Nostalgic Pipa Music: Story About the Beauty Who Brought Peace to China | Musical Moments
Title: On the Frontier
Pipa Performance: Jia Ge
Arrangement: Jia Ge
Orchestration: Jia Ge
Mixing: Joseph Ma
“On the Frontier” is an ancient pipa song. The music expresses nostalgia and sadness, depicting Wang Zhaojun’s longing for her homeland, and her grief, melancholy, and sadness. Wang Zhaojun was known as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Born in Baoping village, Zigui county (in current Hubei Province) in the Western Han dynasty (206 BC–8 AD), she was sent by Emperor Yuan to marry Chanyu Huhanye of the Xiongnu Empire in order to establish friendly relations with the empire through marriage.
Introduction:
00:00–00:28 Intro
1. Gongyuan Chunsi
00:28–01:30 The music begins with a sigh and expresses a nostalgic mood
01:30–02:46 Homesickness surges
02:46–03:38 Emotional climax gives way to helplessness
2. Zhaojun’s Grief
03:38–04:20 Zhaojun lamenting her destiny
04:20–05:13 Sadness and melancholy
05:13–05:47 A whisper
05:47–06:25 Nostalgic and emotional
3. Xiang Fei’s Tears
06:25–06:50 (Allegro) Homesickness and tears
06:50–07:46 Concealed tears and lingering sadness
07:46–08:16 At the end of the piece, the mood gradually mellows.
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