& lt Liang Zhu >> was composed in 1959. The music content comes from an ancient and beautiful folklore: in the middle of the 4th century, in Zhujiazhuang, a hometown in the south of China, Zhu Yingtai, a member of my family, broke through the shackles of feudal tradition and went to Hangzhou to study as a man. There, she established a deep friendship with Liang Shanbo, a kind, simple and poor young scholar. When we parted, I wished them all the best. Sincere Liang Shanbo doesn't understand. A year later, Liang learned that Zhu was a woman and immediately proposed to Zhu. However, Zhu has been betrothed to the son of Ma Taishou, the son of a wealthy family. As the marriage was not free, Liang soon died of grief and indignation. After receiving this unfortunate news, he came to Liang's grave and complained to heaven about feudal ethics. Liang's grave suddenly opened and Zhu resolutely jumped in.

Based on the singing of Zhejiang Shaoxing Opera, this work, according to the plot layout, comprehensively adopts the expression techniques of symphony and China folk opera music, and deeply and delicately depicts Liang Zhu's love, marriage resistance and become a butterfly's feelings and artistic conception. Written in the form of a sonata,

Introduction: At the beginning of the music, the flute played colorful melodies, showing a scene of beautiful spring and flowers. The theme sound of oboe performance is taken from the music of Yue Opera.

Presentation: Main melody melody-Accompanied by the harp, the violin performed a simple and beautiful "love theme". This piece of music plays an important role in the whole work. How many people are intoxicated by a melody. The author took great pains in choosing this topic. At that time, they were students in the composition department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He is an actor of Hangzhou Yue Opera Troupe. He is familiar with and loves Yue Opera music. When he wrote "butterfly lovers", the story spread all over Zhejiang, and Yue Opera is a representative opera in Zhejiang. He is determined to draw material from Yue Opera music. According to the usual observation, many famous actors of Yue Opera, no matter what repertoire they perform, will win warm applause from the audience as long as they sing a aria. The author takes this aria as the basic tone of "Love Theme" in Butterfly Lovers. This theme is the keynote of the whole song. )

The theme of the secondary part is in sharp contrast with the theme of the soft and lyrical main part. Music became a lively and cheerful Rondo. Solos and bands appear alternately, describing the life scenes of Liang Zhu's students when they are studying. Legend has it that Zhu Yingtai disguised herself as a man to go to school. On the way, she met Liang Shanbo, and they hit it off and became brothers. The theme of this song is to show the scene of Liang Zhu's students studying and playing for three years. After this allegro, the music turns to Adagio, which is the end of the theme in minor. Under the background of string vibrato, Liang Zhu and his classmates will be separated for three years, and the music shows the attachment of Eighteen Bies and Long Ting. Legend has it that when they left, Zhu Yingtai pretended that there was a sister at home who wanted to marry Liang Shanbo, and invited Liang Shanbo to visit. The story goes on like this. A deep voice indicates that something ominous is about to happen.

Development Department: It consists of three parts: anti-marriage, balcony meeting and grave mourning. (Zhu Yingtai's father forced Zhu Yingtai to marry Ma Wencai, a bureaucratic groom, while Zhu Yingtai refused to marry. ) brass music played the main theme of cruel feudal forces. Then the violin adopted the rhythm of the national drama "scattered board" and played the anxious and painful mood of Yingtai. The band played a rebellious theme with a strong and full performance, which set off the violent syncopation and chords of the lead violin. Gradually formed the climax of the conflict, intensified, but the music suddenly stopped and turned to Adagio-"Loutai Club" (Legend has it that Zhu's family came to visit at this time and learned that it was a woman's pain, so they met on the balcony and told each other their feelings. ) At this time, the answer technique of cello and violin is "question and answer", like a crying song.

Next, the music turned sharply ── crying to the grave. The music used the technique of opera to pull tightly and sing slowly, and expressed Zhu Yingtai's sad feelings incisively and vividly. Legend has it that Liang Shanbo died shortly after returning to China. Zhu Yingtai was very sad when she learned that she had decided to choose a path. She agreed that her father would wear plain clothes and sit in a sedan chair to pay homage to Liang Shanbo's grave. His father agreed. On that day, Zhu Yingtai came to the grave, cried to the sky, then struck the stone tablet and committed suicide. ) Gong, drum, pipe and string are played in unison, indicating that the whole song reached its climax and the band played a tone of praise.