"Memory of the Past" -- the deep affection and nostalgia in the ancient music

483 views · Organized by 花昼 on 2024-02-22

"Memory of the Deceased" is a long-spread and deeply rooted Chinese traditional guqin music, with its deep feeling and introvert melody Outlines the endless yearning and memory of the distant deceased. The song first appeared in the Magical Secret Music written by Zhu Quan in the Ming Dynasty. Its melodious and quiet notes contain rich emotional connotation and life philosophy.

The musical structure of "Memory of the Deceased" subtly expresses the player's deep memory and sorrow through the unique techniques of overtone, consonant and scattered tones. The melody is sometimes low and graceful, as if telling the good times shared with the deceased; At times it was stirring and stirring, like a silent indictment of the pain of parting. The whole piece is like a lyric poem woven with music, showing the deep emotion and tenacity of the ancients in the face of personnel changes and the circulation of years.

Not only that, as an important carrier of Chinese traditional culture, "Memory of the Deceased" also carries the ancient literati's sustains for friendship, affection and even the feelings of family and country. The emotion flowing in the song is not only limited to the small emotional world of individuals, but extends to the deep thinking of past history, cultural inheritance and life value through the memory of the deceased.

In short, with its unique artistic charm and profound cultural heritage, "Memory of the Past" is unique among many guqin pieces, becoming an important treasure of inheriting the Chinese nation's emotional expression and humanistic spirit, providing a window for later generations to explore classical aesthetics and experience the emotional world of the ancients.

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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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