Creation time and background of the song "I love this land"

[Edit this paragraph] Writing background

I love this land was written in 1938 after the beginning of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. At that time, the Japanese invaders successively occupied vast areas in North China, East China and South China, and went crazy everywhere in an attempt to destroy the China people's will to resist the Japanese war. The people of China rose up and waged an indomitable struggle. The poet wrote this impassioned poem at the critical moment of national decline and national peril, with love for the motherland and hatred for the invaders.

I love this land.

About the author ...

Lu Zaiyi, also known as Zijun, is a famous composer in China today. 1943 was born in a small water town in Yuyao, Zhejiang (now Cixi). 65438-0955 was admitted to the junior high school affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music under the guidance of He Luting, the president of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and was promoted to the undergraduate course of composition department with excellent results. 1967 graduated and then stayed in school to teach. 1972 transferred to Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre to participate in the music creation of more than ten modern Peking Opera. 198 1, Shanghai Orchestra re-tuned. Long-term as a full-time composer, head of the orchestra, artistic director and editor-in-chief of Shanghai songs. 1997 Artistic Director of Shanghai Opera House. He is currently the vice chairman of China Musicians Association, the chairman of Shanghai Musicians Association and a national first-class composer.

Over the years, Lu Zaiyi's music creation has involved many genres and achieved fruitful results. In particular, his almost infatuated persistent pursuit and artistic achievements in the field of chorus and artistic song creation are highly praised by the music industry. Among them, the mixed chorus "Rainbow after Rain" was selected as the world Chinese music classic in the 20th century. The art song "Motherland, Kind Mother" has already spread all over the world, and has been selected into vocal music teaching materials by various conservatories. Others, such as China, my lovely mother-for a large choir and symphony orchestra, have won the Golden Bell Award, the highest award in China music industry, and the Shanghai Literature and Art Award, the highest honor award in Shanghai literature and art circles. "Blue Sky, Sun and Pursuit-Chorus and Band for Women" won the second prize of the Fifth National Music Creation Appraisal (Chorus) for large-scale works; The symphonic painting "Water Lily" and two symphonic sketches (1, Southern Lyric 2, Night Forest Dance) won the Excellent Works Award of the 10th Shanghai Spring Music Festival; Three art songs "Hope at the Bridge Home" and "I Love This Land" won the Golden Bell Award as the first and second highest music awards in China in 20001and 2002 respectively. Lu Zaiyi has also published albums such as Selected Works of Lu Zaiyi's Music, Selected Works of Lu Zaiyi's Art and Selected Works of Lu Zaiyi's Chorus (Volumes I and II). In view of Lu Zaiyi's artistic achievements, 1993, many units jointly held the first solo concert in the history of "Shanghai Spring" Music Festival, which was praised as "one of the highest-level solo concerts in China". 1997 was selected as the first literary artist in China.

Lu Zaiyi's music works are full of emotion, profound connotation, singing character and lyrical temperament. Therefore, it is known as the "music poet" in the music industry.

