It is a type of music that uses qupai as the basic music material, or a single qupai is sung repeatedly, or multiple qupai are connected to tell stories. It is spread all over the country, such as Beijing Danxian Paizi Qu, Shandong Octagonal Drum, Henan Qu, Shaanxi Qu, Lanzhou Drum, Qinghai Pingxian, Yangzhou Qingqu, Jiangxi Qingyin, Fujian Nanyin, Sichuan Qingyin, Hubei Xiaoqu, Changyang Nanqu, Hunan Silk Strings, Guangxi Wenchang, Errenzhuan from the three northeastern provinces, etc.
The genres and genres of Paizi music were developed following the tradition of "singing Zhuan" and "Zhugong Diao" in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, as well as the folk music of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Qupai music is rich and numerous. The number of tunes used in the connection depends on the content and length of the story sung. Each type of music has a strong local color and style. Mainly spread in southern China. The singer also plays small sanxian or pipa and other musical instruments, playing and singing by himself. It is a genre of music that has developed rapidly since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Such as Suzhou Tanci from Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang, Yangzhou Tanci and Qihai Tanci from Jiangsu, Siming Nanci from Zhejiang, Shaoxing Pinghu Diao, Fujian Nanci, Guangdong Muyu Song, Changsha Tanci, etc.
The music of Tanci type of music has a banqiang structure. Most of the singing tunes are highly melodic, delicate, graceful, clear and euphemistic, exquisite and smooth, and have strong artistic appeal. In the long-term development process of many types of music, talents and genres have emerged in large numbers. There are various performance forms of tanci music, with the traditional forms being single stage, double stage and three-person stage. Also known as Drum Ci or Dagu Shu. It is mainly spread in northern China, and also spread in some southern provinces and cities. Drum music has a long history and has a certain origin relationship with the drum lyrics of the Song Dynasty. The actors sing by playing drums, and the main accompaniment instruments are sanxian, sihu, pipa, dulcimer, etc. Such as wooden drum, Jingyun drum, Xihe drum, Leting drum, plum blossom drum, Qianpian drum, Jingdong drum, Northeast drum, Lu'an drum book, Xiangyuan drum book, Shandong drum, Jiaodong drum, Anhui drum, Jingdezhen drum, Heluo drum , Hubei Dagu, etc. The early repertoire is mostly long, with a combination of speaking and singing, and a combination of rhyme and prose. The later repertoire is mostly short and medium-length, mainly singing or only singing without speaking.
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The music of the drum music genre has a flat cavity structure. The singing is based on language, and the tune is adapted to the emotions and words. One song has multiple uses, the form is varied, the style is both hard and soft, and the charm is rich. The actor's performance is expressive, elegant and popular, and is loved by the masses. It is named after the Yang (foreign) Qin as the main accompaniment instrument. It is spread throughout China, such as: Sichuan Yangqin, Shanxi Yicheng Qinshu, Quwo Qinshu, Shandong Qinshu, Jiangsu Xuzhou Qinshu, Anhui Qinshu, Hubei Enshi Yangqin, Guizhou Yangqin, Yunnan Yangqin, etc. Some of the singing styles of this type of music are derived from local folk music, and some are imported from other places but have taken root in the local area. Qinshu singing is known for its elegance and elegance, each of which has a strong local style.
The structure of Qinshu music includes not only the combination of Qupai and Banqiang, but also a mixture of Qupai and Banqiang. Some singing forms are one person standing, some two or more people sitting down, and some singing separately (a cappella). It is named after Taoist songs (that is, Taoist priests sing Taoist love stories). The origin can be traced back to Taoist music such as "Jiuzhen" and "Chengtian" in the Tang Dynasty; and because it often uses fishing drums and simple boards as accompaniment instruments, it is also called fishing drums, bamboo harps or Taoist fishing drums. It spreads over a wide area, and there are dozens of types of this kind of music spread in northern and southern China. Among them, the more representative ones include Huaibei Daoqing, Shanbei Daoqing, Chang'an Daoqing, Longdong Daoqing, Hubei Yugu, Hunan Yugu, Sichuan Bamboo Qin, etc.
The singing and accompaniment of Daoqing songs are quite rich. Most of them are sung repeatedly with a basic tune of one sentence or four phrases. Some also have simple changes in pattern, and there are also singles or tunes. Coupled. It was originally a singing festival for apprentices. In recent decades, instruments such as erhu, pipa, and cymbals have been gradually introduced, and the number of singers has also increased.
In the long-term circulation process, various local folk songs and operas have been continuously absorbed by local folk songs and operas, and combined with local dialects to derive singing styles with different tastes, but most of them reflect a strong chanting style and Pays great attention to the characteristics of singing "love".
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