The Unique Music Culture of Magu Lake of Zhuang Nationality

Behind every beautiful piece of music is a touching story and legend. The art of Magu Lake in Zhuang culture shows people a story handed down from generation to generation. Magu Lake is a symbol of Zhuang people's spirit.

Although Maguhu is only a musical instrument, its profound cultural heritage is enough for all of us to learn and explore. Next, let me show you the unique music culture of Magu Lake of Zhuang nationality.

Ma Guhu is a folk musical instrument loved by the Zhuang people, and it is named because the piano barrel is made of horse bones. Ma Guhu, also known as "ancient tiger". Traditional stringed instruments of Zhuang nationality, rubbing strings. Zhuang language calls it "Du Ran", also known as "Ranlie" and "Ransen". "Ran" means "Hu" in Zhuang language, and "Du" is a bone, hence the name. "Lie" and "Sen" are Zhuang languages, meaning "small pitch".

Magu Lake is beautiful in appearance, with melodious and crisp piano sound, which sounds as sweet as a jade plate. Another example is the flow of mountains and rivers, which is euphemistic and moving, like a person caressing the soul in the pine waves; Just like the spring rain, it moistens the silky things and makes people feel refreshed. In the beautiful Zhuang nationality, on the night when the moon is white and the wind is light, the young men of Zhuang nationality often play intoxicating tunes and sweet melodies with Maguhu to pour out their love for their sweetheart. This sweet and intoxicating "Zhuangxiang Serenade" often constitutes a unique scenery of the trip to Zhuangxiang. The art of Magu Lake of Zhuang nationality is popular in most Zhuang inhabited areas in western Guangxi and parts of Guizhou and Yunnan.

Maguhu is a stringed instrument originated from the Western Qin Dynasty. Since the early years of the Qing Dynasty, with the further consolidation and development of a unified multi-ethnic country, cultural exchanges between ethnic groups have become increasingly frequent, and many new varieties of stringed instruments have been added. Mr. Yang (1899- 1984), a famous Chinese music historian, wrote in the Draft of the History of Ancient Music in China (Chapter 34): "In the Qing Dynasty, in addition to the original two-stringed huqin or erhu, there appeared four-stringed accompaniment for Beijing Opera. There are also many stringed instruments in ethnic minority areas, such as Maguhu of Zhuang nationality in Guangxi. "

According to the memories of the old artists of the Zhuang nationality in the early 1980s, the Zhuang opera is now the seventh generation. Our ancestors said that before there was a Zhuang opera, there was someone pulling Ranlie a long time ago. At first, people often picked up Zhuang folk musical instruments such as Magu Lake, Hutu Lake, Hulu Lake and Zhuangdi to play in neighboring villages, which was called "predestination", that is, the Zhuang folk instrumental ensemble-"Eight Tones" (using Magu Lake, Hutu Lake, Sanxian, Zhuangdi, Eight Tone Gong, Eight Tone Drum and cymbals, etc. ) Ma Guhu has always been the main accompaniment instrument in the whole development and evolution from Yong Opera-Bench Opera-"Local Opera"-Zhuang Opera. 18 15 After the establishment of semi-professional Zhuang Opera Troupe in Longlin County, Magu Lake became the leading instrument of Zhuang Opera Band.

About the origin of Magu Lake, there is a touching story circulating in Zhuangxiang shanzhai, Guangxi: A long time ago, there lived a smart and handsome girl, A Ran, and a hardworking and brave young man, A Lie. They grew up together, were childhood friends, and loved each other very much. Alie often pulls up his nonsense and confides in Jean Valjean, who expresses his love with loud folk songs. A Ran's family has a good horse "hoof snow", which is tall and fat with shiny fur and is famous for walking like a boat and running like a fly. One day, the toast will buy "four-hoofed snow" with "heavy money" When he saw Allen, who looked like a fairy, he even wanted to take it away, so he ordered him to take it back to the hut with both men and horses.