Little Detective of the Tang Dynasty: What to do if you are beheaded at the beginning?

"Spring Festival Overture" is a song that the postmodern Chinese people must be familiar with.

This song will be played at the beginning of every Spring Festival Gala. As long as you hear this cheerful rhythm, everyone knows that the New Year is coming.

This is music from more than 1,400 years later, and people of this era have never heard of it.

But it does not prevent them from appreciating it.

Maybe some Yanzu will ask, if you play postmodern music to people in the Tang Dynasty, are you sure it is not a chicken and a duck? Can they appreciate it? Will they recognize it?

Don't tell me, if it is another dynasty, they probably won't appreciate it, but this is the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty, as a dynasty that maintains an extremely open and tolerant attitude towards culture, has the peak of music development in all dynasties.

The Tang Dynasty emperors had a very open attitude towards music. They did not respect the Confucian policy of governing the country with music like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, nor did they deliberately let music bear the heavy burden of educating the people.

There was once an anecdote that Du Yan, the prime minister in the early Tang Dynasty, once warned Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin to be cautious in music management with the traditional Confucian arguments, and advised him to maintain a certain degree of attention and scrutiny on music.

In particular, music created or loved by the previous and later emperors, such as "Yu Shu Hou Ting Hua", should be banned, as these music were considered ominous and the sound of national destruction.

Guess what Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin said? He believed that there was no necessary connection between music and the rise and fall of a country, and advocated that art should be art and politics should be politics, and they should not be mixed up.

There was almost no emperor of the Tang Dynasty who did not like singing and dancing. Wu Zetian even composed several court songs. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was even more exaggerated. He was even the chief commander of the court music studio, and he loved to rehearse programs with a group of musicians whenever he had nothing to do.

If the king of a country is like this, what about the people?

Song Zhen restored the music of 1,400 years later in the Tang Dynasty, not only would he not be booed, but everyone would find it very novel.

The emotions conveyed by music are interoperable, no matter how many years have passed.

Everyone was infected by the joyful rhythm of "Spring Festival Overture", and they suddenly felt that this was the music that should be listened to during the Chinese New Year.

This program was adapted by Song Zhen based on the version of "Spring Festival Overture" by the National Grand Theater that he watched that year.

Since there were no Western musical instruments such as violins and cellos in this era, he replaced the violin with a higher pitch with a suona, and the cello with a lower pitch with a konghou.

And his suona was specially customized.

The suona in the Tang Dynasty was relatively simple, with only one reed, so Song Zhen modified it and added two reeds, and at the same time added a postmodern suona "live core" device, which enabled it to play the chromatic scale and twelve-tone system, enriching its expressiveness.

Don't ask why it can be made? The answer is professionalism + money.

Song Zhen didn't need to pay for the money, it was all paid by Huichunfang.

There were a total of fifty female musicians on the stage, divided into several areas, and basically seven or eight musicians were responsible for each instrument.

The reason for arranging so many people was not to make a big show, but to avoid mistakes.

Everyone would have their own ideas, and with the short rehearsal time, it was difficult to perform a uniform and shocking feeling, and it was a blessing if there were no mistakes.

Moreover, the song was long and fast-paced, and Song Zhen was worried that the female musicians would not be physically strong enough, so he adopted a rotation system.

The grand scene of more than 20 people playing at the same time made all the guests of Huichunfang excited.

Where have they seen such a scene?

Some people immediately regretted it. If they had known earlier, they would have spent 500 coins to enter the inner field. Wouldn't it be wonderful?

However, the moment the suona sounded, the inner field tickets had been robbed, so how could they get their turn?

Even if Changsun Lan temporarily added 50 inner field seats, it still could not meet the demand.

"Spring Festival Overture" is selected from the folk tunes of Shaanxi Yangge, so they are quite receptive to this song.

With the sound of heavy gongs and drums, Song Zhen had secretly put down the suona and replaced it with a clear flute without realizing it.

