Jingyun Dagu is a kind of drum-type folk art music popular in Beijing and Tianjin. It also occupies a very important position in rap music across the country. Jingyun Dagu originated in the early Qing Dynasty. In this issue of Opera Encyclopedia, let’s learn about Jingyun Dagu.

Jingyun Dagu is one of the types of Han nationality folk art. It was developed from the wooden drum that was popular in Cangzhou and Hejian areas of Hebei Province and was formed in Beijing and Tianjin. After Hebei wooden drums were introduced to Tianjin and Beijing, Liu Baoquan changed his pronunciation to Beijing's pronunciation and tones, absorbed some singing methods from Shiyun Shu, Ma Tou Diao and Peking Opera, created a new tune, and specialized in singing short pieces, called Beijing Yun Dagu, which belongs to the folk art music of drum lyrics. .

Jingyun Dagu is mainly popular in North China and Northeast China, including Beijing and Tianjin. It is a type of rap music with higher artistic achievements in northern China. It also plays an important role in rap music across the country. status.

Jingyun Dagu was formed in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China and became popular in Beijing and Tianjin. The drum calligraphy artist Liu Baoquan and others at that time changed the wooden drum that was originally sung in Hebei dialect to the Beijing dialect. They widely absorbed Peking opera singing and popular folk tunes in Beijing to create a new tune. In addition to the original three-stringed accompaniment of the wooden drum, they added Sihu and pipa formed the Beijing-style drum that has been passed down to this day.

Jingyun drum was developed from the popular wooden drum in Cangzhou and Hejian, Hebei Province, and was formed in Beijing and Tianjin. After Hebei wooden drums were introduced to Tianjin and Beijing, Liu Baoquan changed his pronunciation to Beijing's pronunciation and tones, absorbed some singing methods from Shiyun Shu, Ma Tou Diao and Peking Opera, created a new tune, and specialized in singing short pieces, called Beijing Yun Dagu, which belongs to the folk art music of drum lyrics. .

The wooden drum is called "Qie Dagu". In the process of reform and development, it has been called many names: in Beijing it was called "Beijing Diao Dagu", "Xiaokou Dagu", "Yunyun Dagu", "Civilization Dagu" ", "Pingyun Dagu" was once called "Weidiao", "Weidiao Dagu", "Wenwu Dagu" and "Beijingyin Dagu" in Tianjin. After the Folk Art Guild was established in Beijing in the 35th year of the Republic of China (1946), the name was officially unified as "Jingyun Dagu".

The singer plays the drums and banquets, and has Sanxian, Sihu, and Pipa as accompaniment instruments, with Sanxian as the main accompaniment. The accompaniment music can be divided into "guiban music" and "singing accompaniment music". Singing accompaniment can be accompanied by the singing, or "basic accompaniment points" can be used. The accompaniment melody is an extension of the same singing melody, which keeps the fun and freedom, and complements the singing. In addition, some accompaniment passages are used to heighten the atmosphere and express specific plots, such as the "Deep Night" tune in "Drumming and Scolding Cao" .