What is a folk song?

1 I think ballads are also short for folk ballads. In ancient China, the definition of ballads was: singing together as songs and singing together as ballads. In other words, singing with accompaniment is a song, and cappella without accompaniment is a ballad. Later, after a long time, these two words were collectively called folk songs. Until now, the exact definition of these two words or words has become more and more vague, and we can only vaguely distinguish two concepts in memory: mature is a song, pure is a ballad; Make-up, dress up carefully for Song, put on a little makeup, and don't make up, which is natural and beautiful for rumors; Packaged or over-packaged songs and simple packaged or unpacked folk songs retain a stronger original flavor and life flavor. The so-called concept of folk songs is literally corresponding to another thing, called official ballads. Am I telling a joke? Maybe it is. Maybe it is. The word folk corresponds to the concept of official (temple in ancient times), and no one will deny it. Then folk songs correspond to official songs, which is true, because it was established from the beginning. In this way, almost all our popular songs today can be called folk songs, because they are almost all works created by folk people to serve the public. Here, the concept of folk songs can cover almost all the concepts of songs (folk songs can also be folk songs and folk music, as long as you understand it here, you will not continue to expand it. There are too many concepts, and there will be more below), pop, rock, country and so on. Of course, they can all be folk songs, and theoretically they can all be official songs. Here they are only raw materials, and what kind of products are produced depends on the wishes of the producers. However, this has created a new problem, because such an explanation will make this problem meaningless, just like a nonsense, which has not been said for a long time. Maybe, maybe we can continue our discussion. So what is the concept of folk songs that we really want at present? In fact, the concept of folk songs that we really imagine at present is basically a fresh and natural concept similar to the songs played by acoustic guitars in a narrow sense. That's right, but that's just a branch of the whole concept of folk songs, not the whole concept of folk songs. The whole concept of folk songs is all folk songs, as I have said above, and I will continue to give examples below. Starting with the most convincing Book of Songs, the Book of Songs is the source of China's poems, and it is an excellent work of poems, songs and dances collected by Confucius in those years, covering the official and folk works of China and vassal states at that time, which is called "Three Hundred Poems". In fact, those works with income are the most classic songs at that time, and they are all meaningful. And it may be a combination of music, singing, dancing and other forms of expression, but due to the problem of time and inheritance, we can only see the lyrics of those works in those years today, and we can't understand other contents. As the works of the Song Dynasty at that time, they have a clear classification, and this classification is very specific and clear. The works of The Book of Songs are generally divided into three categories, namely, elegant prose. Wind is the local music in different regions; Elegant music is the music in the area directly under the jurisdiction of the Zhou Dynasty, that is, the so-called orthodox elegant music, and the poem Elegant Music is a music song for court banquets or court meetings; Ode is the dance music of ancestral temple, which mostly praises the achievements of ancestors. The wind here refers to the so-called folk songs, and the fu refers to the official songs. Elegance is a combination of two connotations, which is between the two, so elegance is the most literary, the most vivid and colorful, and the most boring. Therefore, the concept of folk songs in our imagination should refer to the concept of songs under elegance, not the concept of official songs, but in elegance. Wind is the general name of local folk customs, local conditions and customs. The wind in The Book of Songs only refers to the local music in different regions, not the whole explanation of the wind. It can also be understood that the works about wind in the Book of Songs are works that express local folk customs and customs in the form of music, poetry and dance. They have distinct self-characteristics in each region to distinguish them from other regions. As the saying goes, "relying on mountains to eat mountains and relying on water to draw water." Everyone in this world has the same body parts, but why do people from different places, different countries and different nationalities have such a big gap in their living habits? That's because water, soil, climate, environment and so on are different all over the world. It's just that people in different places have black, white, yellow, brown and so on, which is determined by people in different places' ability to understand, adapt and create their own regional environment. Take China as an example. Take language, the foundation of music, as an example. China has a vast territory and a complex environment. From south to north, from east to west, the differences in geography, geology and climate and even great contrast have created many distinctive nationalities, countless national languages and countless dialects, and on this basis, more colorful and diverse local music has been formed. What do you mean it's so windy? Just like local products, just like local snacks, just like local dishes, they are all local delicacies but not necessarily suitable for outsiders and everyone. Almost all literary and artistic creations have the concept and statement of collecting folk customs and customs, and music and song creation are no exception, and folk songs are no exception. Of course, there are various considerations for Confucius to collect, sort out and compile the Book of Songs, and there must be reasons to prevent the loss of many musical cultures in various places. At that time, the land of China was far from being so highly unified as it is today, and the country, politics, economy, culture and so on were basically in a decentralized state. As far as music is concerned, due to this long-term and highly dispersed state, as well as the restrictions and obstacles in information and circulation, folk music culture in various places is basically in a state of word of mouth and self-destruction. Even if it can spread out, it can only be a very small number of works, and the scope of dissemination is not large. After a long time, it will naturally disappear. After a long period of collection, sorting and screening, Confucius compiled the Book of Songs. In this way, the most typical classical works in various places can be concentrated and preserved in the form of books for a long time, and it is Confucius who brought these musical works from a scattered state to a unified state. 10 think about the freshness and freshness when we started to contact Hong Kong and Taiwan pop music in a large area, and think about the freshness and freshness when we started to contact European and American pop music in a large area. We are surprised at the way music is expressed. That era is also the most brilliant period of pop music in the whole world, with countless styles, countless superstars and countless good works. Now those glories are gone forever, and the world pop music is at a low ebb, but you admit that this is the case, and the world pop music is looking for the next breakthrough; Now listening to Hong Kong and Taiwan pop music and European and American pop music, I'm afraid that's all I feel. Why? From a higher perspective, pop music, whether it is Hong Kong, Taiwan or Europe and America, can actually be understood as a kind of local music and also a concept of wind. No matter how delicious the food is, you will inevitably get tired of it every day, so you need to constantly change your taste, but you can't always eat other people's. I also want to try some of my own characteristics for everyone. What will my own characteristics be like? 1 1 We need to think, sort out and classify the local music in China, just like Confucius sorted out the Book of Songs. That is our endless source. Although it is difficult to do, you should at least think about it.