panzi

Plate

Sichuan Qu Zhong. It is named after the two bamboo chopsticks that are used to hit the disk and perform a musical performance. Mainly popular in eastern Sichuan. Most of the dishes are performed by flower drum artists. During the singing, there is no musical accompaniment and the drums are played by oneself. The percussion techniques include: percussion on the edge of the plate, tapping on the center of the plate, flat percussion, wheel percussion, rapid playing, slow playing, vibrating, rolling, sliding, etc. According to different melodies, various sounds of high and low speed can be produced. The tunes sung are folk songs, which also absorb some Sichuan unvoiced tunes, such as "Golden Plum Blossom", "Ten Cups of Wine", "Student Song", "Anti-Twelve Flowers", "Get on the Ship", etc. The tracks are all short pieces, ranging from storytelling to lyrical pieces. In the past, pantai singers could only sing a cappella at docks, dams, teahouses, restaurants, hotels, etc. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, plate singing entered bookstores and stages, and made great innovations in art; he created new songs such as "Cut the Window Flowers", "Thinking of the Red Army", "Looking at My Daughter", and "Four Embroideries in the Mountain City". repertoire. The singing forms include solo singing, duet singing, group singing, and walking singing, and accompaniment instruments such as erhu, sanxian, yueqin, and flute are added.