What's the difference between long-tune folk songs and short-tune folk songs?

First of all, the difference

1, different epidemic areas

Long tune is popular in pastoral areas, and short tune folk songs are very popular;

Short tunes are popular in semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral areas.

2. Different characteristics

The long tuning is high, the range is wide, the melody is beautiful and smooth, the melody fluctuates greatly, and the rhythm is free and long, and multiple beats are often used;

Short tunes are concise, with few decorative sounds, small melody fluctuation, distinctive narrative features, standardized rhythm and single beat.

Step 3 express different emotions

The lyrics of long tunes are mostly about grasslands, horses, camels, cattle and sheep, blue sky, white clouds and rivers and lakes. The unique scenery of these grasslands can only be vividly expressed by a distant tune, which laments nature, eulogizes maternal love, praises life and tells love;

Short tune has a wide range of subjects, involving almost all fields of Mongolian social life, including love songs, wine songs, wedding songs, birthday songs, narrative songs, lullabies and other songs.

Second, distinguish

It can be distinguished from singing, lyrics, melody ups and downs, rhythm, theme and so on according to the length of the tune.

Third, representative works

Long-tune folk songs include Abundant and Vast Alashan, Song of Round Drinking, Chagan Taohai, Farewell, Peony Flower Beam and so on. Little Huang Ma popular in Hulunbeier, Zouma, magnificent chariots and horses popular in Xilin Gol, and steeds popular in Horqin Grassland.

Famous short-tune folk songs include White Mountain, Huang Ma, Siba Lama, Two Green Horses of Genghis Khan, Wine as Sweet as Honey, Brother Pulling Camels, Gadamerin, Senjidema, Novenjina, Dark Clouds and Shandan, etc.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-short tune

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-long tune