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What are some songs about insects (Insects and Music)

2023-03-20 09:01:19 166

Whether it is in a deep valley, or by a river lined with flowers and trees, whether it is a hut with a melon shed connected to a bean rack, or a campus with bright and clean windows, the chirping of insects can be heard everywhere. The song of the cicada is loud, the chirping of the cricket is melodious, the voice of the katydid is crisp, the voice of the locust is deep; the bees are flying loudly, making people feel happy!

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Warm spring, hot summer, cool autumn, tireless insect singers are always playing cheaply. Even in the quiet winter, you will occasionally enjoy the beautiful singing of the stove cricket indoors, especially in the kitchen. In fact, many insects can sing. According to incomplete statistics, there are as many as 16 orders of vocal insects. In my country, Wu Fujian, Jiang Jinchang, He Zhong, Impression Chu, etc. have all conducted relatively detailed research. Gao Dalin once recorded a music tape called "Insects". Listening to his works, people naturally melted into the famous French writer Romain Manland's "Christopher lying on the grass where all things grow... ...Close your eyes and listen to the invisible orchestra" scene: "Under a ray of sunshine, a group of flying insects circled crazily around the fragrant cypress trees. The buzzing flies played military music, the wasps sounded like a grand organ, and the brigade The wild bees are like bells drifting over the woods. …” The songs of insects become even more interesting if amplified. Some are like horses neighing, some are like birdsong, some are like wind blowing, and some are like... Professor Yang Jikun of Beijing Agricultural University has a tape of planthopper pronunciation. If they are converted into waveforms using a sound analysis camera, insects can be classified.


Insects not only produce music themselves, but also provide creative inspiration to countless artists. The names of the lyrics about insects include Dielianhua, and the names of the songs include Lamp Moth, Pink Butterfly, etc. Songs about insects include (1), flute song - "Flower-scented Bee Dance", also known as "A Bee" and "A River Wind", originally from the Heze area of Shandong Province, with beautiful melody and jumping rhythm, reproducing The bees are picking flowers and dancing around. This song is recorded on a record. (2) Suona song - "Bees Crossing the River" is popular in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. The melody uses a lot of intervals of fourth, ninth and even twelfth degrees. With the accompaniment of gongs and drums, it looks particularly lively and cheerful. , and of course it was recorded. (3) Qin music one, "Shen Hua Yin", also known as "Butterfly Tour", has the same meaning as "Zhuang Zhou Dreams of Butterflies" and is often used as its introduction. At the end of the Shaoxing opera "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai (also known as "Two Butterflies")", the hero and heroine transform into a pair of butterflies as a symbol of loyal love. The song "Butterfly Lovers", written based on the tragic love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, has touched countless people around the world. Among them, the melody of "Butterfly" is even more beautiful and touching. "Butterfly Lovers" has become a precious spiritual wealth of our people.

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