1993 One winter day, Yan Weiwen, tenor of the General Political Song and Dance Troupe, Shunyi, lyricist of the Air Political Song and Dance Troupe, and Zang, composer of the Comrades Song and Dance Troupe, had dinner together. During the discussion, they felt that more military songs should be created. It was discussed that the slogan most frequently shouted in the military camp was "1234", and Yan Weiwen suggested writing a song with "1234".
Shi Shunyi pondered over and wrote a word. Zang put forward a revised opinion, which further broadened the four numbers of "1234", representing the connotations of several aspects respectively. After Zang got the revised lyrics, he wrote the melody smoothly. Then the three began to sing this song and recorded it as a listening tape.
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The lyrics of this song are concise, clear-cut and step by step. It not only wrote the positive mentality of soldiers who take pleasure in suffering, but also wrote the feelings of soldiers who let me go in three mountains and five mountains. The final idea was the song of soldiers, so this song was deeply loved by all officers and men as soon as it came out. The tune of the whole song is loud and powerful, inspiring, giving people a heroic feeling of bravely killing the enemy, leading the masses and calling for help.
This song is a big tune in bB Palace, with a time signature of 4/4 and a singing speed of March. Its structure is a three-part form, and the beginning of the song is a horn prelude.
The composition of the first paragraph adopts a forceful rhythm of 28 dots, which shows the firm, brave and confident character of the soldiers in the army, and the concise and clear melody is very summoning.
The second paragraph adopts a repetitive rhythm, which reminds people of the scene of soldiers saying Allegro on the March in the past war. Melody is close to talking and singing, giving people a sense of cheerful, smart, optimistic and heroic soldiers.
The third paragraph adopts the form of a leader and a national chorus, and the backup singers perform when performing. Its melody line is short and pithy, with a short sentence, interspersed with the voice calling the password 1234.