出于历史的原因,在我们国人普遍的意识中对旋律的认知和认可度都比较强。似乎音乐作品只有旋律是最重要的,其它的音乐要素往往被忽视。这是一种认识上的偏颇。事实上,在近代西方音乐理论中,旋律与和声从来都是不可分割的整体。在创作作品中也很少见到旋律与和声由多人合作完成的情形。而中国的音乐作品,甚至有些传世的杰作,其旋律与和声部分则并非一人创作。我们应以科学和公允的态度,一视同仁地看待旋律与和声创作者在作品中的劳动和地位,而不能顾此失彼。本文阐述了笔者对旋律的认识,对于音乐受众如何树立正确的音乐概念如何看待音乐创作不无启迪。本文作者是我国著名作曲家,他与晨耕、生茂、唐诃联袂创作的《长征组歌》已经被列入二十世纪华人音乐经典。如今,年近八旬的李先生身体健康,精力充沛,仍每日学习不缀,思索不缀,笔耕不缀,创作不缀,令人敬佩不已。 For historical reasons, the recognition and acceptance of melody in our nation’s general awareness are both stronger. It seems that melody is the most important piece of music, and other musical elements are often overlooked. This is a biased understanding. In fact, in modern Western music theory, melody and harmony have always been an indivisible whole. It is seldom seen in creative works that melodies and harmony are made by many people. The Chinese musical works, and even some masterpieces handed down, the melody and harmony part is not a single creation. We should view the work and position of the melody and harmony creators in the works in a scientific and fair manner without discrimination. This essay elaborates on the author’s understanding of the melody and its enlightenment on how the music audiences establish the correct musical concept and how to treat the music creation. The author of this article is a famous composer in China. His “Long March Song”, co-authored with Chengeng, Shengmao and Tanghe, has been listed into the twentieth century Chinese music classic. Now, Mr. Lee, who is nearly eighty years old, is healthy and energetic. He is still learning daily, learning to embellish, writing to work, and writing. It is admirable.