Su Ming shook his head and looked out of the window." There are many kinds of suona performances. The suona is not only a musical instrument but also a ritual instrument.
Since ancient times, China had advocated rites and music. Rites referred to various etiquette norms, while music included music and dance.
In the past, music was used for sacrificial ceremonies, for praying for rain, and for entertaining emissaries. These so-called 'rituals' all required music.
National affairs required entertainment, and so did individuals. The birth, aging, illness, and death of individuals were also rituals.
When a person was born, they would have a full moon banquet and a haircut. They would study hard in high school and have a graduation banquet. When they got married, they would have a wedding. When they celebrated their birthday, they would have a birthday gift. When they died, they would have a funeral.
And we, the Suona craftsmen, are responsible for the 'music' of these rituals.
Different ceremonies had different tones and emotions. The wedding was festive, cheerful, and free.
The music of the funeral was low, grand, sorrowful, and solemn.
Similarly, our suona craftsmen also have all kinds of suona tunes. There are a flower, three winds, driving axes, double plum tune, old customs tune, Mount Tai scenery, carrying palanquin, and so on.
There were night sacrifices, little widows visiting graves, crescent moon at the fifth watch, crying at the fifth watch, Su Wu herding sheep, crying for the emperor, and so on.”
It was precisely because of this tone that one could play the tune of the red event casually, but not the funeral tune.”
Monkey and Elephant listened in a daze. Su Ming's words had opened a new world for them.
All along, in their hearts, or rather, in the hearts of the Chinese, the suona was just a folk instrument.
Because it was related to the wedding and funeral in the countryside, everyone felt that it was not presentable.
Unexpectedly, after listening to Su Ming's explanation, the two of them realized that a small suona was not as simple as they thought.
It was in charge of the rituals that a person had to experience in their life.
" I can't play the funeral song…" At the same time, Monkey was a little disappointed.
Indeed, if that was the case, the funeral song at the funeral was serious. How could it be played randomly without considering the occasion?!
Su Ming nodded." Yes, the funeral music is very solemn. Death is a solemn ceremony.
Of course, that was not necessarily the case. Sometimes, Happy Burial would play some cheerful tunes.”
Su Ming was afraid that the two of them did not know much about Happy Burial, so he specially gave an explanation.
"'There is a funeral at home, which is a sad thing. There is no time to mourn, so what is there to be happy about?
However, there is a so-called happy funeral, which is to celebrate the happiness and longevity of the dead.'
It meant that someone in the family had passed away, and the deceased was a person of high moral standing, with both good fortune and longevity. If the deceased was over 80 years old, such a funeral could be considered a happy funeral.
The children and grandchildren would not be so sad. The suona music was also cheerful. They would even hold a banquet for three to five days to entertain their relatives and friends.”
The two nodded.
"It's a pity that I can't send that William King away…"
However, Monkey was still a little disappointed when he heard that. He thought that if William Wang used the violin to make noise again, he would let Su Ming play a sad suona song and send him away!
Su Ming could more or less guess Monkey's thoughts when he saw his expression." Actually, suona music is not only used for weddings and funerals, but also for performances and opera performances.
Take opera for example. There were many tunes that expressed various emotions.
The sorrowful ones included crying at the grave, bitter yearning, crying at the emperor's heaven, spiritual offering song, green libation song, and so on.
Some of these tunes had the same name as the tunes for weddings and funerals, but they were not the same. However, the emotional tone was similar.
He couldn't play the tunes for funerals, but he could still play the tunes in a play.”
Monkey was amused when he heard that!
That's right. In some traditional Chinese operas, there was the sound of the suona.
He could not play the funeral song, but he could still play these sad opera tunes!
At the thought of this, Monkey even began to look forward to William Wang confessing again tomorrow night. That way, Su Ming could send this fellow away with the suona.
Elephant did not think too much about it. He was now convinced of Su Ming's identity as a suona craftsman, but soon, he had new doubts.
