Change of Dong Small Songs in Rongjiang County, Guizhou Province, China

Abstract

The objectives of this dissertation were to: 1) investigate the status of Dong small songs in Rongjiang County, Guizhou Province, China. 2) Analyze the change in the contemporary status of Dong small songs in Rongjiang County, Guizhou Province, China. This study uses the qualitative research method to interview two key informants in the field and collect a large amount of data, which is then sorted and analyzed. The results show that:

1. The current situation and development of Dong Small songs, and the results related to the above research objectives are as follows. First of all, looking at the history of Dong small songs, major changes have taken place in the musical form, performance and inheritance, as well as the application in educational institutions. With the changing of the times and the influence of other art forms, the status quo of Dong small songs has also changed.

2. The singing style of Dong small songs can be classified as high-tune style, flat-tune style, or fast-tune style. Dong small songs have changed a lot from the way they were performed and how they were accompanied in the past. Dong small songs plays many different roles in society, such as in art, education, documentation, political research, and academic research. In the traditional society of the past, the dissemination of Dong folk songs was carried out in family and daily life. Nowadays, the dissemination process mainly includes school education and professional performance groups. With the development of society, the various functions of Dong folk songs have undergone relatively large changes. With today's social changes, some traditional folk music is also dying out. Therefore, it is necessary to propose and adopt a series of protection measures to inherit this precious music culture.

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