What is the oldest song in China?

1. The two songs "Ehuang" and "White Emperor", but according to Shen Deqian: "The two songs "Ehuang" and "White Emperor" were forged by Wang Jia and are actually almost false accusations." ;

2. Songs of Attacking the Soil in the Emperor Yao's Period;

3. "The Book of Songs" from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period. The poems in it were all set to tunes at that time, serving the people It was sung orally by the public;

4. This tradition continued until the official poetry collection of the Han Dynasty, called "Han Yuefu";

5. Tang poetry and Song lyrics could also be sung at that time. For example, Su Shi's "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" describes the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The musical connotation of a song must first establish the relationship between melody and rhythm. There is a saying in traditional composition textbooks: "Melody is the life of a song." From the theoretical perspective of modern music development, the starting point of song creation should be rhythm, which is more convenient, easier to learn and easier to achieve the inner unity of the song.

Baidu Encyclopedia: Songs