What are the characteristics of Dong Pipa?

Dong narrative Long song is a major variety of Dong Pipa songs. Its melody fluctuates greatly, often jumping from pure fifth degree to big sixth degree and small seventh degree. Its singing is vigorous, solemn and epic. It can also be divided into sitting singing and rap. Sitting singing, called Gachang in Dong language, is usually played and sung by middle-aged and elderly people at night. It can be long or short, hundreds of short sentences, and thousands of long sentences. This story has a complete content. The rap "Gajin" in Dong language is mostly sung by a middle-aged and old man in the summer night while enjoying the cool air. The short ones can sing until midnight, and the long ones can sing for several nights. The story is continuous and complete, with improvisation in playing, singing, speaking and expressing, vivid rap and delicate performance. The contents include: myths and legends, historical stories, astronomy and geography, local customs, moral cultivation, love and marriage, etc. Middle-aged and elderly people have achieved the goal of entertaining themselves, and young people have also received education and increased their knowledge. Dong songs sung by chorus and accompanied by big pipa are deeply loved by young Dong people. Most of these songs are "collections", some contain several songs, and some range from dozens. Among the Dong people, chorus songs are abundant.