Singing methods of Hubei ditty

There are two kinds of ditty popular in Hankou, the Yangtze River and Hanshui: Hantan and Tian Ming. Hantan Xiaoqu (also known as Waijiang Xiaoqu), which is popular in Wuhan, is mainly composed of sitting songs, and its music is similar to that of local Han opera, mostly composed of eight-part tunes. Tianmian Xiaoqu Qupai is connected with Tianmian folk songs, and the western cavity of Banqiang Qupai is the same as that of Jingzhou ancient painting drama. Maeda and Hantan Xiaoqu, who have been performing in Wuhan for a long time, learn from each other and both sing in Hankou dialect, and gradually merge.

1985, when Xiaoqu participated in the first national Quyi exhibition as a local opera, Hantan and Tianyan Xiaoqu were named Hubei Xiaoqu. This genre of Qupai can be divided into two categories: one is Banqiang Qupai, which consists of Nanqu Tou, Nanqu Zhengban, South Qu Wei and Western Opera; One is a tune in A minor, including signature, four scenes, ten glasses of wine, broken bridge, silver thread and cucumber. Its traditional singing form is mainly sitting singing, which is divided into three types: solo, double sitting singing and multi-person sitting singing, with double sitting singing as the common one. The main accompaniment instrument is Hu Si, and people often use "Eight Tones" (Hu Si, Erhu, Jinghu, Pipa, dulcimer, Yueqin, Sanxian and Sandalwood) for accompaniment.

From 65438 to 0959, Wuhan Quyi Team and Hubei Folk Song and Dance Troupe began to recruit and train Xiaoqu students. In the 1960s, a large number of new programs were performed by Xiaoqu young performers, with great changes in music innovation and various singing forms, including one person singing, two people singing, collective singing, sitting singing, standing singing, playing singing and performing singing.