The Analysis of "Duixie" Music in Lhasa, Tibet, China.

Abstract

This is a qualitative investigation with the objective were (1)To investigate the Developments of "Duixie" Music in Lhasa, Tibet, China.

(2)To analyze selected examples of "Duixie" Music in Lhasa, Tibet, China. And (3) To trace the transmission of "Duixie" Music in Lhasa, Tibet, China.

Data were collected from fieldwork using questionnaires. The result found that:

1. Lhasa Duixie is an art form that combines the three artistic means of singing, dancing and band in the same piece. Duixie was first popular in the area of Ali, and the rural "guoxie" sang and danced in a circle around a bonfire.

2. Lhasa Duixie has its unique musical structure and singing form after the innovation and adaptation of early folk artists. The introduction of domestic accompaniment instruments makes the accompaniment more colorful.

3. When Lhasa Duixie went from a wandering artist in the 19th century to the "Nangma Jidu" performing arts group, the inheritance method was relatively simple and lacked professionalism; although the inheritance of today's schools is supported by professional theory, it lacks the education of folk culture; the social performance field only has the function of popularization, Inability to inherit.

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