China songs
At present, due to the different basis of song classification, the titles of all kinds of songs are large and complicated. China's songs can be classified into the following categories:
1. According to the singing forms: chorus, solo, duet, chorus;
2. Classification according to timbre characteristics: male voice, female voice, children's voice, mixed voice, tenor, alto and bass;
3. Classification by singing methods: popular songs, artistic songs and national songs;
4. Classification according to the age of formation: ancient songs, modern songs and modern songs;
5. According to the content of lyrics: narrative songs, satirical songs, humorous songs, love songs, scenery songs, praise songs, etc.
6. Classification according to structural features: chorus, suite, group song, chorus, etc.
7. Classification according to rhythm characteristics: March, waltz, rock songs, disco songs, etc.
8. classified by singing groups: workers' songs, army songs, rural songs, youth songs, children's songs, etc.
9. Classification according to functional characteristics: queue songs, labor songs, dance songs, advertising songs, educational songs, etc.
1. According to the source of songs: movie songs, TV songs, opera selections, etc.
11. classified according to emotional characteristics: lyric songs, light songs, strong songs, tender songs, etc.
12. According to the number of singers: duet, quartet, group singing, chorus, etc.
13. According to different appellations, they are classified as revolutionary songs, historical songs, mass songs, pop songs, campus songs, country songs, grassland songs, original ecological songs, rap songs, adapted songs, lyrics songs, golden songs and trendy songs.
Children's songs
Military songs
The purpose of military songs classification is conducive to singing, creation, research and appreciation. Compared with the classification titles of some of the above songs, some of them can get clearer concepts and can be used conveniently; Although some are established by convention, there are still vague understandings; Some are made up at will.
The scientific degree of song classification is one of the symbols of a country's music level, so relevant parties should attach importance to it and formulate an authoritative classification standard for use in music circulation.
Folk songs-are popular folk songs. The author is generally anonymous, and the lyrics are popular, singing about things that people care about or around them. If it reflects the situation of the times, it often dies by itself. The ancient rulers of China often sent people to collect folk songs to understand the people's feelings. The ancient literature "The Book of Songs" contains a large number of folk songs at that time. If it reflects the same theme of human beings, such as love, it can often be sung among the people for a long time, and it is constantly changing and improving. Because of its beautiful tunes, it has been collected and adapted by musicians, such as many Xinjiang folk songs written by Wang Luobin.
Art songs-generally written by musicians, the lyrics are mostly poems of famous poets, and musicians compose music and accompany them according to the poems. Many western songs and operas have been made in this way since the 19th century. There are also music scores that use popular folk songs, and poets sing lyrics according to the music scores, such as the lyrics of the Song Dynasty. Art songs are generally artistic, and because there is basically no change in the records, the actors sing according to the lyrics.
Modern songs-Modern songs are written by ci writers and songwriter * * * with special division of labor. Sometimes they are written for specific actors according to their singing style and ability, and sometimes they are written for the masses to popularize songs. Modern songs are more popular, and ordinary people can sing without professional actors, but the life span of popularity is short. Even the best songs can only be popular for one generation, and the younger generation generally won't like songs popular between the previous generation. It changes as often as clothes.
classification of foreign songs:
foreign songs
foreign songs are divided into: trip-hop, worldmusic, newage, dream-pop, classicalpop, acappella, bossanova, postrock, britpop, dub, electro, jazz, drum'n'bass, big-beat、brit-hop、breakbeat、psychedelictrance、trance、ambient、techno、electrophonicmusic、folk、chamberpop、synthpop、orchestra、gangstarap、house、r& Class b, disco, punk, soul, reggae, rap, pop and artrock 35.