Music Culture of “Tu” Nationality in Minhe county, Qinghai province, China

Abstract

This research has 3 objectives were 1) to study traditional music of Tu Nationality, 2) to analyze music in Tu Nationality and 3) To explore the way to promote and preservation the Tu music culture of Tu Nationality in Minhe county, Qinghai province, China. Using the methodology of musicology. The data were collected at Minhe in Qinghai, China. The sample group comprised scholars, singers, and audiences. The findings revealed the following:

The folk songs of the Tu people are mostly used in weddings, which are special and different from others, and are also sung in New Year's traditions. The music characteristic are; melody characteristics of Tu nationality music mainly have five melody, rhythm and beat are mainly divided into four categories, music structure mainly have 7 types and lyrics mainly fall into three categories: the use of Chinese "duplicate words. The preservation process of Tu nationality music including By family, by Musician and by Government.

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