/kloc-0 was made in March, 1939, and was rearranged and processed in the Soviet Union in June, 1994/kloc-0. With the Yellow River as the background, this work by the poet Guang Weiran enthusiastically eulogizes the glorious history of the Chinese nation and the indomitable fighting spirit of the people of China, bitterly accuses the invaders of their cruelty and the people's deep disasters, widely displays the magnificent picture of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, sends out a battle alarm for national liberation to China and the whole world, and shapes the heroic image of the giant of the Chinese nation.
The Yellow River Cantata was written in the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, 1938 autumn and winter. The author marched with the anti-Japanese troops to the northwest bank of the Yellow River. China's magnificent mountains and rivers and heroic soldiers inspired the author's creation, and the call of the times prompted him to write a large-scale recitation poem Ode to the Yellow River with high patriotic enthusiasm, which was later rewritten into the lyrics of the Yellow River Chorus.
The work consists of eight movements, showing the heroic spirit of the sons and daughters of the Yellow River with rich artistic images, magnificent historical scenes and majestic momentum. The Yellow River Cantata is the most representative and well-known work of Xian Xinghai. Music was born on the worst day before the Anti-Japanese War, 1938 1 1 month after the fall of Wuhan. The famous poet Guang William. J (Zhang Guangnian) led three teams of anti-enemy dramas to retreat and cross the Yellow River, which inspired the poet's creative inspiration.
Arriving in Yan 'an in January of the following year, the long-simmering poetry broke out, written as Yellow River poems, and performed in recitation on New Year's Eve. At that time, Xian Xinghai, who was the director of the Music Department of Lu Xun Art College in Yan 'an, was deeply moved before the recitation took place. In a small hole, he wrote for six days. Completed on March 3 1 day of the same year. On April 13, Wu Xiling conducted the premiere of the third anti-Japanese team in the Great Hall of the People in northern Shaanxi, and on May 1 1 day, Xian Xinghai conducted the performance of Lu Xun's performance team.
Li Huanzhi, a famous composer who has now become the president of China Musicians Association, recalls his performance of The Yellow River Cantata in Yan 'an, and has such a vivid description: "It is impossible to form a complete band in the border area where material conditions are extremely scarce. At that time, all musical instruments were used as much as possible, except three or four violins, namely erhu, sanxian, flute, lyre and percussion instruments.
If you don't have a music stand, make a music stand with boards. If you don't have a bass instrument, do it yourself. Look at the right corner of the band, there is a new "weapon", which is a bass huqin transformed from a gasoline drum. It makes a sonorous metallic sound and sings the magnificence of the Yellow River. Look at the profile of this new "weapon". It is a new "weapon". It's a big enamel jar with a dozen or twenty spoons for eating.
When the Yellow River Boatman Song is recited, "Then listen!" As soon as he finished singing, the conductor waved his arm, and this new percussion instrument made a "crash" sound, echoing the orchestra and gongs and drums, and cooperating with the chorus's "Cough, paddle!" ..... ",set off the trend of galloping horses.
The Yellow River Cantata is an epic large-scale vocal suite, which is divided into eight movements. Writer: Guang William. J, composer: Xian Haixing. The works show the suffering and tenacious struggle of the people of China in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression era, and also show the great spirit and invincible strength of our nation. It takes the Yellow River, the birthplace of our nation, as the background, and shows what happened along the banks of the Yellow River, so as to enlighten people to defend the Yellow River, North China and China as a whole.
The works are magnificent, fresh in color, simple and beautiful, with distinctive national style, which strongly reflects the spirit of the times. It is of great significance in the history of modern music in China, and has a great and far-reaching influence on the later chorus and other genres of music creation.