Top 10 Pipa Songs

1914 views · Organized by 蕾伊 on 2022-02-08

Pipa is one of the most famous musical instruments in China, and it has a history of more than 2,000 years. Let's take a look at what are the top ten famous pieces of Pipa?

Top 10 Pipa Songs

"Stop Song"

"Sai Shang Song" is a large set of traditional pipa texts. The music expresses sorrow and grief by describing Wang Zhaojun's longing for his motherland.

"House of Flying Daggers"

"House of Flying Daggers" is a famous large-scale pipa piece, which can be called a classic among the pieces. The magnificence and splendor of the content of the music and the majestic and peculiar style are rare in classical music. The decisive battle of Gaixia was a famous battle in Chinese history. The pipa song "House of Flying Daggers" uses music to express the fierce battle of this ancient war, showing the world a vivid and moving picture of the ancient battlefield.

"Underlord"

"The Overlord Removing Armor" is a well-known traditional pipa martial arts. This piece is based on the same material as "House of Flying Daggers", which also describes the battle of Gaixia. The protagonist is Xiang Yu, so the music is dull and tragic.

"Big Waves Washing the Sand"

"Big Waves Washing the Sand" is a pipa solo piece composed by Hua Yanjun.

"Zhaojun Out of the Forbidden City"

The pipa solo "Zhaojun Out of the Forbidden City" was passed down by Hua Yanjun. The music expresses the author's infinite emotion towards this historical event by depicting the emotional changes of Zhaojun when he left the fortress.

"Sunny Spring and White Snow"

"Yangchun Baixue", also known as "Yangchun Ancient Song", referred to as "Yangchun", is an excellent ancient pipa song widely circulated. The simple and rich musical language expresses people's spirit of being aggressive, optimistic, and full of infinite feelings for nature.

"Prairie Sisters"

It shows the noble style and brave spirit of the new Chinese children who love the collective and are not afraid of the storm.

"Hai Qing Takes Swans"

It is said that "Hai Qing Na Swan" is the earliest pipa song known today.

"Yi Dance"

"Dance of the Yi Nationality" is an extremely lyrical piece of music with a strong atmosphere of life. It uses music to describe the joyful singing and dancing around the bonfire in the evening by men, women and children.

"Torch Night"

"The Night of the Torch Festival" is written in the way of music. On the night of the Torch Festival, people of ethnic minorities gather around the bonfire and dance enthusiastically and cheerfully. The music is sometimes melodious, sometimes intense.

Reference materials and contributors
琵琶(百度百科)

Involving the artist

Liu Dehai, born in Shanghai in 1937, is a Chinese pipa player, educator and composer.
read >>
Hua Yanjun (August 17, 1893 to December 4, 1950), A Bing, was born in Wuxi City, a folk musician and a Taoist priest of the Taoist school. He was blind in both eyes due to eye disease. He is an outstanding folk musician in China.
read >>

Involving musical instruments

Pipa (pinyin: pí pa), the first plucked instrument, is a traditional plucked instrument in East Asia, a plucked stringed musical instrument. Made of wood or bamboo, the speaker is half-pear-shaped and has four strings on the top. It was originally made of silk thread, but now it is mostly made of steel wire, steel rope and nylon.

Guess you like

Organized by 青鸟 on 2023-05-29
The originator of "Pudong School of Pipa Art" was Ju Shilin, who created his own pipa style and school during the reign of Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty. Pudong School lute traditional repertoire is divided into Wentao, Daqu and Wu Tao. In 2008, Pipa Art · Pudong School was included in the second batch of national intangible cultural Heritage list.
read >>
Organized by 薄暮 on 2023-02-14
On Feb 12, a children's pipa performance with the theme of "String Charm, New Sound and Sea Melody inheritance" was held at the Cultural Service center of Huinan Town.
read >>
Organized by 未知领地 on 2023-01-17
Guandu District Culture and Tourism Bureau and Yunnan Grand Opera Institute jointly held the 2023 Spring Festival Performance Season activity of "Spring Art is abundant, Free Guandu -- Free Life near the ancient town". On the evening of January 14th, Yu Yuanchun, young pipa educator and performer from Central Conservatory of Music, and his team were invited to hold a special concert of "Four Seasons on Earth" pipa in Yunnan Grand Theatre.
read >>
Organized by 长乐 on 2023-01-12
On January 5, the day of minor Cold, China Citic Bank and music producer Liu Jialiang brought a pipa arpeggio full of blessings, opening a New Year concert with the theme of "Pipa Pipa", to send warmth to customers.
read >>
Organized by 阿轺 on 2023-01-05
A few days ago, Tianjin Grand Theater has confirmed some of the major performances in 2023, covering more than 20 performances in four categories: concert, drama, musical and dance. With the configuration of famous artists and groups and diversified artistic forms, Tianjin New Year performance market will be enriched, inviting the audience to return to the theater life.
read >>