This song is "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon".
"Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon" first appeared in the Qing Dynasty. It is a famous Cantonese music score. Its style is brisk and unique, describing the ordinary life of ordinary people in a relaxed and freehand way, and highlighting the typical Guangdong folk music style. When Li Hongzhang was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he sent a copy of this piece to the imperial court for performance.
In 1932, when Ren Guang was the director of the program department at Shanghai EMI Records, he and Nie Er began to compose and record a batch of national orchestral music for the EMI Chinese Orchestra. "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon" is one of the outstanding works that was rearranged with orchestral music and was composed in 1935. In 1960, Peng Xiuwen rearranged the orchestration according to the band arrangement of the Central Broadcasting National Orchestra.
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Music Appreciation
The melody of "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon" is written using the Chinese pentatonic scale. It is simple, simple, smooth and graceful. Lyrical. In the first section, the flute, xiao, pipa, erhu and zhonghu are played in unison, with the strings and pipes singing in unison, leisurely and unhurriedly. The Qinqin, Yangqin, and Ruan instruments create a light backing tone, and the rhythm is relaxed and moderate, making the music reveal quiet vitality in peace.
The interspersed wooden fish and the beating of cymbals further highlight the openness and distance of the night, adding to the mystery. In the second part, there is no obvious contrasting color. The melody is clearly a lyrical extension of the first part. There is no conflict, but only harmony and harmony.
The musical thoughts are just like the listener’s thoughts at this moment, developing freely and naturally. The most dynamic part is probably the third part. The reactive dialogue between the instruments seems like the play of the clouds and the moon, rising and falling, advancing and retreating, the mood is lifelike and full of interest.