Chinese instruments

"Big Waves Washing the Sand" is a pipa solo piece composed by Hua Yanjun. This piece was recorded and notated by Yang Yinliu, Cao An and two gentlemen before it can be preserved. According to what A Bing said during his lifetime, this piece was originally a Taoist ensemble called Sanskrit, which he played on the pipa. However, according to Yang Yinliu's investigation, there is no such song in Taoism.

The first melody of the piece is similar to the melody of the Cantonese music "Three Pools in the Moon". It is very likely that this piece was composed by Hua Yanjun according to the tones he is familiar with. The biggest feature of this song is that, although it is generally classified as "Wenqu", it has its own distinctive features in content and emotion, which is completely related to A Bing's life experience. For example, the use of the rhythm and sound pattern of gongs and drums, especially in the adagio, creates a kind of ups and downs, quite a powerful situation, which indeed has the kind of relationship between Su Shi's "Nian Nujiao", "the great river goes east, the waves are washed away, and the romantic characters of the ages" The Western Han Dynasty has the spirit of singing with bronze pa Tiechuo.

In the use of the long wheel, it also has a strong effect of compact and undulating, showing a feeling of indictment of the dark reality. In the use of push-pull and portamento, it also abandons the resentful atmosphere of ordinary Wenqu, and replaces it with a tough playing method and a large-scale, effective glide, which is quite imposing.