Folk music is a kind of traditional melodies (旋律), words, and songs of the 1 people that are often handed down from one generation to the next.
2 music deals with almost every kind of human 3. Folk music often expresses the 4 of ethnic and social groups and sometimes a nation. It is the 5 of the people. A folk song can 6 political or religious beliefs, tell a 7 or describe history, or just provide 8.
Folk music is usually learned by 9 rather than by reading the notes or words. The music is 10 from person to person, from place to place, and from generation to generation. Folk songs sometimes change either by accident or from a 11 change. Folk song melodies and words often 12 over time. Tunes are shortened or lengthened; pitch and rhythms are altered (改变); portions of one song may be 13 with part of another. Words of a song may also change over time.
Folk songs can often be 14 into different types. The ballad, a song that tells a story often about 15 events, is one of the main types of folk song. Ballads are in stanza (节) 16, where a melody is 17 for each of several verses, and may have a refrain (叠句) that is repeated several times. Another type of folk song is those that deal with a 18 activity, occupation, or a set of circumstances. This group 19 work songs, prison songs, war songs, and the like. There are also spiritual songs, songs for children, 20 about life's stages, and many songs are just for celebration, dance, and enjoyment.
