The immersive Guqin concert in the old house was held in the Majia courtyard

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At 8 pm on May 28, 2022, sponsored by Yunnan Chengyinshe Culture Media Co., Ltd., the immersive Guqin concert in the old house of "Yueyin around the Liang-Qinyi Boundless" performed by Qingran Qinju was held in Kunming. Held at the Zhaima Family Courtyard.

The immersive Guqin concert in the old house was held in the Majia courtyard

The concert has a variety of performances, including guqin solo, string song (guqin playing and singing), qin and xiao ensemble, etc. Most notably, this concert creatively tried the ensemble of traditional Chinese musical instruments represented by Guqin and Western musical instruments such as violin, cello and guitar.

Originally adapted the famous Guqin songs such as "Three Layers of Yangguan", "Drinking Crazy", and "Flowering Bounty", which made the songs have unique artistic effects, which are fascinating and won the praise of the audience.

The Ma Family Courtyard is an important historical relic protected building in Kunming. The immersive guqin concert held in the quaint old house adds to the simple and elegant atmosphere and attracts a large number of audiences to appreciate it.

The theme of this music is "The meaning of the piano is boundless". According to the host, it contains two meanings: one is that the artistic conception of the guqin is boundless, allowing people to hear the boundless sound of nature; the other is that music is boundless. There are many original arrangements in the concert repertoire, allowing the harmonious combination and blending of Chinese and Western instruments to create a refreshing artistic effect.

The immersive Guqin concert in the old house was held in the Majia courtyard

The concert featured many different styles and very beautiful guqin repertoires. The impressive repertoire includes Guqin, Chinese drum ensemble "Li Sao", Xiange playing and singing "Yueren Song", Guqin, violin and cello ensemble "Liang Zhu - Hua Die". "Lisao"

"Li Sao", as the opening track of the whole concert, made the audience unforgettable for a long time. This piece is simple and vigorous, "depressed in the beginning, bold in the next". It expresses the melancholy and anguish of the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan after he was framed by a traitor.

The music has a desolate and depressing feeling at the beginning, and then the style of the music changes, giving people a sense of grief and indignation. After that, the tunes progressed layer by layer, with mixed sorrows and twists and turns. The final paragraph swept away the dull atmosphere before, unrestrained and unrestrained, expressing Qu Yuan's spirit and courage not to be burdened by the outside world, but to follow his heart.

The ensemble of guqin and Chinese drums complemented each other, and the sonorous drum beats, together with the wonderful performance of guqin players, pushed the atmosphere of the scene to a climax.

"Song of Yueren" is a folk poem of Chu State in the pre-Qin period, expressing the praise of love across classes at that time. The most famous of the poems are the last two lines: "The mountain has trees and there are branches, and the heart is pleasant to the king, but the king does not know." Using Bi Xing's technique, it expresses the deep affection, which has been sung for thousands of years.

The Yue people song melody played in this concert is a modern piece composed by the famous contemporary composer Tan Dun and used as an episode of the movie "Night Banquet". What's more special is that this "Yueren Song" is presented in the form of "string song". When the poem is sung with the melody, it is more charming. Some audience members sighed: "The words, 'The mountains have trees, the trees have branches, the heart is happy, the king does not know', are deeply imprinted in their minds under the rather ancient singing, and they are still in their minds even after the concert is over. echo."

If you want to list the most famous Chinese songs in the world, "The Liang Zhu" is definitely one of them.

The "Butterfly" segment of "The Liang Zhu" played in this concert is an ensemble version of the guqin, violin and cello arranged by the artists on the basis of the original song.

This is a novel exploration of the fusion of Chinese and Western musical instruments. The melodious and melodious tunes of the violin and the cello, after being integrated with the guqin, are a bit more simple and natural, which makes the audience intoxicated.

This concert is full of new ideas and exciting, allowing the audience to learn a lot of Chinese knowledge while listening to the wonderful music. Track Guide

Considering that most of the repertoires in this concert involve poetry and ancient texts, the organizer has carefully edited the repertoire for each repertoire before the concert, and released it on the public account, so that the audience can easily use their mobile phones. read.

Some audience members praised: "This concert is a worthwhile trip. Watching the track guide and enjoying the music on my mobile phone, I feel that I have listened more seriously and deeply than any previous experience of listening to the concert."

This concert is the third performance of the "Yueyin" series of concerts launched by Yunnan Chengyinshe Culture Media Co., Ltd. in 2022. Chengyin Club is committed to exploring new ways to promote elegant music art and enrich the artistic and cultural life of Kunming citizens. Among them, the "Yueyin" series of concerts include: "Yueyin Surrounding the Beams - Immersive Concert in Old Houses", "Yueyin Colorful - 1903 Castle Music Carnival", "Yueyin Classics - Yunnan Province" Grand Theatre Music Feast" three sub-series.

Involving musical instruments

Guqin (pinyin: Gǔ Qín) is a traditional Chinese musical instrument with a history of at least 3,500 years. Guqin is also known as Yaoqin, Yuqin and Seven-stringed Qin. The guqin has 13 emblems that mark the rhythm, and is also a ritual and musical instrument. It belongs to the silk in the octave. Guqin has a wide range, deep timbre and long aftertone.

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