Chinese Music 中国音乐.ppt

Chinese Music Chinese music 1.known in ancient times warring state period(475BC- 221BC) 2.Confucius 3.music instruments Music Instruments The erhu (Chinese: 二胡; pinyin: èrhú), sometimes known in the West as the Chinese violin or Chinese two string fiddle, is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles and large orchestras. Music Instruments The guzheng, or gu zheng (Chinese: 古箏; pinyin: gǔzhēng) is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. It belongs to the zither family of string instruments. Music Instruments The pipa (Chinese: 琵琶; pinyin: pípá) is a Chinese string instrument. Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body. It has been played for nearly two thousand years of history in China,Famous pieces include 《十面埋伏》 Shimian Maifu [Ambushed from Ten Sides] Pop Music The pop music which the tunes are natural fluently and the approach of the music are common. It is very short and easy to sing, easy to learn, easy to spread. In a certain period and range, it can be popular quickly and also can be received by majority of people especially young . The creation of pop music are always focus on daily life and love , because these content are very easy to be understood. About the style of Chinese pop music,it has reach the climax in three times. In the late 70s and the early 80s,we brought in the music of Hongkong and Taiwan and many singers imitate them ,such as DengLijun ,LuoDayou ,Tanyonglin. In the middle of 80s, the pop music came to show its native style ,such as “The loess plateau” and “xin tianyou”. In the early 90s ,the urban music began to appear ,with a variety of styles coexist in a time , for example “ the bird of love” and “love is easy” National Music Guoyue are basically music performed on some grand presentation to encourage national pride. Since 1949, it has been by far the most government-promoted genre. Compared to other forms of music, s