Blow and beat music, as its name suggests, is music played by wind and percussion instruments, and is a popular form of music performance.
China's wind and percussion music has a long tradition, and its history can be traced back to the early Han Dynasty. It originated in the northern nomadic people, according to the "Lefu Poetry Collection": "Drumming and blowing unknown to its beginnings. Han Ban Yi Xiong Shuo Ye and have it." At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the border army began to use "drum and blow music" to strengthen the prestige.
Since the Qin and Han dynasties, "Drum and Blow Music" has been inherited, the use of a very wide range of: such as for the court of the feast music, ceremonial music, military music; in the folk, wedding, funeral, joy, celebrations, or the agricultural season to welcome the gods on the race, the people are also inevitably have to blow a lot of, and a lot of fun.
Characteristics of Blow and Beat Music
The blow and beat music which is mainly played by flutes and drums includes Xi'an Drums and Drums of Shaanxi Province, Shifan Drums and Drums of Southern Jiangsu Province, and Guangdong Drums and Drums of Flute Sets; the blow and beat music which is mainly played by Suona and Drums and Drums includes Zhedong Drums and Drums, Teochew Drums and Drums and Guangdong Drums and Drums and Drums Cabinets, and so on.
China's blowing and beating music has the musical characteristics of "just, rough and hot": "just" refers to the characteristics of strong sound when the band is playing together; "rough" refers to the characteristics of rough playing style; "hot" refers to the characteristics of hot playing style; and "hot" refers to the features of rough playing style. The "rigid" refers to the strong sound characteristics of the orchestra ensemble; the "rough" refers to the rough style of playing; the "hot" refers to the music focusing on the expression of warm and fiery emotions. In general, the blowing and beating music is good at showing a bold, majestic, magnificent scenes and warm and cheerful emotions.