The Artistic Characteristics of Qiban

There are three main ways of performing quick-playing boards: single-word quick-playing boards, counter-word quick-playing boards and group-word quick-playing boards. Counterpart fast board retains the original name of "counting to the treasure", also known as "counterpart fast board".

In factories and military units, there have also been three or four people singing "group of mouth fast board" and a dozen people performing "fast board group". In some areas, according to the local language environment, there are also developed into the use of local dialect singing fast board, such as tianjin fast board, shaanxi fast board, lanzhou fast board and so on.

The art of quick board is flexible and colorful. In terms of expression, there are one person to say the fast board book, two people to say the "counting treasure" and more than three people "fast board group" (also called "group mouth fast board").

Expanded Information:

A Brief Introduction to Qiban:

Qiban is a traditional art of rap, belonging to the Chinese opera genre of rhyming and reciting. In the early years, it was called "Counting Lai Bao", also known as "Shun Kou Yiu", "Liu Kou Rut", "Practicing Zi Mouth", from the Song Dynasty, when the poor people sang the "Song Dynasty", the "Song Dynasty". It was developed from the "Lotus Flower Drop" sung by the poor in the Song Dynasty.

Beginning as a beggar begging along the street when using a way and means to ask for money or food, the history is quite long; the Chinese people **** and after the establishment of the country, the board is really as a form of performance of the art of performing arts and the existence of the board. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the art of quick-play board has made great development, forming a nationally renowned three major schools of art, namely: Gao Pai (Gao Fengshan), Wang Pai (Wang Fengshan), Li Pai (Li Runjie).

The performance of the quick-playing boards is simple, and there are three ways of performing: single-word, counter-word, and group-word. The words are sung in a free rhyme scheme, and a section of the lyrics can be freely transferred to a different rhyme scheme, known as the "Flower Rhyme". Actors use bamboo boards or beat beats during the performance, and generally only perform short programs with strong reasoning or lyricism. After the formation of the art of quick-playing boards, they also began to focus on creating and performing long books.

The development of the art of quick-playing boards has also given rise to many branches in various periods of history due to the different regional environments, local dialects and performance styles, such as the following: the counting of treasures, the Lotus Flower Drops, the Bamboo Book, the Talking Drums, the Quick-playing Boards, the Royal Boards, the Small Quick-playing Boards, the Tianjin Quick-playing Boards, the Shaanxi Quick-playing Boards, the Lanzhou Quick-playing Boards, the Wu'an Quick-playing Boards, the Sichuan Money Boards, the Shaoxing Lotus Flower Drops, and other forms of performances.

Second, the type of fast board:

1, small fast board

Small fast board that is usually referred to as fast board poetry. Sung by a person while playing the board, also known as a single mouth fast board. This is the easiest form to master, because it is short, simple form, only ten or eight sentences, or one or two dozen sentences, can quickly reflect the reality of life.

2. Counterparts

Two people, A and B, each counting a paragraph, singing alternately. The number of sentences in each paragraph depends on the specific situation, usually an even number. It is often a number of materials together, there is no one central event throughout. But the organization of the material should still be tightly focused on the theme, to prevent rambling, disorganized.

3, the group of mouth plate

Also known as the fast board group. The number of people participating in the performance is large, four or five people to ten people can. When singing, there is a leader and together, can also be divided into two or three groups to sing alternately. Sometimes supplemented by collective modeling. The identity of the actors are generally not fixed, can be the narrator, you can also enter the role of the characters in the work of the tone of voice. This fast form is suitable for the performance of enthusiastic scenes.

4. Allegro

Sung by a person while playing the board, sometimes inserted into the white mouth. The difference between it and the single mouth is: the latter focus is not to explain the plot and characterization, but focus on the discussion, lyricism, small capacity, short length; the book has a complete storyline and characterization, large capacity, long length, is a narrative of fast board.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Quick Board