The second part of the song is mainly played by flute + erhu.

Compared with the first part, this music is not as exciting as gongs and drums, but more harmonious.

Everyone seemed to see themselves carrying their bags and returning home from afar, impatient and a little nervous.

With the addition of the pipa, the rhythm became more and more cheerful.

"Home! Finally home!" Someone burst into tears.

This is a unique hometown complex of the Chinese people, and everyone feels the same.

Someone wiped his eyes and cried, "Wow, when can I spend the Spring Festival with Lu Siniang?"

"Didn't Lu Siniang come? Why don't you go find her?"

"I did, but she only replied with one word."

"What word?"

"Get lost."

"......"At some point, Song Zhen changed to the flute, which has a slightly lower tone than the flute.

This is Song Zhen's solo time.

The melodious and warm sound of the flute sounded, and everyone seemed to see a family reunited at the dinner table, talking and laughing while eating the New Year's Eve dinner.

Now, the audience who had not cried before all cried in this section.

In fact, many people present were away from home. In ancient times, the carriages were slow and the journey was long, so many people did not have the opportunity to go home for reunion every festival.

"Wow, I miss home." A scholar cried very hard.

He wiped his eyes and couldn't help but compose a poem on the spot: "On the New Year's Day, I was shocked to hear the prelude of spring, and I missed my old home even more on the Lantern Festival. It's a pity that I am not like the geese flying south, when will the young man set out on the road home?"

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The third part has a gentle rhythm with a hint of nostalgia, which makes many people feel uncomfortable.

After the sound of the flute, there is the sad sound of the erhu, which makes people want to cry even more.

But soon, the style of the music changed, and the same tune was interpreted in a different way.

This time, it was not sadness, but a kind of joy of laughter and joy with family.

With the sound of gongs and drums, the tune of the first part returned again, but the rhythm was faster.

Many people danced to the music, just like at home.

In just four minutes, "Spring Festival Overture", everyone was immersed in it, and time passed quickly.

After a long time, everyone just came to their senses and suddenly burst into warm applause!

Unexpectedly, Huichunfang would bring such a refreshing surprise.

At this time, someone raised a question, why can they still hear the sound of musical instruments clearly even though they are standing so far away?

Yes, why?

Di Renjie noticed a pile of water tanks under the stage, and he fell into deep thought. Could it be related to this?

He guessed right, it was indeed related to the water tanks.

In ancient times, there were no loudspeakers, so the clever ancients invented the water tank resonance method.

It is to use the water tank under the stage to amplify the sound, resonate and increase the sound.

The principle of sound wave reflection is used. The water tank reflects the sound waves, and the sound waves overlap in the water tank to achieve the amplification effect of vibration resonance.

The red curtain was drawn again, and Song Zhen directed the female performers to evacuate quickly on the stage.

The next program is a local program of Huichunfang. In simple terms, it is a poetry recitation.

The poem recited is "Shou Sui" written by Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin.

"The cold bids farewell to the winter snow, and the warm brings in the spring breeze.

The steps are fragrant with plums, and the flowers on the plate are red with candles.

Celebrate the new and old years together, and welcome and bid farewell in one night."

Li Shimin's poetry level is quite high, with very deep literary skills and cultural accomplishment.

Song Zhen took this opportunity to step down, sit next to Di Renjie, and gulp down a mouthful.

"Why is it wine?" He couldn't help but frown.

Di Renjie held back his laughter: "You drank the wine of the owner of Huichunfang."

"Uh." Song Zhen turned his head and saw Changsun Lan looking at him with a sad face.

"Sorry, sorry."

Di Renjie asked curiously: "Are there any more programs later?"

"Yes, there are four more." Song Zhen picked up a fruit and started to eat it, and said slowly, "No hurry, let them watch other programs first."

Song Zhen's program always makes people's eyes light up.

After listening to "Spring Festival Overture", everyone always has the illusion that other programs are not good.

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