西方音乐历史中,有不少作曲家用音乐语言来描述自然界中的各种动物。这些作品为大众所喜爱,流传至今,成为世界音乐宝库中的珍品之一。早在17世纪,法国作曲家、音乐理论家拉莫(J.P.Rameau,1683—1764)的《新编古钢琴组曲集》中,就有一首题为《母鸡》的乐曲。乐曲是 g 小调,3/4拍。作曲家使用了跳音、同音反复及装饰音的方法,形象地描绘了母鸡的啼叫、寻食与追逐的动态。 In the history of western music, many composers use the musical language to describe various animals in nature. These works are loved by the public and have become one of the treasures in the world music treasure house. As early as the 17th century, the French composer and music theorist J.P.Rameau (1683-1764) in the “New Piano Suite”, there is a song entitled “hen” music. Songs are g minor, 3/4 beat. The composers use the method of jumping, homonymy, and decorative sounds to vividly depict the hen’s crying, feeding and chasing.