Hunan Satellite TV hit drama "Ideal Shines on China", there is an episode written about the creation process of the song "Singing the Motherland", which not only allows us to have a comprehensive understanding of the entire creative process, but also knows a "secret" about the Tiananmen Tower, let us take a look, what kind of story is this?
First, the creation process of the song "Singing the Motherland"
The original story takes place in 1950, when the founding of New China is just about the first anniversary, everyone is preparing for the anniversary celebration, and the protagonist of the story, Wang Zi, is also actively planning his writing of new songs.
Because of his strict requirements for himself, he hoped that the songs he wrote could represent the motherland and be played at the anniversary celebrations, and he also said that "how long the team at the parade ceremony is, how long the songs he writes" is a sentimental idea.
Then, the songwriting thing did not go very smoothly, almost a year has not been completed, until this year he bought a musical instrument in Beijing, in front of the Tiananmen Tower in Beijing, met some people, saw some things, let him finally have inspiration.
Inspiration 1, the inspiration given to him by the designer of the Tiananmen Tower
The words on the upper floor of Tiananmen Square:
The inscriptions in 1949 are: "Long live the People's Republic of China" and "Long live the Central People's Government", with nine characters on one side and eight characters on the other, which seem to be asymmetrical. But do you want to know what "secrets" are here? Read on:
First of all, because Tiananmen is very large, and every word on Tiananmen is like a small house, even every stroke can lie on a person (here is just a comparison, it is impossible to really lie down);
Secondly, the width and narrowness of the nine gatehouses on the tiananmen tower are also different, the middle one is the largest, then the four or six rooms next to it are slightly wider, and then the corresponding three/seven, two/eight, and one/nine correspond to each decreasing successively.
Therefore, from a visual point of view, people's viewing is symmetrical, and the principle of "optical illusion" is used here.
Then, because the first anniversary of the Republic was about to be celebrated, the slogan was redesigned according to Premier Zhou's instructions and changed to what we currently see: "Long live the People's Republic of China" and "Long live the great unity of the people of the world.".
Isn't this the ultimate goal of our career struggle – to hope that all mankind will be happy?
These two slogans gave Wang Xin a deep understanding, brought new inspiration to his creation, and benefited him a lot.
Inspiration 2, the inspiration given to him by the little singing ensemble
A group of children preparing a celebration program in front of the Tiananmen Tower were singing "Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China", in the conversation, the children said: "Uncle must work hard, I think uncle will be able to write a song to celebrate the celebration this year, we will sing your song, walk through Tiananmen", the children's words gave Wang Xin deep encouragement.
When he looked back and saw the five-star red flag flying high in Tiananmen Square, the lyrics flashed in his mind like small stars.
Excitedly, he quickly recorded these lyrics with the paper on the cigarette box and became a classic of inheritance.
Inspiration 3: Inspiration on the train
On the train back to Tianjin, looking at the fields and fields of the motherland outside the window, he also communicated with his lover in the dream, "over the mountains, over the plains, across the rushing Yellow River Yangtze River" This shocking lyrics were completed one by one in such a journey.
When the whole carriage, including children, young people, and the elderly, sang this legendary work together, it was finally the song that was completely composed.
The production of the entire song "Singing the Motherland" was also completed in September 1950, and it was successfully sung at the celebration of the first anniversary of the founding of New China!
2. The compilation of foreign affairs of "Singing the Motherland"
There is another person who cannot be forgotten, and that is his teacher: Xian Xinghai. He is a famous musician in modern China, and he also gave great encouragement and spiritual support to Wang Zi's creative path.
When this song "Singing the Motherland" was sung at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, it was the best memorial to Comrade Wang Xin!
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