Top Ten Famous Pipa Songs:
1 "Song on the Sea"
"Song on the Sea" is a traditional pipa routine. The music is written through description Wang Zhaojun expressed his sadness and sorrow for his motherland. This song delicately describes Wang Zhaojun's longing for his hometown and expresses a sad and sad emotion. The melody is gentle, delicate, and lingering. In playing, give full play to the techniques of pushing, pulling, chanting, rubbing, chanting, and lifting with the left hand. In the interweaving of different timbres and volumes of virtual and solid sounds, use single notes such as flicking, picking, and panning with pulling. The clever interweaving of fingers such as push, push, and ring fingers makes the melody more euphemistic and soft, showing the emotion of "the sound suppresses the sound and thinking", expressing the suppressed inner pain of ancient women, and has a strong artistic appeal.
2 "Sunset Flute and Drum"
"Sunset Flute and Drum" is also known as "Xunyang Night Moon", "Xunyang Pipa" or "Xunyang Song", "Sunset Flute and Drum" "" is a lyrical song with an elegant and beautiful melody. The left hand mostly uses playing techniques such as pushing, pulling, rubbing, and chanting. The music begins with the sound of drums and flutes, and the theme is rich in the sentiment of the Jiangnan water town. Later, each section uses variation techniques such as expansion, contraction, shifting ranges, and changing the beginning and ending, as well as onomatopoeic music such as the sound of water waves and the sound of oars and oars to enrich the music. Lesi. With a soft melody and a peaceful mood, this song depicts the beautiful scenery of the good time in the world: the evening drum bids farewell to the sunset, and the sound of the flute welcomes the evening of the full moon; people float on the spring river in light boats; the green hills and flower branches on both sides of the bank are covered with flowers. Shadow; the moon is dancing in the heart of the water, and the sound of oars and oars...
3 "Ambush from Flying Daggers"
"Ambush from Flying Daggers" is a famous large-scale pipa song, which can be called A classic among the songs. The magnificent content of the music and the majestic and unique style are rare in classical music. The decisive battle at Gaixia is a famous battle in the history of our country. The pipa song "Ambush from Flying Daggers" brilliantly uses musical means to express the fierce battle conditions of this ancient war, showing the world a vivid and touching picture of the ancient battlefield. "Ambush from Flying Daggers" is an outstanding representative work of large-scale pipa martial arts among traditional Chinese instrumental music works. Among traditional pipa music, Wen music generally has a lyrical melody and gentle rhythm. The techniques are mostly using the push and pull chanting technique with the left hand. It is good at depicting beautiful natural scenery or expressing delicate inner emotions, while Wu music has a delicate and dense structure and distinct melody layers. The mood is intense and majestic, the rhythm is complex and changeable, and the playing technique of using the right hand is more powerful. It is good at expressing strong atmosphere and emotions. Therefore, the pipa song "Ambush from Flying Daggers" is majestic and exciting, has a graceful and magnificent style, and has a vivid and vivid artistic image. A gem of classical music.
4 "The Overlord Takes Off His Armor"
"The Overlord Takes Off His Armor" is a famous traditional pipa martial arts routine. This song is based on the same material as "House of Flying Daggers", and it also describes the Battle of Gaixia. It also uses a chapter-like structure, but the concept is different. The protagonist of "House of Flying Daggers" is Liu Bang, so the music is high-spirited and majestic; while the protagonist of "The King Disarms" is Xiang Yu, so the music is dull and tragic. Legend has it that when Xiang Yu heard Chu songs, she composed a poem and said: "The Han Dynasty has fallen to the ground. In the sound of Chu songs on all sides, the king's spirit is exhausted. How can I live a humble life!" Su Shi also wrote a poem: "The beauty under the tent is wiped. Tears stained, the morale in front of the door is like clouds, Cang Huang lives up to the king's wishes, only Yu Ji and Zheng Jun "The Peking Opera "Farewell My Concubine" is famous at home and abroad, and the pipa song "The King Disarms" will give you a deeper feeling.
5 "Big Waves on the Sand"
"Big Waves on the Sand" is a pipa solo composed by Hua Yanjun. The music expresses the author's infinite emotion towards the unfair world and his attitude towards fate. This piece of music was recorded and notated by Yang Yinliu and Cao Anhe before it was preserved. According to what A Bing said during his lifetime, this song was originally a Taoist "Sanskrit" ensemble piece, which he played on the pipa. However, according to Yang Yinliu's research, this song does not exist in Taoism. The melody of the first section of the piece is similar to the melody of the first piece of Guangdong music "Three Pools Reflecting the Moon". It is very likely that Hua Yanjun composed this piece based on the tones he is familiar with.
