Three Lane of Plum Blossoms" as the background music.
Oolong tea ceremony
Considering the performance nature, performance movements and cultural background of oolong tea performance, Spring River Flower jathyapple is more suitable.
Huacha tea ceremony
The guzheng song Jasmine Fragrance can be used as the background music in the performance of scented tea.