Guidelines for the preservation and Transmission of Folk Song in Horqin city, Tongliao Province, China

Abstract

The study "Guidelines for the preservation and Transmission of Folk Song in Horqin city, Tongliao Province China". The research objectives were 1) To study and classify folk song in Horqin city, Tongliao Province, China. 2) To propose the guideline to preservation and transmission of Folk song in Horqin city, Tongliao Province, China. song in Horqin city, Tongliao Province, China.This study is qualitative and contains relevant literature. Surveys, observations and interviews with key informants. Through the method of fieldwork, data were collected and analysed on the music bearers as well as musicians of Folk song in Horqin city, Tongliao Province. The study results are as follows:

First, based on the field survey, review of relevant literary studies and interviews with key informants, it was obtained that horqin folk songs mainly include life songs, political songs, labour songs, festival songs and love songs. Based on the continuous development of these five song types, two stable tunes and song forms were formed, i.e., long folk songs and short folk songs.

Secondly, this paper examines the preservation and dissemination of folk songs in the city of Horqin, Tongliao Province, China, on the basis of relevant literature and interviews, and presents analyses and suggestions for guidance.

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