Before 1400 years, Liao Songs emerged from various legends: SamBao bodhisattvas, rituals, the creation of fairies, and the establishment of the government. Problems in development. The transmission and development of Liao Songs are in a serious situation.
Introduction
- Backgroud
- Research Objiective
- Research question
- Research Benefit
- Significance of Research
- Definition of Terms
- Conceptual Frame work
As a traditional and classic Zhuang folk song, "Liao Songs" is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Zhuang people. My subject is "Liao Songs" by Zhuang Pepole in Ping Guo, Guang Xi, China.
Literature Review
- The basic knowledge about “Liao Songs”
- Contemporary folk music in Guang Xi
- ZhuangPeople in Ping Guo,Guang Xi
- Qualitative research Method
- Musicology Theory
- Western music Theory
- Related of literature
Ping Guo's "Liao Songs" are different from many Zhuang folk songs that are spoken orally. In "Liao Songs" download, because there is no new generation of "Liao Songs".
Research Methodology
Scope of research
More than 5 years of experience singing "Liao Songs", Ping Guo residents Pepole. They are famous in Ping Guo. I will interview 8 people. The composer of “Liao Songs”, who has been involved in the production of “Liao Songs” for more than five years, is famous in Guangxi.
Process of Research
-the in-depth development of Liao Song Primary School laid the foundation. (Educator Pan Gui Lin said).
To investigate the history of “Liao Songs” in Ping Guo ,Guang Xi , China
The origin of the Liao Songs (before 1400 years)
- Legend of Liao songs
- Relationship with Folk Song Fair
- Relationship with Yue people’s songs
Mature period (Ming Dynasty - Republic of China,1400--1950)
- The extensive application of ancient Zhuang scripts in the folk
- Liao songs mature work " Zei songs " appeared
- The emergence of a dedicated Liao songs team
Pingguo County becomes the center of Liao songs (Republic of China - New China)
- The role of the political center of Si en government to the Liao songs center in
- The content of Liao songs reflects that Pingguo is the center
Regarding the question of where the center of Liao songs is earlier, due to the limitations of the source of the literature, many people only know the fact that Tiandong, Pingguo and Mashan have Liao songs. Later, quite a few scholars moved the study of the perspective of Liao songs to Pingguo County, where they gradually changed their views. As we all know, the Liao songs are all ancient characters, and the ancient characters consist of Chinese characters, and most of the characters in the songbook are Chinese characters, which are sung in the Zhuang language.
These are the Liao songs that male and female singers sing when resting on a slope. Based on the above situation, the place names appearing in the chapters of the Liao Songs may indicate that the place where the singer lives is closest to the ancient and modern place names of Pingguo County. It is worth mentioning that the above chapter of the Liao songs is from "Zhuang folk songs integration • Liao songs" edited by Zhang Shengzhen, and all the manuscripts are collected in the area of Tiandong Silin.
If the Liao songs originate from the Tiandong Silin area, then the singer who was created in the song should be in Tiandong.
Highly developed period (1950 - 1980)
- Family communication
- Folk Song Fair Transmission
The religious festivals of the Zhuang tribes are an important prerequisite for the Folk Song Fair. It can be said that the Folk Song Scholarship of the Zhuang people emerged from religious activities and developed. When the religion and the collective song and dance tend to separate, the original Folk Song Fair is produced.
Then the content to sing is to participate in the Shanxin Folk Song Fair, Leixu Folk Song Fair, etc., and also said that these folk song fairs "one better than one.". The following is the main part of the Folk Song Fair in Pingguo County and its evolution is shown in the following table 1: As can be seen from the above table, in recent decades, there are 18 folk song fairs in Pingguo County that can be tested in a certain degree.
Most of these people are cultivated through the annual Folk Song Fair and passed down from generation to generation.
Retrogradation and transmission period ( early 20st century – now,After1980)
- Family transmission
- Social transmission
- School transmission
Source: Office of the Leading Group of Liao Songs Cultural Brand Work in Pingguo County, April 12, 2004). At this point, although in the transmission area of Liao songs, fa The song Folk Song Fair is one of the important ways of transmission of Liao songs. It almost accompanies the whole process of the development history of Liao songs.
Therefore, the development of the song Folk Song Fair has extremely good transmission for Liao songs. In the song Folk Song Fair, you also need to get the recognition of the singer and the audience, then you can master the basic skills of singing Liao songs. In addition to the main event of the Liao Songs Folk Song Fair, the festival also hosted a number of star-studded music concerts and a rich song Folk Song Fair culture forum.
The song Folk Song Fair is one of the important ways to transmit Liao songs.
The content of Liao songs
- Long Song
- Short song
Melodies can use any of the seven melodies of Liao Songs, All the other seven tunes of Liao Songs are Chinese pentatonic national mode. For example: These songs are Hai Liao tune, It is double voice. The high part and the lower part of the Liao songs are composed of two separate melodies, Tune forms are independent of each other and have close internal relationships. The two parts echo each other, speed up and sing together until the end of the paragraph.
