Tibetan Folk Songs in China
1 min readTibetan Folk Songs
The tunes of the Tibetan Folk songs are strong or weak，long or short，and the chorus singers join the lead singer in various unmbers and at different times. Chinese folk music is usually composed of five，six or seven-note scales.There arevery few songs composed with a four-note scale，while three or two-note scales are extremely rare.
Local music scholars say the music may date back to the reign of King Songtsan Gambo（AD617-650），which means it has existed for at least 13 centuries.The words，melodies and dancing movements of boxie are not allowed to be changed.Theperformances we see today are perhaps almost the same as 1 000 years ago.
The art is passed down from one generation to another in families which perform the tradition.In today’s Tibet，they perform boxie in ceremonies or festival occasions.
Field Songs
Compared with work songs which are more of practical value，field songs’main function is to express people’s feelings，offering people an vent to their distress and delight.Field songs are usually natural and beautiful without any artificial polishing.The words are usually popular and easy to understand.Besides，field songs are also quite different when sung by different people in different places at different time.Listening to field songs，one can always feel the simple-heartedness and honesty of the singers，their open and frank disposition and their positive attitude towards life.
