How to categorize folk singing tenor

Ethnic singing tenor how to categorize

Ethnic singing tenor is a branch of ethnic singing, its singing is based on the true voice, clear, sweet, bright, low, middle and high voice timbre unity, the sound of the high register into the falsetto, without the feeling of obvious voice change and the true falsetto "fight" traces. How to categorize tenors in folk singing? It's a good idea to find out!

How to categorize a tenor in folk singing

In American singing, the voice is divided into three parts: male (female) high, middle and low. Ethnic singing method draws on the American singing method voice division method, and by the traditional opera voice aesthetic influence, to soprano, tenor as the main categories, male middle (low) voice, female middle (low) voice less. In Chinese opera, the range of male and female singers is mostly in the middle and high registers, regardless of the division of the five trades, namely, Sheng, Dan, Jing, Mou and Chou. Those with thick and low voices are generally considered to be not good enough to sing in the opera, and some of them have no choice but to use their second voice or practice martial arts without singing, and become supporting actors to make a living. Due to the influence of these concepts, the tenor in the male voice of national singing style is dominant and y rooted. Even if there is a baritone in the national opera, such as the role of Yang Bailao in "The White-haired Girl", it is basically a copy of the American singing style.

1, from the true-false mixture of sound division of the national singing tenor singing mode

In the true-false mixture of the national singing tenor singing mode, if we according to the proportion of the voice to distinguish between the true and false, can be divided into three singing mode of the national singing tenor:

( 1) the true voice of the more mixed type: this is the first one, the second one is the second one, the fourth one is the third one, the third one is the third one. The singer with this voice characteristic has strong vocal tension, strong and bright voice, large and thick volume in the bass area, strong penetrating power in the treble area, high and powerful, and rich metal color. It is suitable for singing some songs of praise and strong momentum. Like the young singer Qiao Jun belongs to this singing mode.

( 2) falsetto more mixed: this type of singer voice dexterity, lyrical fluent in the middle voice area, the volume of the lower voice area is relatively weak, the high singing is generally more convenient, the voice position is high, the color is rounded, smooth, soft and rigid, control and volume is relatively small. Such as the young singer Wang Chunlei belongs to this singing mode.

( 3) true-false seepage half of the hybrid: because the proportion of true and false voice is more reasonable, so this singing mode of singers have the advantages of the first two singers. If the singing skills are solid, the range of its singing (genre, style of song) is wider. At present, the tenors in the national singing world are aiming at this singing mode, like Lu Jihong, Yan Weiwen should belong to this singing mode.

2, according to the national singing tenor voice type

American singing in the tenor (Tenor) voice is subdivided into dramatic tenor (DramaticTenor), lyric tenor (Lyric Tenor) and coloratura tenor (Coloratura Tenor). The voice types of the ethnic tenors are as follows The division of tenor voice in folk singing can also be referred to the American singing, but the sound is different.

(1) The Great Lyric Tenor: The voice is like the dramatic tenor in American singing, with a strong timbre, a broad voice, bright and powerful contrasts, suitable for singing more majestic songs.

(2) Lyric Tenor: The voice is softer than that of the Lyric Tenor, with brighter and clearer colors.

(3) small lyric tenor: volume is smaller, but the voice is more comfortable to sing. He is the same as the lyric tenor, and has a wider range than the big lyric tenor. American tenors usually sing in two octaves (c1-c3), but their range is not limited and varies from person to person, some even have a range of more than three octaves. The folk tenor Kong Tai challenged the Guinness Book of World Records for singing range at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2001, with a high pitch of up to 3 groups of small letters a, and a low pitch of up to 3 groups of large letters E. He sang a folk song of his own creation, "The Dragon's Soul," which had a range of four and a half octaves. In addition, such as He Jiguang, Wang Chunlei, Wang Hongwei and other people's soprano are far beyond the small word group 3 c. Of course, folk singing is wider than the American singing range, because they are different in the size of the voice and the use of the *** sound, etc.

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National singing in the sound type has the above characteristics, but in the method of vocalization has not formed a standardized pattern, is currently in a pluralistic **** exist in the situation. Diversity **** exist, seek common ground while reserving differences, *** with the development, which is in line with the hundred schools of thought, a hundred flowers blossom art policy. Every accomplished singer in this field, is closely related to their respective life experience, voice characteristics, works of singing style and learning experience, and the existence of these experiences make their personality and characteristics can be reflected.

