What are the characteristics of Yunnan folk songs?

Yunnan Han folk songs can be classified into four categories: folk songs, minor songs, labor songs and dance songs. Some areas of Han folk songs are called "tune" or "tune", while others are called "tune", which is the so-called "song of Shan Ye". Therefore, this kind of folk songs are mainly sung in Shan Ye and Hetian fields, and most of them are self-contained because of the singing environment.

Southern folk songs

By, stretch, high, unrestrained. This kind of folk song mostly takes the form of duet or solo. In duet, because the other party keeps a certain distance, in order to attract the attention of the other party and arouse the emotional reaction of the other party, it often starts with a long introduction, and then the main content. This kind of folk songs is the most distinctive part of Yunnan Han folk songs, with different styles from place to place, and most of them have no fixed lyrics, all of which are improvised and can best show the artist's artistic talent. Yunnan Han folk songs are unique in style and beautiful in melody, which have great influence in China, such as "Da Shan Diao", "Catch Horse Diao", "Running Water", "Midu Folk Songs" and "Big Rivers Rising and Sand Waves".

The minor in Yunnan Han folk songs can be called life ditty, with a large number and a wide range of contents and themes. The sources of this kind of folk songs are complicated, including ditty in Ming and Qing Dynasties and many Han folk songs from all over the country, and most of them have relatively fixed traditional lyrics. Its style is not as unique as Yunnan folk songs, but it still has a certain local color. Labor songs generally include three kinds. One is folk songs sung with specific labor production; The other is the labor chant, which plays a role in inspiring emotions, reducing fatigue and coordinating actions in the process of collective labor. It is usually a chorus with distinct labor rhythm and strong labor atmosphere. The other is the form that full-time singers improvise in the field with the labor process, and the singing tunes are mostly composed of local folk songs and minor tunes. Dance music usually has a distinct dance rhythm, and the tunes in lantern dance belong to this category. Among them, Ten Sisters has long enjoyed a high reputation in China.

Since the founding of New China, Huang Hong, a famous national singer, has made great contributions to the introduction, dissemination and improvement of the singing art of Yunnan Han folk songs. Her singing of Yunnan folk songs such as Guess Tone, Running Water, Embroidered Pocket and Dashan Tone has won favorable comments from the domestic music circles. For more than 30 years, she has visited the former Soviet Union, Poland, Romania, the former German Democratic Republic, North Korea, Japan, India, Indonesia, Myanmar and other countries with various art groups, and made great contributions to Yunnan folk music with her exquisite and unique folk singing art.