She took a sip of the wine she brought from her hometown and asked," Ming Ming, you play the suona so well. Why did you learn how to arrange music? Shouldn't you be learning folk music?”
That's right!
Upon hearing this, Monkey quickly turned his head to look at Su Ming. As the largest art school in China, the school not only had majors such as arrangement, vocal music, and directing, but it also had majors in musical instruments such as folk music and Western orchestras.
Su Ming was so good at playing the suona. Why did he learn how to arrange music like her?
Su Ming looked at the time. These two fellows were really curious. It seemed that he had made the right choice to hide and play the suona.
With this thought in mind, Su Ming gave his explanation.
"I feel that the folk music department is more inclined towards performance skills, but what the Chinese lack in our own music and even culture is not performance skills.
It was confidence! Cultural confidence!
I'm a suona craftsman. I feel that if we want to develop our own music, we can't keep living in history and always emphasize that this is something passed down from our ancestors. It's better to combine the essence of these music and let them be truly accepted and loved by the Chinese.”
Su Ming sighed." Last year, in a list of the most popular instruments in China, eight of the top ten were Western instruments.
Among the nearly 1,000 Chinese instruments, only two were on the list.
Guitar first, piano second, harmonica third, violin fourth, drums fifth…
There were more and more people worshipping foreign things. Many Chinese people felt that the air in foreign countries was sweet, that foreigners were superior, and that foreign music was noble.
The top five don't have my own instrument. I came to this school because I promised my master.
"Three years later, I will change this situation. I will let the suona enter the rankings.”
At this moment, Su Ming suddenly thought of his system. He grinned and revealed a domineering and confident smile!
"It's not just the suona, but also our own Chinese instruments. I want to let the Chinese know how good our music is.”
When they first met Su Ming, he had said such words to them.
Monkey and Elephant would definitely think that Su Ming was crazy!
But now, he had heard Su Ming's suona and his story.
Monkey and Elephant were actually convinced that Su Ming could do it!
The elephant raised the porcelain jar in its hand." To you, to Chinese music, to the Suona craftsman!”
At the same time, Monkey gave Su Ming a thumbs up." I've also decided that my direction of composing will be the Chinese style!”
Su Ming smiled." Have you heard enough stories? The lights are about to turn off. I'm going to wash up first!”
To be honest, Su Ming was not a talkative person.
But tonight, he had said so much to the two of them at once.
Su Ming knew that some Chinese people worshipped foreign things, but after experiencing it for himself today, he had a different feeling.
The school's attitude towards the international student, the attitudes of the girls around him, and everyone's attitude towards western instruments made Su Ming feel extremely emotional.
Under such emotions, Su Ming, who had been a suona craftsman in two lifetimes, actually felt like he had to spit it out.
This was actually one of the reasons why his suona was so loud just now. It was also the reason why he had told his two roommates so many things tonight.
However, after sharing these thoughts with his roommates, he felt much better.
However, it was almost time to turn off the lights in the dormitory. Su Ming was still thinking about his system, so he directly said," Chase her away."
After hearing Su Ming's words, the elephant and monkey realized that they had unknowingly asked for nearly an hour.
The two of them chuckled embarrassedly and quickly moved the stool away from Su Ming.
"Haha, I'm too engrossed in it."
"Wash up and sleep…"
Su Ming was able to use his body as a support. As he walked to the bathroom in the dormitory, he used his consciousness to open his system.
The next moment…
"Ding! Through the performance of the suona, he obtained 15830 popularity points!
Popularity can be used to upgrade the proficiency of suona performance or exchange for suona songs and popular songs with suona elements!
Achievement achieved: First time using the system to gain popularity. Reward: World Erhu Music-" Good Night "!
Accomplished Achievement: First performance with over 10,000 popularity points. Reward: Suona element based pop song-" Double Happiness "”
(There are at least five more chapters today. I will release more chapters according to everyone's tips!)!! I love you guys!)
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