A study of Miao folk songs in Wenshan, Yunnan, China

Abstract

The topic of research for this study is a study of Miao folk songs in Wenshan, Yunnan, China. The research objectives have three: 1)To study the history and development of Miao folk songs in Wenshan city Yunnan Province,China ；2)To analyze the vocal characteristics of Miao folk songs in Wenshan city Yunnan Province,China；3)To propose the guidelines for preservation and transmission of Miao folk songs in Wenshan city Yunnan Province,China.The results of this study reveal the following points:

1）The history and development of Miao folk songs in Wenshan can be divided into three stages: The first stage (1373 AD–1621 AD) Formed the oldest Wenshan Miao “Sheng ”music; The second stage (1644 AD–1867 AD), On the basis of the original historical and ancient songs, there are more categories: The third stage (1868AD-2023AD), At this stage, the classification of Miao folk songs was more clear.

2 ）The vocal characteristics of Miao folk songs are: melody is beautiful, which is very close to the tone of natural language, and the tone can be high or low; most of the tunes are on the traditional Chinese natural pentatonic scale. Lyric freedom of sentence structure, focus on parallelism, contrast freedom, can increase or decrease; The rhythm is smooth and lyrical, and the time value is flexible and free. Singing style is unique; singing in a variety of forms is Miao language singing.

3) To propose guidelines for the protection and transmission of Miao folk songs in Wenshan. Protection guidelines: raise awareness of cultural inheritance, establish a database for the protection of intangible cultural heritage, attach importance to the protection and rescue of inheritors, and strengthen the protection of the ecological environment of the Miao people; Communication guidelines: school education communication, family education communication, social education communication, communication mode, and means of innovation.

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