Echoes Resound: A Collection of Erhu Pieces Based on Film and Television Songs

Author: Gao Bingdian
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Since the advent of film and television, people's lives have been enriched with much joy. Especially the songs in movies or TV dramas, as the films and TV shows are broadcast, they spread rapidly among hundreds of millions of viewers and become widely sung. Great film and TV songs have endured for decades, influencing generations. In the 1930s, the Chinese sang "March of the Volunteers" to fight bravely and valiantly against Japanese invaders, paving the way for the establishment of a new China. Today, this song has become the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, and even more so, it is the most resounding song in our hearts: "When the Chinese nation faces danger, we stand united, charging forward through the enemy's gunfire! Forward! Forward! Forward!!!" When the five-star red flag rises, when "Shenzhou 6" flies into space, this song echoes in our ears, filling the hearts of the descendants of Yan and Huang with pride and passion. Over fifty years ago, with the release of the film "The Flowers of Our Motherland," the song "Let’s Row in Pairs" became a hit across the land. Grandmas sang it while wearing red scarves, and the older generation sang it through their childhoods during the reform and opening-up era. Today, children still sing it as they enter schools, summer camps, and the new era. The smoke of war from the Korean War in the 1950s has long dissipated, yet the theme song "My Motherland" from the film "Battle on Shangganling Mountain" remains popular to this day. "Hymn to the Heroes" fills us with reverence for heroes, inspiring people to strive and fight for their motherland. A single song, "May Goodness Be with You Always," echoed on the streets and alleys in the 1980s, making people long for genuine human emotions. I remember that after the founding of the new China, it was still poor and underdeveloped. Therefore, we have selected a small portion of these film and TV songs and adapted them into erhu pieces for those who enjoy learning and playing the erhu. Some of the tunes have been adjusted, supplemented, and adapted, hoping to bring you joy, beautiful memories, and a sense of aesthetic pleasure.