The Artistic Features of Zhijiang Folk Percussion Music

The music handed down shows that the folk percussion music in Zhijiang area has the characteristics of distinct rhythm in western Hubei, rough expansion and boldness, beautiful rhythm and smooth tunes in Jianghan Plain. In the 1990s, Zhijiang folk percussion music began to absorb the advantages of western wind instruments, and tried to play them with great momentum and bright timbre, which enhanced the vitality of folk percussion music.

The percussion instruments in Zhijiang folk percussion music are drums (big drum, hall drum, banzhuo drum, book drum, war drum, etc. ), bangzi (wooden fish, wooden bangzi, bamboo bangzi, etc. ), gong (big gong, small gong, Su gong, Ma gong, Jing gong, Yun gong, Hu yin gong, etc. ), and \. Commonly used songs include folk songs, Liu Ban in Liu Zi, Liu Ban in Gong Zheng, Spring is coming, Wan Nianhuan and so on.

After years of development and evolution, Zhijiang folk percussion music has formed a universal, practical and regional performance custom. It is mainly played in folk weddings, funerals, celebrations, labor and New Year's Day to match folk art forms such as dance.

Zhijiang folk percussion music can be divided into rough music played by percussion instruments and fine music mixed with stringed instruments such as suona, flute, erhu and Jinghu. Rough music is also called martial arts field, and fine music is also called literary field. Zhijiang folk percussion music is divided into Shanghe (also known as Jinghe) and Xiahe according to technical schools; According to the region, it is divided into South River and North River.

Zhijiang folk percussion music pays attention to the complete combination of ten kinds of musical instruments, and at the same time absorbs folk music elements such as Zhijiang local folk songs, Tian Ge, five sentences and minor, forming the technical type and style of Fan Shi drum, which has strong local characteristics.