Drummer Guilin drummer

In the past, Guilin people often hired bands to play when holding weddings, funerals and sacrifices to show their solemnity. People call people who play this instrument drummers. This kind of folk band has a long history in Guilin. Doing this industry is a special industry, aiming at making a living. Trumpeter knows how to play various tunes and is familiar with wedding and funeral etiquette. Drummers from Dongxiang Chaozhou are considered to be the best performers.

Different bands play different tunes in different ways. People of the older generation all know that Guilin has the etiquette of offering sacrifices to Confucius. Every year, on the birthday of Confucius on August 27th of the lunar calendar, people hold a grand sacrificial ceremony in the Confucius Temple. The Confucian Temple in Guilin was built in Chongde Street (now Jiefang West Road), which is now Guilin Middle School. There are Dacheng Hall, stone archway, and eight characters carved on the gate: "Morality and body, Taoist crown ancient and modern". There is also a stone tablet in front of the door, which reads: "The civil and military officials are dismounted here." The Confucius Temple was built solemnly and elegantly. No matter Han, Mongolian or Manchu, they all respect Confucius. A ceremony was held to pay homage to the Confucius. Special bands and musicians played ancient songs, and instruments such as sheng, pole, flute, Qing, bell and drum were used. Its music is solemn.

There is also a folk band playing at people's weddings and funerals. People in Guilin are very particular about etiquette and procedures when holding weddings. In every complicated etiquette, a trumpet player should be used to play it. If a wedding ceremony is held, it must be based on ancient ceremonies, including ceremonies and wedding ceremonies. Gifts, commonly known as hanging goods, are given by the man to carry boxes and put gifts, including bride price, cakes, pigs and sheep, as well as some antiques, gold ornaments and jade articles. Hire a band, play all the way and accompany them to the woman's house. Playing suona and drumming is very lively. The drums are rumbling, and people know that this is a etiquette team.

Different etiquette procedures, different musical instruments and different tunes. At the wedding reception, the guests were invited to sit down and the trumpeter played music. The instruments used are gongs, flutes and melodious tunes. At the banquet, every time a dish is served, someone calls for serving, and the drummer will play the music of serving. The band is located outside the hall, and the main house provides a table of banquet. The drummer plays while eating. If you don't have time to blow vegetables, just tell others, "You don't care about eating." Later, Guilin people used this sentence to criticize others for not doing things comprehensively, focusing on one thing and losing another.

The funeral was held in Guilin, commonly known as the white wedding. Etiquette procedures are also cumbersome, and the band should be invited to play. The music played is different, too. They are all sad songs. When this ceremony is held at home, family members should pay tribute to the deceased. What music to play under the command of the master of ceremonies. Musical instruments include na, flute, gong and drum. "Beautiful Music" was played at the memorial service. When reading the eulogy, the flute and gong are used to stop playing music. After the memorial service, we had a good laugh and then blew it off. At the time of burial, there were various bands. Among them, in front of the Lingshu, there is a band that can only play flute, drum, gong and pick. The music played by the flute is particularly touching, such as sadness, resentment and weeping.

Trumpeter is a profession. During the year, sometimes it is very idle and sometimes it is too busy. Life is also hard. Red weddings are held in Guilin, mostly in autumn and winter. For good luck, choose auspicious days and auspicious days. There are many similarities in this day, the Zhang family will pick and the Li family will pick. So many people got married this day, and the drummer was too busy. Although business is good, he can only play in one house. So there is a saying: "The good days are different, and the drummer is poor."

With the passage of time, folk customs have changed and wedding and funeral etiquette has been simplified. By the time of the Anti-Japanese War, most people did not need to play the trumpeter when they got married, but celebrated their wedding with "foreign drums and foreign boats", and the old trumpeter disappeared.