Content of the article: Analyze the strong local feelings and true feelings of Xieying Mine in Le Hai; "I Love This Land —— Lu Zaiyi's Selected Artistic Songs" Cui composer Lu Zaiyi's creation involves many musical genres, especially in the field of chorus and artistic song creation, and has made remarkable artistic achievements. His works have won many domestic awards, such as Mixed Chorus &; Rainbow after rain &; ; (Yu Zhici, written in 1982), music lyrics &; ; Blue Sky, Sun and Pursuit-For Women's Chorus and Band &; ; (Liao, written in 1984) and&; ; China, my lovely mother-for mixed choir and symphony orchestra &; ; (Zhao and Zhang Hongxi's Ci, written between1991-1993), Symphony Music and Painting &; ; Water lilies & amp and&; Two symphonic sketches &; ; (& amp; South express one's feelings &; ; & amp; Dancing in the forest at night &; ; ), art songs &; ; Motherland, kind mother &; ; & amp; Bridges and buildings. & amp; home &; & amp; Hope &; ; & amp; I love this land &; ; Wait a minute. Published &; ; Selected Music Works of Lu Zaiyi &; ; Album records,&; ; Selected Chorus Works of Lu Zaiyi &; ; (i, II) and&; ; I love this land-Selected Art Songs of Lu Zaiyi &; ; (Attached), etc. &; ; I love this land & selected songs of Louis Arts; ; Hui (hereinafter referred to as "&; ; Selected songs &; ; ") was published by Shanghai Music Publishing House in 2002," which is the first recorded collection of songs in the history of China music publishing ". ; Selected songs &; ; Include &; ; Motherland, kind mother &; ; & amp; Bridges and buildings. & amp; home &; & amp; Hope &; ; & amp; Caiyunhua &; ; & amp; The last dream &; ; And&; I love this land &; ; ***7 works are only a small part compared with more than 30 artistic songs he wrote, but these songs are all excellent works with sincere feelings. Just like &; ; Selected songs &; ; His heartfelt words are written on the title page: I never seem to give up my unremitting efforts and persistent pursuit of creation ... There is an emotion that always surges in my blood, just like the late famous poet Ai Qing wrote in his poem: "If I were a bird, I would sing with a hoarse throat ... Why do I often cry? Because I love this land deeply. " &; ; Selected songs &; ; Medium and medium. Motherland, kind mother &; ; ④ (Zhang Hongxi's Ci),&; ; Bridges and buildings. 0 (Yu Zhi) and&; ; Caiyunhua &; ; (Ci by Zhang Hongxi) These three works were all written in 198 1 year,&; ; Hope &; ; (Anonymous words) and&; ; The last dream &; ; (Ci by Zhang Hongxi) Two works were created in 1988, & amphome &;; Written in 1998. ; I love this land &; ; @ (Ai Qingshi 1938) was written on 20 1. From the selection of works, we can see that they are Lu Zaiyi's representative works in different periods in the past 20 years. In the early 1980s, songwriters devoted themselves to writing with the joy of getting rid of imprisonment, and deeply realized that "true feelings are the life of songs". Lu Zaiyi has been adhering to this creative concept for more than 20 years in composing artistic songs, saying: "Writing works is like talking, and I sincerely say what I want to say most." @&; ; Selected songs &; ; The theme selection of seven art songs is mainly based on themes with profound humanistic connotation and strong sense of historical mission, such as nostalgia for the country, sincere love for the motherland, carrying forward the spirit of the Chinese nation and eulogizing the style of the times. It can be seen that the materials used in his works always focus on philosophical thinking about the future of the motherland and the destiny of the nation, showing a deep love. Lu Zaiyi is as famous as Zhang Hongxi, Yu Zhi, Anonymous and Sun Zi. Ai Qing and other poets have a tacit understanding and creative inspiration for singing in space. These artistic songs are the artistic crystallization of the collision between ci and song creation. When Lu Zaiyi read these beautiful words, they aroused his creative inspiration and desire, and the sense of the times always urged him to conceive with passion. &; ; Motherland, kind mother &; ; This concise patriotic lyric by Zhang Hongxi, a poet, expresses the gratitude and infinite loyalty of Chinese sons and daughters to the motherland with concise brushstrokes and affectionate feelings. It once entrusted a generation with deep attachment and love for the motherland. This song premiered at the 10th Shanghai Spring Concert on 1982 and won the "Excellent Works Award". Later, it was selected into vocal teaching materials by various conservatories of music, which became a classic concert repertoire and one of the 63 outstanding Chinese and foreign songs recommended by the Ministry of Culture and the Chinese Music Association. ; Bridges and buildings. & amp; home &; & amp; Hope &; ; The themes of the three art songs are intrinsically linked, expressing homesickness and being close to people's real life. These three groups of Folk Essays won the 200 1 First China Music Golden Bell Award. &; ; I love this land &; ; The image of borrowing land reflects the poet's simplest, most loyal and deepest love for mother earth, motherland and people. It vividly portrays a singer who is most loyal to the land, a poetic soul who always guards the mother earth, and an image of an envoy who gives people faith, confidence and hope. The composer combines the projection of the times with real feelings, reproduces the sincere feelings of the original poem, is infectious and touches the heartstrings of the audience. As we all know, composers Melody and piano are in perfect harmony and complement each other. * * * shoulders the heavy responsibility of artistic expression and has its own relative independence at the same time. "Poetry is by no means a foil to music in art songs" @, which shows the importance of poetry in art songs. Melody is the main body of shaping music image. We should not only cooperate with poetry, but also pay attention to our own expressive force and the singer's skill level. Piano accompaniment is also an indispensable part. It plays an important role in rendering atmosphere, setting off artistic conception and shaping image. Therefore, composers need comprehensive cultural literacy, solid composition skills and profound musical expression to create excellent artistic songs. Lu Zaiyi is such a talented composer. ; Selected songs &; ; As far as musical style is concerned, the seven works in the novel can be divided into two categories: one is graceful and lyrical style, such as&; ; Bridges and buildings. & amp; home &; & amp; Hope &; ; And&; The last dream &; ; ; The other is a passionate and heroic style, such as&; ; Motherland, kind mother &; ; & amp; Caiyunhua &; ; And&; I love this land &; ; The tunes of these art songs are concise and lively, fresh and touching, and full of distinctive personality. The melody is fluent and smooth, jumping and cadence, mostly one word and one sound. The use of decorative sounds adds colorful colors to the melody. The works are characterized by rigorous structure, distinct levels, clear syntax and neat symmetry, and are mostly a simple, washable and juxtaposed musical form (&; ; Motherland, kind mother &; ; & amp; Bridges and buildings. & amp; home &; & amp; Hope &; ; & amp; Caiyunhua &; ; ) and the reproduction of one-part musical form (&; ; The last dream &; ; ), and reproduces the complex two-part musical form (&; ; I love this land &; ; ).& amp; Motherland, kind mother &; ; It tells that China people love their motherland as much as their mothers. It is mainly composed of songs and lyrics, and the melody is smoothly woven in the bass, telling the deep love for the motherland like chanting. The tone of the big jump pushed the song to a climax, and then fell with the trend, expressing people's praise and praise for the motherland. The accent at the end of the song further expresses people's incomparable love for the motherland. In the climax of the song "Dear Motherland", the phrase "kind mother" is a three-dimensional free progression, which keeps the prototype of rhythm and the basic trend of melody. The beat is changed from 2, 4 beats to 3, 4 beats, which sublimates the affectionate and persistent music theme. &; ; Bridges and buildings. Music follows the principle of pentatonic scale, and uses the tone of Jiangnan style to show an exquisite watercolor painting of Jiangnan water town.