The historical significance of the Yellow River Cantata

The words of this work express the spirit of the Chinese nation, and the music expresses the rich flavor of life and national style. Its high degree of ideological, symbolic and artistic qualities provide a glorious example for China's large-scale vocal music creation. .

It became the "main theme" of anti-Japanese songs and the strongest voice of the era.

The Yellow River Cantata expresses the suffering and tenacious struggle of the Chinese people during the Anti-Japanese War, and also expresses the great spirit and invincible strength of our nation.

With the Yellow River, the birthplace of our nation, as the background, it shows what happened on the banks of the Yellow River to inspire the people to defend the Yellow River, North China, and the whole of China.

The work is majestic and majestic, with a fresh, simple and beautiful tone, a distinctive national style, and strongly reflects the spirit of the times.

Extended information

"Yellow River Cantata" was composed in the spring of 1939 during the Anti-Japanese War in China. It was first performed on April 13 of the same year at Yan'an Shaanbei Highway. Xue Auditorium (directed by Wu Qiling) immediately aroused great repercussions, and soon sung throughout the country, becoming the "main theme" of anti-Japanese songs and the strongest voice of the era.

He has high musical achievements and originality in art.

The entire movement mainly uses contrasts, sometimes passionate and sometimes peaceful, with trumpet and combat tones, using violins, trumpets, bass drums, and male and female choruses to push the music to the climax. , created an artistic image of the Yellow River roaring and the people resisting, calling on the people across the country to fight for the victory of the Anti-Japanese War! ?

The entire work of "Yellow River Cantata" mainly transitions between each movement through male voice recitation. It mainly uses violins, drums, horns and other instruments, and adopts male and female solos, choruses and other forms of expression. It embodies the idea that when the Chinese nation is in a critical moment, the people will rise up and fight.

?

It is the most successful new type of song produced during the Anti-Japanese War.

The majestic and varied syllables are as shocking as the waves in a storm, which is enough to express the tragic scene of workers being displaced, hungry and cold while being exploited and oppressed.

?