6 "Zhaojun goes out of the fortress"
The pipa solo "Zhaojun goes out of the fortress" was composed by Hua Yanjun. The music expresses the author's infinite emotion for this historical event by depicting Zhaojun's emotional changes when he left the fortress. In the history of Chinese music, there are many pieces of music that describe Zhaojun's expedition to the fortress. Especially when the pipa is mentioned, most of them are associated with the story of Zhaojun's expedition to the fortress. One of the six new tunes in "Yi Suzi Pipa Score" is "Zhaojun Chusi", which is annotated to "Spring on the Stone", and "Moon Reflects on the West Lake", annotated is also called "Chusi"; Hua Qiuping's "North and South Two" The pipa repertoire of the Zhejiang Chen Mufu School "The True Biography of Pipa Scores" of the Zhejiang Chenmufu School includes "Zhaojun's Resentment". Later, Li Fangyuan's "New Scores of Thirteen Daqu Pipa Scores of the Northern and Southern Schools" appeared in the suite "Song on the Fortress", which describes the story of Zhaojun's expedition to the fortress. However, this piece of music composed by Hua Yanjun is different from this. According to Hua Yanjun himself, this music was taught by his father Hua Xuemei. However, from the melody and tone of the song, we can find that it has characteristics similar to the "Yi Fan Line" of Cantonese music, and it seems to have elements from the widely circulated Cantonese music song "The Resentment of Zhaojun" in the author's era. This piece has some characteristics of the author's own pipa music, such as the musical structure, melody and rhythm patterns and playing techniques that are similar to "Big Waves on the Sand". In terms of the emotions expressed, it still shows the author's open-mindedness and no such resentment
7 "Yangchun Baixue"
"Yangchun Baixue", also known as "Yangchun Ancient Song" , referred to as "Yangchun", is an excellent ancient pipa song that is widely circulated.
The simple and rich musical language expresses people's aggressive, optimistic and infinite spiritual temperament towards nature. The whole song presents a bright tone, with fresh and smooth melody, lively and propulsive rhythm, depicting the vitality of all things and the scene of spring. It feels refreshing to listen to it, and it has become an excellent traditional piece of music that is both elegant and popular.
8 "Little Sisters of the Prairie"
Pipa Concerto, composed by Wu Zuqiang, Wang Yanqiao and Liu Dehai in 1973, was premiered by the Central Orchestra in 1977. Featuring Liu Dehai as pipa soloist and orchestra, this is the first of its kind pipa concertos. The music describes the deeds of Mongolian girls Long Mei and Yu Rong fighting a blizzard to protect the collective sheep, and expresses the noble style and brave spirit of children in New China who love the collective and are not afraid of storms.
9 "Haiqing Takes the Swan"
It is said that "Haiqing Takes the Swan" is the earliest pipa song known today. "Haiqing Nahe" appeared in the Yuan Dynasty and is a solo piece specially composed for pipa. Hai Qing Na He: Also known as Hai Qing Na Swan, it is a solo piece specially composed for pipa that appeared in the Yuan Dynasty. The Zhihua Temple in Beijing has a copy of two songs, "Fang Haiqing" and "Get the Goose", written in the 33rd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty. In 1814, Rong Zhai compiled "Xiansuo Preparatory Examination" and also included "Haiqing", both of which were composed for ensemble. The earliest existing pipa solo score can be found in Hua Qiuping's "Pipa Score". The theme of this song is taken from the hunting life of the northern nomads. Haiqing, also known as Haidongqing, is a kind of raptor raised by the northern hunting people to hunt animals. The Khitan royal family at that time often took Haiqing out hunting, so this song may have been performed in It is processed and compiled based on the traditional music of the Khitan or Jurchen people.
10 "Dance of the Yi Nationality"
"Dance of the Yi Nationality" is an extremely lyrical piece of music with a strong flavor of life. It seems to be a picture of the mountain and wilderness using music. "Dance of the Yi Nationality" is a pipa solo composed by Wang Huiran in 1960. It is based on the "Haicai Tune" and "Cigarette Box Dance" of the Yi people in Yunnan. With beautiful lyrical melody and rough and powerful rhythm, the music vividly depicts the charming night scenery of the Yi village and the joyful scene of young men and women dancing enthusiastically. This piece is rich in national characteristics and has a strong flavor of the times. It is loved by many musicians and has been adapted into guzheng, sanxian, dulcimer, Ruan solo pieces and orchestral pieces. Yin Biao adapted it into a guitar solo. In 1987, it participated in the China International Guitar Art Festival in Zhuhai and received high praise at home and abroad. It became a famous guitar song with great influence in the guitar industry.