Bao Yuankai 鲍元恺 - Chinese Sights and Sounds 炎黄风情 - Suite 3 (Audio + Score)

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Performed by the Tianjin Symphony Orchestra 天津交响乐团
Conductor: Wang Junshi 王钧时
Sadness and Happiness on the Yellow Soil Highland 黄土悲欢
Theme and Variation by Folksong of Shannxi
The theme of the melody originates from a Shaanxi folk song which is talking about a country girl's hard life. The music develops in different traditional variations that probes the girl's feelings in many aspects. The tone is sad and melancholy which shows her disconsolate and hard feelings. It also depicts her attempt to struggle against her miserable life.
The Amusing Couple 夫妻逗趣
It describes the amusing scene of a couple who are laughing at each other. A three‐stringed Chinese plucked instrument and the banhu symbolize the couple respectively. The discord of piano and humorous tone color of small gong further strengthens the comic flavor of the theme.
Going to Jiangzhou 走绛州
It is a popular song in Shaanxi and Shanxi which shows a cheerful man with a carrying pole on his shoulder humming when approaching Jiangzhou. The beautiful country scenery is illustrated by the light‐hearted and happy tune of banhu while the fixed sound pattern of violin imitates the elastic movement of the pole on his shoulder.
Lady Lan Huahua 兰花花
This song is from the north of Shaanxi Province talking about a brave girl called Lan Huahua. She protested against feudalism and pursued her own happy marriage. Her struggle ends in tragedy and finally costs her life. The music begins with oboe and cello to depict their passionate love. Then the brass and strings come in to symbolize her struggle and wrath. In the end, the theme is recapitulated by the kettle drum and finally leads to the tragic ending of the story.

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