Although music is not an art that excels at narrative,there are many examples of music narrative both in history and in practical application.Music narratives can be generally divided into two types:"multi-media narrative"and"cross-media narrative."It is hard to achieve a fluent and vivid narrative by using only musical notes as the medium of music expression,so the mainstream of music narrative is to integrate with other media,especially multi-media narrative in which words with strong"narrative attributes"play a leading role.Although multi-media music narrative mainly follows a"words-first"principle,in fact,there are also examples in which music plays a greater role than words,and opera is a typical example.Opera narrative is essentially a kind of narrative dominated by spatial arias.It mainly presents story plots through"decisive lines"and"decisive scenes,"supplemented by temporal recitatives to promote the narrative process.Multi-media music narrative is not a simple combination of two or more narrative media,but an organic narrative whole integrating multiple media.
Music narrativeMulti-medianarrativeThe words-first principle"Decisive Lines"Spatial narrative