An Overall Ambush
十面埋伏
Pipa divertimentos are usually classified into two categories ： civil and military. An Overall Ambush is a representative military divertimento. The composer describes how General Han Xin of the Han State between Qin and Han dynasties used the military tactics of ambushing on all sides, with three or four hundred thousands troops and horses in Gaixia and defeated his enemy Xiang Yu，forcing him killing himself by cutting his throat in Wu- jiang River. Making the best of the various playing techniques of Pipa，such as rubbing，poking，pushing，and sweeping，this music fully revealed the fighting scene in ancient times and described the mighty winners. The music is of a divertimento structure with several periods divided into fourparts which are an overture, pre-fighting, fighting, and post-fighting. It is an incorporation of the strong points of various schools of Pipa music composition, marking the peak of playing style of Pipa military music.
琵琶通常分为两大类：民用和军用。十面埋伏是有代表性的军事曲。作曲家介绍了秦汉时期的汉国大将韩信是如何使用的十面埋伏战术，带着三四十万兵马在垓下打败他的敌人项羽的，逼他在乌江河畔割喉自杀。弹琵琶的最好的各种演奏技巧，如摩，戳，推和扫，这种音乐充分表现出在远古时代的战斗场景，并描述了强大的赢家。该是曲结构有若干个周期分为四个部分，战斗前奏曲，准备战斗前，战斗时，和战斗后。这首曲包含了各类琵琶音乐作曲学校的长处，标志着琵琶军乐演奏风格达到顶峰。
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