"Da Ge" music analysis in Liuzhou city, China

Abstract

This study belongs to the study of musicology and music anthropology. This is a qualitative study.This study aims to examine: 1. contemporary status of "Da Ge"music of Dong Nationality in Liuzhou, China. 2. the characteristics of "Da Ge"music of Dong Nationality in Liuzhou, China.

Which the research problem is while in Liu zhou city is another area where many Dong residents have lived, relying on folk music to entertain society all the time, the folk songs of the Tong people in Liu zhou still lack the study to analyze musical identity. Therefore, to inscibre the folk songs of the Dong people in Liu zhou city, be more widely known and to bring folk music to further creative development and to preservation the heritage music culture from losing wisdom.

The researcher using the following research conceptual frameworks as : The theory of Chinese art, Theory of Chinese music, Theory of Western Music，Theory of Western art, And the methodology is participant observations, experiments, simulations, questionnaire，and interviews, Scope of content is the characteristics of “Da Ge” music,including the Mode and Scale; Melody; Harmony; Time Signatur; Musical Form; Singing Characteristics.

The finding indicated that: Through a large number of studies on musical score examples, it is found: The mode and scale of Dong "Da Ge" music are usually the national mode of China, and most of them are "Yu" mode. The melody is usually sung in many parts, usually in two parts. In singing, the melody is sung in the high part and the continuous bass in the low part. Dong "Da Ge" music mainly uses arpeggios and vibrato in melody. The use of eighth and sixteenth notes, and often dot rhythms, often alternating between two and three beats. The structure of songs is mostly a paragraph structure. "Da Ge" music of the Dong nationality is sung in the most natural way with a light breath.

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