Mixed Chorus
The$lyric$is$extracted$from$the$Collection$of$Folk$Songs$in$Youyang.$It$depicts$the$ anxiety$of$a$Tujia$girl’s$waiting$for$her$lover.
This$song$consists$of$six$parts.$The$tune,$tempo$and$emotion$of$each$part$vary.
The$first$section$is$the$introduction,$with$a$female$leading$singer$and$a$vocal$ accompaniment,$which$imitates$the$girl’s$call$for$her$lover,$as$well$as$the$echoes$ through$the$mountain.$$$$
With$a$traditional$form$of$chorus,$the$second$part$presents$the$theme of$this$ song.$In$the$third part,$every$voice$part$sings$the$melody$respectively,$making$ the$emotion$much$stronger.$$$$
The$fourth$section$adopts$double$tonality,$whereas$the$fifth$part$develops$into$ polytonality.$The$different$tune$and$different$time$of$appearance$of$the$male$and$ female$voices$show$a$picture$of$how$the$couples$sing$and$echo$each$other$at$a$ distance.$$$$
The$last$section$is$free$atonality.$The$female$leading$singer$sings$again,$and$the$ bass$falls$on$G$in$the$end,$which$is$like$recapitulation.$In$this$part,$piano$imitates$ the$sound$of$drums$and$gongs,$which$pushes$the$song$to$a$climax$together$with$ the$chorus.$$
The$lyric$general$idea:$
There$is$a$broken$basket$with$many$holes,$ I$put$it$on$my$back$and$look$for$my$lover.$
From$dawn$till$sunset,$
I$could$not$find$where my$lover$is.
Duration:$4’10’’