The background music for Teacher Fang Ming's recitation of "The Story of Yueyang Tower" is "High Mountains and Flowing Waters (Guzheng)", one of the top ten ancient Chinese songs. The music is very different from Guqin music and has no inheritance relationship with Guqin music. It is generally believed to be created by Guzheng artists after the Republic of China. Scores of various genres. The most widely circulated and influential one is the genealogy of Zhejiang Wulin School.
The performance features include "big finger swing", "quick four o'clock", "clipping", "string lifting" and other techniques, and also draws on, learns from, and integrates the pipa, sanxian, dulcimer and even Western instruments. The performance technique of Zhejiang Zheng is "finger shaking", which is played by making detailed shaking of the big finger. The effect is very similar to the long bow of a bowed string instrument.
At the beginning, the right hand spans three octaves to simultaneously express the majesty of the mountain and the clarity of the water. In the middle of the song, the right hand is as smooth as water, and the coordination of the left hand in the bass position is like a mountain. In the second half, the fingers are used to continuously play the rush of water hitting the mountains. Finally, it ends with overtones, as soft and crisp as drops of water.
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Various versions of "High Mountains and Flowing Waters"
1. "High Mountains and Flowing Waters (Guzheng Solo)" performed by the Chinese National Orchestra, which is included in the album " "Top Ten Golden Songs of Guzheng and Guqin 01 (10 songs)" was released on 2017-01-01 by Zhongkai Jiyun Company. This album contains 10 songs.
2. "High Mountains and Flowing Waters (Zhejiang Zheng Music)" performed by Wang Changyuan. This song is included in the album "Famous Songs by China's Top Ten Guzheng Masters: Guzheng" and was released in 2005-05 by China Science and Culture Audiovisual Publishing Company. -01, this album contains 10 songs.
3. "High Mountains and Flowing Waters (Dong Xiao and Guzheng Ensemble)" performed by Chen Zhong. This song is included in the album "Chinese Music Master 15. Chen Zhong" and was released by Xingwaixing Music Company on 2001-01 -01, this album contains 11 songs.