Liu Yuening performs "General's Order" on dulcimer
121 views · Organized by 山霁 on 2022-02-21

"General's Order" originated from the royal music of the Tang Dynasty and has been circulated for more than a thousand years. The music expresses the majesty and solemnity of the ancient generals when they ascended their tents, the vigor and agility when they set off on expeditions, and the intense tension when fighting. It is divided into four sections: Loose, Adagio, Allegro and Presto.


Scattered introduction: The sound of the piano simulates the three-way drum beat before the battle in ancient times. The strong and powerful rhythm of the drum beats from slow to fast, with frequent bursts, rendering the tense atmosphere of the battle about to start.

Adagio section, solemn and stable melody, adopts the "sentence double" style to repeat the rotation, and uses the left-handed piano bamboo "playing wheel" technique to play a powerful wheel sound, coupled with the often low octave foil, it shows The inner power contained in the melody is just like the majestic state of the general when he ascended the tent.

The Allegro section is a variation of the second section. It mainly uses a fast sixteenth-note rhythm. The strong position in the beat (the first and third notes of each beat) is often used to strike the strings with heavy hammers to strengthen the strength. A mighty, majestic scene.

Presto, the second melody is doubled and compressed by the technique of plate variation, changing from 4/4 time to 2/4 time, and the continuous sixteenth note rhythm makes the melody go on without pause, and the momentum is intense and urgent. After the dulcimer is struck, the reverberation is very long. In this way, the reverberation of the front melody and the music fired behind are mixed and symphony. The sound is grand, exciting, and has a strong musical effect.

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Liu Yuening, member of the Social and Legal Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is currently the master tutor of the Folk Music Department of the Central Conservatory of Music and the deputy director of the World Music Center of the Central Conservatory of Music.
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