Polyphony, which is the simultaneous appearance of more than one different voice part during the course of music, also has its own unique music theory. Follow my lead below to learn about the basic music theory of polyphony! Polyphonic folk song Polyphonic folk song. Folk songs are also known as ? Diatonic? Duo-tone? Male and female voices? and other common names. For a long time, people thought that Chinese folk vocal works do not have? Polyphony? phenomenon existed in Chinese folk music. Until the end of the 40s of this century, musicians in the southwestern ethnic minority areas in the process of recording folk music have found a large number of such folk songs, only to reverse the world's view. In fact, certain historical documents have long been recorded, such as the Guangxi "Sanjiang County Records" cloud: Dong people sing especially effective? According to the group and each other, and to the throat sound good people sing the opposite sound, the voice of all high and low alone, to raise its voice, is very beautiful. There are quite a few similar descriptions, which indicate that the method of singing is particularly effective. More than one? voice form singing, has always been a tradition in this area.
The distribution of polyphonic folk songs in China is mainly concentrated in the southwestern and southern areas inhabited by ethnic minorities, namely, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan and other provinces of the Zhuang, Dong, Miao, Yao, Buyei, Maonan, Maolao, Wa, Lisu, Naxi, Jingpo, Yi, mountain tribes as well as the Mongolian people in the north, etc. Some of the labor songs in the Han Chinese area are also known as "the labor songs". Some of the labor songs in the Han region can also be classified as such due to the interlacing of the lead and chorus parts, which constitutes a polyphonic phenomenon.
Minority areas of polyphonic folk songs are often sung in a number of rituals, festivals, songs and dances and folk songs, such as the Dong? The song of the Dong ethnic group is a great song. The song of the road? The Dong people's "Big Song" is the most popular folk song in the world. The throat of the road? Ga-whistle? The Buyei song? Big song? Little Song? and the Hmong? Sai Cough? and the Tujia's? "Crying Marriage Song". and Yao's "Butterfly Song". Butterfly song? Lelehei? and the song of the Zhuang and Maonan ethnic groups. Huan? Bie? and Wa? Playing the tune? and the She ethnic group. Shuangyin? and the Gaoshan. Wine songs? Funeral songs? Ritual songs? The Lisu. "Muksoki"? You Ye? Pendulum? and the Yi? Yaqiang? Naxi? Worrezhe? and the Mongolian? Chaol? etc. Another part of the multi-part folk songs is mainly sung in production and labor, such as the Northeast? Forest Horn? in Northeast China, and Sichuan's? Sichuan River Boatmen's Horn in the Northeast, the Sichuan River Boatmen's Horn, and the Taiwan Alpine Folk Song. Weeding song? and the Jingpo song of Yunnan. Song of Pounding Rice etc.
The first part of the song was a song of the Chinese people. The above-mentioned Wa? The Wa's "Playing Tune" and the Jingpo's "Playing Tune" are the most popular. Song of Pounding Rice? are of this kind.
2, imitation weave, that is, the lower part of the voice to freely imitate the melody of the upper part and constitute the double voice iteration. Such as the Zhuang's? Heh uh? La la la la? The Dong ethnic group's? Ga-xiang? The Dong ethnic group's "Gaoxiang?
3, sustained or fixed bass weave, the lower part of the accompanying sustained long tone, rhythmic sustained tone or fixed melodic patterns and the upper part of the juxtaposition of the contrast, the two parts of a? The two voices, one moving, the other moving, the other moving, the other moving. A? Static? The two parts of the song complement each other and blend together. For example, the Dong ethnic group's Narrative Songs and Voice songs, the Naxi's? Wojeje? etc.
4, branch voice weave, a melodic voice and in its basis for decorative changes in the formation of the new part of the voice of the weave formed by the combination of each other. Its main feature is that the main key is distinctive and prominent, and the supporting voice only plays a supporting role. For example, the Song of the Zhuang? Shangjia Mountain Song? The Songs of the North and South Roads of the Zhuang and the Yao's "Butterfly Song". Butterfly Song etc.
5, harmony or counterpoint weaving, the high and low parts of the two parts have their own melodic state, so the two parts are in the same position, but sometimes synchronized and sometimes staggered, reflecting a very strong harmonic color. For example, the Lisu? The Lisu's "Wood Scraping Base" is the most popular melody of the Lisu people. Pendulum? and the Gaoshan's "Harvest Ritual Song" ("丰收祭祀歌"). Harvest Ritual Song? The first is the "Battle of the Birds", which is the first of its kind in the world.