The Research Of The Eighth Route Army Chorus

Chorus of the Eighth Route Army, which is created in1939: theAnti-Japanese War time, is the first vocal suites of the Chinese PLA. It consistsof eight songs: Song of the Eighth Route Army, Artillery Song, Midnight GangSoldiers Song, the Eighth Route Army March, Emergency Song, and Happythe Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army March as the most famoussong of the whole chorus has become the Song of Chinese people’s LiberationArmy.Chorus of the Eighth Route Army is spectacular and powerfulmasterpiece. It well reflects the great image of the Chinese PLA, which is themilestone of the musical history of the Chinese PLA. This article analysis theform and the content of this song by the background culture, the political formof the Chinese PLA, and the composer’s life experience, value and skill. Itstresses the unique style of this vocal suite, at the same time explain the reasonwhy the chorus has the great meaning toward the Chinese PLA. What’s moreimportant is that it analysis the features of the composition, the style and theskill, which shows the composer ZhengLvcheng uses a unique musicallanguage, the blend of Eastern and Western musical elements and ethnic folkmusic with the combination of the distinctive shaping of the musical image ofour army into this song so that it is a good reference of the development ofmilitary music.