* * * The music culture of * * Er on the grassland of * * Er music.

People often say that Xinjiang people "can sing if they can talk, and dance if they can walk". Being good at singing and dancing is their talent and also envied by outsiders. At the same time, Xinjiang is a multi-ethnic gathering place, which combines multi-ethnic song and dance vocabulary and ethnic flavor, which is not available in other songs and dances.

The most famous music in Xinjiang is its folk music. It inherits the artistic traditions of ancient Qiuci music, Gaochang music, Yizhou music, Shule music and Yutian music, and retains strong national characteristics. Due to the geographical separation, in the long-term historical development, Xinjiang folk music has been injected into the milk of local life, forming several music color zones with different styles: South Xinjiang color zone, East Xinjiang color zone and Dao Lang color zone.

The colorful areas in southern Xinjiang are very wide, and the contents and forms are different from place to place. For example, Hotan folk songs are simple and short, full of local flavor: Kashgar folk songs have complex rhythms and rich modes; Kuqa folk songs are lively and lively, and the dances are vivid, which vaguely reveals the legacy of ancient Qiuci music and dance. The colorful areas of Dongjiang include Hami and Turpan, and folk songs are similar to those of Han and Mongolian in structure and mode.

The folk songs in Dao Lang Color District are rough in style, retaining the idyllic sentiment loved by Uyghur Dolans, an ancient nomadic people. In addition, in Yili area, a large number of * * * Er people who have moved in from southern Xinjiang and eastern Xinjiang for more than 200 years have inevitably accepted the influence of multi-ethnic culture here and formed Weil national music with local color of Yili. Songs are complete in structure, large in scale, long in tune and deep in emotion, and many songs have narrative characteristics.

* * * Er folk songs have a wide range of contents and a large number. In terms of content and function, there are four kinds of songs: love songs, labor songs, historical songs and folk songs. Among them, the number of love songs and folk songs is the largest, which has penetrated into every corner of the life of the people of Er.

Most of the lyrics of folk songs are not fixed, and they often choose folk songs that can apply the tune of songs. Each lyric consists of 2 or 4 positive words and several interlinings. There are short and long lining words, which can strengthen the tone, render the atmosphere, deepen the meaning of words, or point out the central content and expand the theme of music. The lyrics are mostly written by means of comparison and xing, which has profound implications.

* * * My people are good at singing and dancing, and often hold various forms of "Maixilaifu" according to different times and occasions. Mai Xilaifu means party, which is a traditional form of mass folk entertainment.

* * * The song and dance music of the Er nationality mainly includes: Sainaim, whose music is composed of songs and dances, passionate, cheerful and bright. Sama, with iron drums and suona, the music is powerful. Nazir Qom, his music jumps very fast. Come to Pyle, the music is lively.

* * * The folk rap forms of the Er nationality mainly include "Dastain", "Kuszchak" and "Etissi". Dastain is a narrative suite that combines singing, playing and speaking. Kuszchak plays and sings music for the people, and the lyrics are mostly simple ballads. Etissi means rap. People who are often 1 and 2 sing some satirical short stories, some of which are simple in plot and characters, lively in form, vivid in performance and simple in tune.