The original singers of Night on the Grassland were singers Meng Guibin and Zhu Chongmao.
Meng Guibin (1926 - June 8, 2015), also known as Meng Guibin, was a tenor singer, a native of Shen County, Zhili (present-day Hebei Province.) In 1940, he joined the Eighth Route Army, and in 1942, he joined the Chinese ****anist Party. He was an actor in the Combat Drama Club of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and deputy head of the music unit of the Combat Drama Club of the Northwest Military Region. After the founding of the PRC, she was the captain of the opera team of the Southwest Military Region Cultural Troupe, and graduated from the voice training course of the Central Conservatory of Music in 1958. Afterwards, he served as the head of the soloist group of the Song and Dance Troupe of the General Political Department, the deputy minister of the Culture Department of the National Defense Science Committee and the head of the Cultural Troupe.
Zhu Chongmao (November 26, 1922 - October 11, 2000) was a lyric tenor singer. He was a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. His lyric songs such as "Night on the Grassland" and "On a Hill Like a Golden Bottle" have been popular for generations and are widely learned and sung.
Song Appreciation:
"Night on the Prairie" to the Mongolian folk song melody-based music set, the tune is high and exuberant, the horse head qin's unique tone brings people into the vast grasslands, so that people seem to be in the blue sky and white clouds, the prairie quiet, far-reaching songs are fascinating, the song is also soothing and slow, the deep feelings, in this In this beautiful mid-autumn night, it evokes people's deep attachment to the prairie.
"Night on the Grassland" is a song that depicts the color of the night. The melody is centered around the bass and middle registers on the main tone. The lyrics and rhythm are loose. The small waves of the tune beautifully and masterfully accented form an elegant and delicate flavor. The structure is formed in a non-square way. The second line is raised an octave and ends with a trailing accent stopping on the dominant using a free extension of the melodic technique.