A narrative work constructed from pure ethnic percussion. The work takes the profound charm of Beijing rhyme drum and the rhythm skeleton of the book board as the core narrative language. Through the exquisite weaving of timbre, rhythm and strength, it imitates and sublimates the starting and turning and emotional tension of the traditional storytelling art.
The structure of the whole song is like an invisible interpretation of the bookstore: it starts with the lonely and clear tapping of the book board, like waking up the wood and startling the hall, delimiting the narrative time and space; then, the Beijing rhyme drum is added calmly, and its mellow and rhythmic sound sets the tone and breathing of the story, just like the mellow voice of a storyteller. Metal percussion (such as small gongs, etc.) is interspersed, just like the sharpness and turning points in the plot, adding dramatic brilliance.
The emotional advancement part is driven by the fine and rapid rhythm of the small drum, simulating the heartbeat-like sense of urgency. In the end, Jiangui intervened with a majestic and magnificent momentum, condensing all the voices into a surging sound stream, pushing the climax of the whole song, as if all the conflicts, grievances and emotions in the story were released here, reaching the climax of the storytelling situation.
Through the in-depth exploration of the timbre characteristics and symbolic significance of classic percussion instruments, the work not only shows the rich expressive power of national percussion music, but also completes a tribute to the noumenon of “sound narration”-without word for word, only between the rise and fall of the hammer and the sound of the board drums, it outlines an auditory picture with ups and downs and profound implications.