It is a true depiction of the custom of marriage and love in the ancient Zhuang ancestral society. They also recruit the hero of the long poem A young man in love. In this case, the place where the song is played is usually at the singer's relatives.
The male singer of the village wants to sing with the female singer, and must go to the relatives of the female singer.
The libretto of Liao songs
- Liao songs book
- Lyrics
- Rhymes
The middle word of the second sentence (waist) rhymes with the last word (foot) of the first sentence. The last word of the third sentence (foot) rhymes with the last word (foot) of the second sentence. The third word of the fourth sentence (waist) rhymes with the last word (foot) of the third sentence.
Based on this typical form, the "waist" of the five words and four sentences of Liao songs can also be shifted to the left or right. "Continuous rhyme" is also a variation based on the waist shape and typical rhyme. This song, the second word of the second sentence (bel) differs from the fifth word (leg) of the first.
In short, the Liao Songs as the representative work of the highest achievements of Zhuang folk poetry.
The tune of Liao songs
- Ha Liao
- Di Ge Liao
- Si ge Liao
- Na hai Liao
- Yo Yi Liao
- Long Liao
- Wine song
The second word (waist) in the fourth sentence is different from the fifth word (foot) in the third sentence, but the tone is the same, and the same is still aesthetically pleasing to the sense of hearing. The rhyming form is rich and varied, and the melody of the sound is pleasant. These are the most popular tunes in the popular area of "Liao songs".
The second phrase sings the last three words of the second sentence and then sings the line "Liao-Liao". He also sings seven words, namely the fifth word of the third sentence and the first two words of the fourth sentence. Each of the two phrases is a passage and the end of each passage is sung.
When you sing, it is usually the first part of the high voice that begins to sing.
The singing process of Liao songs
- Day songs and night songs
- Requirements for singing
To explore the trend of development”Liao Song” in Ping Guo ,Guang Xi , China
Current situation
The scholar Nong Min Jian said: Zhuang's Liao songs have been passed down since their inception, and their appearance has changed a lot. The new social environment and the background of the times also challenge the continuity and authenticity of the transmission of the Liao songs. However, despite the great development of Liao songs, the influence of the new era has made the distribution scope and scale of Liao songs smaller and smaller, and the difficulty of transmission is increasing.
Zhuang article writer Yu Zhi said: Zhuang's Liao songs are protected and inherited in Pingguo County in Baise City. The local government has implemented specific protection measures for Liao songs and achieved good development. Since 2006, Liao songs have been introduced into primary and secondary school classrooms, and the local combination of Liao songs has been formed.
It also forms a variety of Liao songs, song forms, traditional forms, scientific song forms and popular song forms, which have great influence on the national music of Guangxi.
Problems encountered in the development
- obsolescence of Liao Songs and the influence of modernization
- Changes in the way of transmission, The development of Liao Songs is difficult
- Because of its strong regionalism,Limitations of development
- Local school development Liao songs
Funding is an important guarantee for the healthy development of the cultural transmission of Liao songs. According to the research plan and design, especially to investigate the transmission of Liao songs in the local elementary school. The second primary school in Pingguo County and the primary school in Guohua City pass the situation of Liao songs:.
According to the research, the following measures have been taken to carry out the transmission of Liao song culture. Secondly, the second primary school in Pingguo County uses music lessons and free time to teach students Liao songs. Guohua Town Primary School has made certain achievements in inheriting the intangible cultural transmission of ethnic minorities, such as Liao songs.
Only two teachers and staff from Guohua Town Primary School will sing some Liao songs.
Specific measure
- To develop the content of Liao Songs, design and innovation in line with the era of a
- Develop libreto for the Liao Songs
- Develop Liao Songs tune
- Develop Liao Song cultural brands
- Develop schools to carry out the "integrated" mode of Liao Songs singing teaching
- Develop a multi-channel transmission model to promote the effective transmission of
There should be a new way to inject new blood into the development of Liao songs. In folk songs, the folk culture of the most cultural transmission of Zhuang nationality should be the most beautiful of Liao songs culture. Compared with elementary schools, middle school students are more attentive to the traditional Liao songs and more professional.
The broadcasting of Liao songs in colleges and universities should be the highest stage of innovation. The curriculum is further supplemented based on the Liao songs that the secondary school sings. The strong teachers and high quality students provide convenience for the innovation of Liao songs.
These traditional family concepts and customs improved the ground for the transmission of Liao songs.
Conclusion, Discussion, and Recommendation
Research Objectives
Conclusion
Discussion
Recommendation
- The historical development of Liao Songs, Develop the identity of Liao Songs
- Develop the identity of Liao Songs
- Development of Liao Songs in the Future
The lyrics of Liao songs are passed on in the form of "Liao Songbook".
