Musical characteristics of Sichuan voiceless sounds

At first, many actresses performed in the teahouse bookstore, accompanied by pipa, erhu, bamboo drum and sandalwood. Among them, the bamboo drum is the accompaniment instrument of Yin Qing, Sichuan. During the performance, the actress sang solo, playing the bamboo drum with her right hand, playing the sandalwood board with her left hand, and singing alone. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yin Qing, Sichuan Province entered the stage of drama, changing from sitting singing to standing singing, with duet, chorus or backup singing. During the performance, the actor plays sandalwood with his left hand and taps the bamboo drum with chopsticks with his right hand to control the rhythm and singing speed. Accompaniment instruments include sandalwood, bamboo drum, pipa, Qin Yue, erhu and Gao Hu. In recent years, Long song, such as White Lotus Girl, has been sung, in which confession is embedded, and verse and prose are sung alternately. Yin Qing in Sichuan is divided into Shanghe School and Xiahe School. The provincial tune of Chengdu is Shanghe School, and its singing is light, delicate and mellow. There is a unique jumping continuous singing method-haha tune. In the past, Yin Qing's singing style in Sichuan was dominated by actresses, supplemented by actors, sitting and singing without performing, and the singers played their own musical instruments. Generally, there are three to five students in a class, which used to be called "Hu Hai Class". Yin Qing in Sichuan is rich in plays, with more than 400 in the late Qing Dynasty. In recent years, about 200 music books have been collected, most of which are bitter and nostalgic songs, and many of them are lyrics or stories of characters in legends and novels.

Yin Qing in Sichuan is rich in musical tunes, and its structural forms are single cavity, joint cavity and board cavity. Its outstanding feature is the use of "haha tune" and "sound on the tip of the tongue" in moistening tune. There are more than 600 traditional songs, such as A Nun Down the Mountain, Little Joe Weeping, Broken Bridge, Thinking of Fan, Singing Mulan of Historical Figures, Zhao Jun Going to the Shanzhai, Flying a Kite, Little Husband, Golden Plum Blossom, etc. It absorbs folk songs from all over the world and new songs that reflect the themes of real life and revolutionary history, such as. Famous silent artists include Chen Qiongrui, Li,,.

Li is a famous cantata artist, and he has a deep understanding of Ha-ha accent. Her voice is sweet and her singing style is soft and euphemistic. As early as 1940s, she was called Zhou Xuan. Representative plays in Yin Qing, Sichuan include Flying a Kite, Broken Bridge, Qiu Jiang, Embroidering Lotus Flowers, Huang Jiguang, Hua Ben and so on.

It belongs to the singing style of Quyi rap art form. So far, there are 8 major, 100 minor and more than 200 arias. Stories and legends are the main theme in major, and popular folk songs and other tunes in Sichuan are used in minor.

The selected words of voiced songs published by 1957 selected some excellent traditional tracks. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the traditional tunes of Yin Qing in Sichuan were sorted out and many new tunes were arranged. The singing form was changed from the actress standing to sandalwood and bamboo drum (supported by drum frame) to control the rhythm, supplemented by necessary facial expressions, and the performer also served as a supporting role and chorus. Li, a famous actor, once participated in the World Young Students Singing Contest and won the gold medal. Voiced music tunes can be divided into three categories: major, qupai and minor. There are eight major tunes, namely, hook tune, horsehead tune, parasitic tune, swing tune, back tune, moon tune, anti-Xipi tune, and tan spring tune. Qupai includes "Half Moon", "Flat Plate", "Seize Son", "Broken Bridge" and "Luojiang Complain". In minor, there are Flower Tune, Magnolia and Four Seasons Tune. There are three musical structures: Qupai combination, plate variation and single melody.

Chengdu's "provincial tune" belongs to Shanghe school, and its singing is light, delicate and mellow. There is a unique jumping continuous singing method in opera, "Ha ha Diao". Li is a famous cantata artist, and he has a deep understanding of "Ha ha Qiang". As early as 1940s, she was known as "Zhou Xuan of Chengdu" with her sweet timbre and gentle singing voice.