What are the artistic features of Tian Shan songs in Qingpu?

Tian Ge in Qingpu, also known as inviting to sell folk songs, is a labor song sung by farmers when they work in the fields. The tunes of Tian Ge in Qingpu are loud and melodious. Can not only express feelings, but also enrich life. Tian Ge's content is very extensive and his feelings are deep, so it can be handed down from generation to generation and has been passed down to this day.

There are many kinds of Tian Ge in Qingpu, including Yaomai folk songs, Luoyang folk songs and Datou folk songs, which are all sung by rice farmers when transplanting rice seedlings, weeding, transporting water and digging the ground.

Tian Ge is based on Wuyue culture, and its contents are divided into three categories: traditional ballads, improvisation and Xinmin songs.

The singing form is also very unique, which consists of a song, a first sale, a first sale, a second sale, a second sale, an old crow driving and the other eight parts. The first singer is the lead singer, and one person takes the lead in opening the chamber; Pre-sales and after-sales are solo. The crow-catching stop is a chorus, and all the long voices are sung along, so one person should answer it. Driving the old duck to stop is chorus, which is harmony, and the number of people can be unlimited. This kind of Tian Ge is called Big Head Tian Ge or Big Mountain Song.

Tian Ge's timbre is loud and clear, and the melody fluctuates greatly, often with an octave difference. The singing rhythm is scattered, there is no periodic beat, and the speed is very free.

There are also some small folk songs and tunes in Tian Ge. Small folk songs are four folk songs with short and free tunes, which are close to life, including local tunes and imported tunes.