“At that time, the world had just changed, and the air was filled with freshness after the rainstorm. You were by the Zijiang River, and you wrote a magnificent novel depicting the future of your hometown. Picture scroll. How many springs have the tea flowers bloomed, your spirit is still in the vast world, and the landscape you have moistened has already changed a new face…”
On July 29, the new song “Mountain” “Rural Changes” is online. This song, written and composed by famous musician and vice chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association, He Muyang, and deeply performed by the famous singer Lei Jia, vividly depicts the vicissitudes of the Chinese countryside in the past 60 years. The unfolding magnificent picture is full of the two creators’ deep affection for their hometown and their nostalgia for the writer Zhou Libo.
“Mr. Zhou Libo is a role model for the people of our hometown, and he is also our pride.” On July 30, in Qingxi Village, Yiyang, “the first village of great changes in the mountain township”, He Muyang talked about Zhou Libo’s admiration. Affection.
It has been more than 60 years since Zhou Libo took root in Qingxi Village to create “Great Changes in Mountains and Villages”. The policy has created a great change in the mountains and villages in the new era. The once small mountain village has undergone earth-shaking changes in the historical transformation.
In He Muyang’s view, both targeted poverty alleviation and rural revitalization are “great changes in the mountains and villages” in the new era. Therefore, when he wrote this song, he hoped to inherit some of Mr. Zhou Libo’s wishes and visions at that time, and also to reflect the “dramatic changes in the mountains and villages” in the new era.
He Muyang said frankly that for him, this was a difficult and challenging creation: “The proposition of “The Great Change in the Mountains and Villages”, for ordinary people, feels a certain distance, although it is said His life is closely related. So in the process of creation, I have been pondering how to eliminate the sense of distance.”
He is a native of Yiyang, Hunan, with gratitude and awe, The grand theme is presented in the form of folk songs combined with folk tunes. It is hoped that through this song, the gratifying achievements of the rapid development of China’s rural areas over the past decades will be shown to the world. The wide sound range spanning two octaves not only expresses sincere emotions, but also highlights the majestic momentum of the vicissitudes of life. The lyrics of the song are simple and natural, and the image of the literary giant Zhou Libo is portrayed in poetic language. The melody is full of affection, and the lyrics and music complement each other. The arrangement uses orchestral music and highlights the woodwind timbre of Wan Lai and Ming, vividly showing the thriving rural scene. The song also incorporates the snapping tongue from the local characteristic minor “Flying a Kite” in Yiyang, and the overall sense of hearing is rich and agile.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Liu Jianyong
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