3, from the national singing tenor personal singing characteristics

( 1) the combination of national and original: the representative figures are He Jiguang, Guo Song, Wang Hongwei and so on. Shanghai Conservatory of Music Wang Pinsu teacher is a beloved teacher, she is good at teaching according to the material, Xiang late President of the Music Association He Jiguang is her student. Mr. He Jiguang studied in Shanghai twice under Prof. Wang Pinsu. After studying, He Jiguang not only has a solid foundation in beautiful voice, but also the use of Xiangxi high-cavity mountain song style is perfect; singer Guo Song is the king of the Northeast, "Ussuri Boat Song" Hezhe people as the master of the happy life of the mood sung to the fullest, which he sang for many years in the Northeast Single Drums and the two people is inseparable. At the same time, Guo Song studied under Dr. Lin Junqing and Wu Yanze for many years, which made his voice rich in ethnic style without losing the standard; Wang Hongwei is a very talented young singer, in recent years, he sang many times in TV programs in the Northwest folk songs. The "flowers", "Letters to the Journey" in his singing so freely, really let the singing world once again blew a strong wind of the Northwest.

( 2) Combination of folk and theater: Representatives of Wu Yanze, Liu Bin, Wang Bingrui and so on. In the early sixties, the Central Conservatory of Music in the National Vocal Department under the auspices of Mr. Tang Xuekeng, the implementation of the teaching program is: male folk singers in the study of folk songs at the same time, by the Peking Opera teachers formally taught the Peking Opera Lao Sheng singing training methods. At that time, the direct participation in the study and the success of the young teacher Wang Bingrui and senior student Wu Yanze. These two young singers, who were teachers and students in the vocal classroom and classmates in the Peking Opera classroom, through a period of study, basically formed a male vocal coloration that was very successful in mixing true and false voices from low to high. Their range is close to three octaves, and the highest note can be sung as high as the f of the small character group of three. They have the technical ability to sing folk songs with ease, but also have a strong ethnic color. Liu Bin, a singer who started his career in Peking Opera, was also praised by experts at home and abroad twenty years later for his combination of Peking Opera and folk songs. It is worth mentioning that Wu Yanze was a student of Prof. Jiang Jiaxiang at the Central Conservatory of Music. For eight years (1971-1978), Prof. Jiang taught at the Chinese Academy of Opera, and summarized the "Characteristic Singing Method of the Line". For more than 40 years since Wu Yanze joined the school, he has been taught by Mr. Jiang Jiaxiang. At that time, there was a saying in the vocal world, "In the south, there is Wang (Pinsu), and in the north, there is Jiang (Jiaxiang)".

( 3) the combination of folk and American voice: representative figures are Li Shuangjiang, Jiang Dawei, Yan Weiwen and so on. Traditional folk singing is not a unified standard for voice requirements, but to infect people with human feelings, singing techniques may remain in a perceptual understanding. "Dantian", "dragon sound", "tiger sound", "picking tendons at the back of the head" are all very abstract concepts. In the beginning, American vocal singing is a physiological explanation of singing voice, the closure of the vocal folds, the opening of the cavity, and the use of breath are all based on human physiology and summarized a series of vocal theories. Of course, it is not true that Western art is superior to Eastern art, or that American singing is necessarily more scientific than folk singing. As a matter of fact, folk singing has continuously absorbed the nutrients from the sister arts, which has led to today's outstanding. The results. Ethnic singing tenor singing technique borrowed from the American singing method, after nearly a century of evolution has also summarized a complete set of theories. Prof. Jin Tielin of the China Conservatory of Music has brought out a number of successful singers, which shows that it is possible to combine ethnicity and science perfectly. Their singing is not only loved by the domestic audience, but also by the foreign audience. The Chinese national tenor has taken a step forward to meet the international standards.

( 4) Combination of folk and popular: Yu Junjian, Wang Chunlei, Liu Huan and other representative figures. Yu Junjian has his own singing characteristics, his early works of "flower umbrella", "trumpet flowers before the barracks whistle" and so on is so friendly, popular, unforgettable. Liu Huan's "Song of the Good Man" and "Mongolian Girl" really reveal the bold national emotion and popular sentiment; Wang Chunlei's "Tibetan Plateau" and the cover version of "Dongting Fish and Rice Township", which are characterized by high brightness and loud voice, should also occupy a place in the national popular singing. Of course, Tengger's "Paradise", "Mongolians", a national specialty popular singing style, its precise grasp can make people's hearts get a great shock.

The singing type of this division, in the view of some peers is not scientific, but from their voices to analyze, such a division is objective, and ethnic singing of men and women have this phenomenon. In the eyes of amateur listeners, the four singers described above are only regarded as singing folk songs and cannot be seen as fundamentally different from each other. But in the analysis of professionals, their vocal methods, singing style, voice nature, the angle of entry is certainly not a norm, but out of a pattern.

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