The Poya Song: History and Analysis

Abstract

This dissertation, The Poya Song: History and Analysis . The research objectives were 1) to investigate the historical and development of Poya Folk song, 2) to analyze song and music characteristic of Poya song and 3) to find the way to preservation and transmission of Poya Song. Researcher will use field work and other methods to use questionnaires and interviews and other tools. 2 key informants, 1 scholar were selected. The study results are as follows:

First Of all,the Poya Song Book originated in Poya Village, Funing County, Yunnan Province, because of the song book The current area is relatively closed, and in the early years, due to technical reasons, the local area was not Paper appeared, the wise ancestors of Poya village had used native cloth as a book to the ink of plants is a pen, and 81 pictures are recorded according to the models of plants and animals it is easy to memorize love songs sung in daily life and pass them on to the next generation, to avoid the loss and forgetting of songs, so that Poya song book preserved to this day. The patterns painted on the cloth are derived from the local Zhuang people's day often live, the local Zhuang people often use plants and animals everywhere, labor improvise and sing with other natural substances, and will sing the pair the samples were recorded in Tubu to preserve their musical culture. Local the inheritors see that each pattern can be expressed in song corresponding to this love songs, which are the cultural base flowing in the blood of the nation from ancient times to the present therefore, its excellent music culture has not been buried in the long river of history and can be spread.

Secondly, from the Angle of analyzing Poya folk song music. In this paper, through two field investigations, the musical characteristics, melody, lyrics and singing skills of Poya folk songs are deeply studied, and personal views are put forward.

Thirdly, the preservation and inheritance of Poya Song in Yunnan is a very complicated process. It takes a lot of time, every generation, to do it. At the same time, we need to understand that this is a difficult thing that needs to be done by the government, the inheritors, and the people who love Poya Song. We should not only preserve and develop the original music, but also create better transmission channels and protection methods for the younger generation, so that more people know about Poya Song.

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