A study of "Yuán xiao jié miào huì" Music culture in Ningcheng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

Abstract

Research on a study of "Yuán xiāo jié miào huì " music culture in Ningcheng city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. The research objectives of this research are as follows: 1) To study the history and development of the "Yuán xiāo jié miào huì " music in Ningcheng City. 2) To analyze the musical characteristics of the "Yuán xiāo jié miào huì " in Ningcheng City. 3) To study the social function of the "Yuán xiāo jié miào huì " in Ningcheng City.This research uses key informant interviews, document research, fieldwork data collection, and music analysis theory. The results of this study are as follows:

1) The history and development of the "Yuán xiāo jié miào huì" music in Ningcheng City have the following three periods: From the Qing Dynasty Kangxi period to the Cultural Revolution period is the origin period (1743 AD–1965). From the Cultural Revolution to Ningcheng city establishment is a period of stagnation (1965 AD–1983). From the establishment of Ningcheng city to the 2023 year is the development period (1983 AD–2023).

2) The musical characteristics of the "Yuán xiāo jié miào huì" in Ningcheng City are varied, grand, and long. The main music instruments used are “lǎ ba,dà gǔ”, "chǎ", and “luó”. Only “lǎ ba” is a melodic instrument; “dà gǔ," "chǎ,” and “luó” are accompaniments of musical instruments. The structure of musical forms is repetitive, alternating, and comprehensive; the melody is a variety of tunes, beautiful, and varied; the rhythm is simple (2/4, 4/4), repetition, and regular.

3) The social function of Ningcheng "Yuán xio jié miào hu" has seven as follows: Sacrificial function and blessing function express people's religious beliefs; reunion function and trade function reflect commercial and economic activities. Transmission and culture have great significance for the development of culture and art in this area. Physical fitness means pleasure for the body and mind, exercise, and health.

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