Traditional Lusheng (Six-pipe Lusheng) Musical Instrument in Guizhou Province, China

Abstract

This dissertation focus on the traditional Lusheng (six-pipe Lusheng) musical instrument in Guizhou Province,China. The research objectives were 1) To investigate the process of making musical instrument of traditional Lusheng instrument in Guizhou province, China. 2) To analyze the playing techniques of Lusheng instrument in Guizhou province, China. 3) To investigate the music cultural change of Lusheng instrument in Guizhou province, China. Researcher use fieldwork and other methods to use questionnaires and interviews and other tools. 2 key informants, 1 casual informant were selected. The study results are as follows:

First of all, the production process of Lusheng is divided into three major processes: preparing materials, making Lusheng and adjusting pitch. The production process requires about 23 steps. The quality of each process will ultimately affect the quality and timbre of the Lusheng instrument.

Secondly,analyze and research the playing techniques of Lusheng instrument. Among them, there are 16 kinds of playing techniques. The researchers selected 6 works of Lusheng, including basic, intermediate and advanced playing techniques, and put forward objective views.

Third, to investigate the music cultural change of Lusheng instrument in Guizhou province, China is a very complicated process. The change of Lusheng music culture is mainly manifested in the following three aspects: 1) the change of Lusheng social function, 2) the change of Lusheng communication and protection. 3) The change from six-pipe Lusheng to multi-pipe Lusheng. This is a complex thing. The changes are not necessarily carried out stage by stage, they may be carried out simultaneously, and they may also retain the functions of Lusheng instruments until today.

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