Interpretation Of Mongolian Musical Elements In The Pipa Solo Named Little Sisters On The Prairie

The Mongolian people are ethnic minorities who love music,they are good at singing and dancing,characterized of being brave and broad-minded,and their lifestyle of “migrating to wherever water and grass are available” has developed a unique musical style in the long history of development.As a traditional national musical instrument of the Chinese nation,Pipa has a wealth of playing skills and varied acoustic effects,which is suitable for combination with Mongolian musical elements.The creator of the Pipa solo named Little Sisters on the Prairie has used a wealth of performance techniques to vividly depict the scene of being full of vigor and the scene of being snowy and windy,elaborating on the process that the shepherd graze happily and fight with the wind and snow.This paper aims to sort out the play performance and the expressive force of the Pipa solo named Little Sisters on the Prairie,starting from the Mongolian musical tone and regarding the Mongolian musical elements as a clue,and discusses the combination between the performance skills of the Pipa and the new timbre of the Mongolian people.In addition,the author starts from the reality,combined with his own learning and playing process,in order to have a deeper understanding of the playing skills of the Pipa.