In a narrow sense, China folk music refers to Han music, which is called "folk music" for short. China's minority music has more styles and contents, such as Tibetan music, Mongolian music and Zhuang music. Tibetans are a nation that can sing and dance well, and their songs are beautiful, broad and melodious. Tibetan music can be roughly divided into Buddhist music and folk music. The most famous Buddhist music is the ode-free melody sung by Lama.
Tibetan folk songs are loud and clear, which sounds like a vast plateau and blue sky, with melodious tunes, but they are also dominated by five tones. Song and dance forms include "Guo Harmony" and "Guo Zhuo" (Guo Zhuang). Some elements of Tibetan music have been absorbed by Han and Western music. Some Han songwriters imitated the characteristics of Tibetan music and created some songs such as "Visiting a New City" and "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau". In recent years, Tibetan songs in Tibet have also incorporated other musical elements. Besides Cai Dan Zhuoma and Han Hong, who mainly sings Chinese songs, there are many famous Tibetan singers such as Rong Zhong Er Jia, Yadong and Qiong Xue Zhuoma.
In terms of formal drama, King Gelsall, a traditional Tibetan opera, has been excavated and performed. The folk musical instruments of Shui nationality mainly include bronze drums, big leather drums, lusheng, huqin and suona, which are mostly used in festivals and funerals. Among these musical instruments, the bronze drum is the oldest, loudest and most national. ?
The Shui area used to be called the Kingdom of Bronze Drum. One quarter to one fifth of households in each village have bronze drums in their possession. There are several villages with about 2 households near Tingpai Township. Each village has 6 to 8 bronze drums, and there are 13 bronze drums in 3 households in Shuidazhai in Jiuqian area. It is estimated that only sandu county has preserved more than 3 bronze drums before. This shows that bronze drums are widely circulated among the people of the Shui nationality, and there are a large number of them. ? The bronze drums in the Shui nationality area are between 1.5 feet and 2 feet wide, and most of them are handed down from ancient times without burial. The drum surface and drum body are mostly Yun Leiwen and geometric patterns, and most of them are Majiang type and Shizhaishan type. Yi nationality is one of the nationalities who can sing and dance well in China. There are various traditional tunes among Yi people, such as climbing the mountain, entering the door, welcoming guests, eating wine, getting married and mourning. No matter men, women and children, everyone can sing a few songs. Some tunes have fixed words, others don't, and they are improvised lyrics. Folk songs are divided into male and female tones, the male tone is vigorous and high, and the female tone is soft and delicate. Local folk songs have their own unique styles, such as the famous song "Horse Run" and "Guests from afar, please stay". The Yi musical instruments extracted from Yi folk tunes are Hulusheng, Mabu, Bawu, Kouxian, Yueqin, flute, Sanxian, chime, bronze drum, big flat drum and Kekejue Black.
Hulusheng, Mabu, Bawu, Kouxian, Yueqin, flute, Sanxian, chime, bronze drum, big flat drum and Kekejue Black, etc. The single-stringed piano, also known as the musical instrument, is a unique national musical instrument of the Jing nationality. It is simple in structure, beautiful in timbre, rich in tones, elegant in melody and changeable. When it is played, it is very popular with the Jing people, such as crashing on the shore, like a hundred birds rising in the morning, like flowing water in the mountains. The single-stringed piano is made of more than half a bamboo tube (or a rectangular wooden box made of several pieces of wood), which is about two and a half feet long. One end is inserted with a log pillar at right angles to the piano body, and the other end is fitted with a handle, and a string is attached to it, which is connected to the small column. You can play beautiful music with a small piece of bamboo. Whenever the bright moon is in the sky, the violinist plucks the strings, the melodious sound of the piano flies into the sky, and everyone listens to moving music in the evening breeze, which has a different interest. When playing a solo piano, you must adjust the rocker from time to time, and when you expand the strings, you can dial a higher music tone; When the strings are relaxed, the music becomes deeper. Because the strings are relaxed or expanded by pushing and pulling the rocker with the left hand, it is necessary to pause when playing, thus forming a short and long pronunciation rule. Usually, the sound is long and short, and the whole process changes from strong to weak, from weak to strong and constantly changing.
The traditional music played by the single-stringed piano includes Mountain Flowing Water, Riding Horse, Gambling and so on, among which Mountain Flowing Water is the most popular.
Daur music
Daur is a nation that can sing and dance, and folk music has many forms such as folk songs, duet singing and dancing words.
Quyi Music
There are many ethnic groups in China, and Quyi music of 55 ethnic minorities presents various and colorful characteristics because of their different development history, geographical environment, national culture, language and rhyme, and folk customs. Such as Bai people's big Ben, Tibetan Gesaerzhong, Lama Mani and Zhega, Mongolian Wuligeer and Haolaibao, Uygur Manchu's Dastain, Kushchak and Laipaier, Kazak's Kesa and Ayites, Korean's Pansuobao, Zhuang's Molun, singer and Buya, Hezhe's Yimakan, Dong's monarch pipa, and Miao's Gabaifu and Goha. Among many kinds of songs, some have a long history and ancient traditions; Some are gradually developed under the influence of Han nationality or other ethnic groups.
Quyi music of ethnic minorities has strong local color, mass and nationality. Many of them rap the historical stories of this nation, and its lyrics are often epic, with strong intonation, clear and steady rhythm, dignified color of returning to simplicity and magnificent style; Some kinds of music originated from the national folk sacrificial ceremonies and wizard activities, which are closely related to local beliefs and folk activities. Their music is melodious and melodious, and the singing form is often singing and dancing or singing and playing while performing. There are also some kinds of songs that rap folk stories, myths and legends, and most of the tunes are developed from folk songs, which are lyrical and beautiful, subtle and affectionate; There are also some kinds of songs whose lyrics are impromptu praises and eulogies. Their tunes are smooth and lively, and some are full of humor, which are deeply loved by the people of this nation.