Performance practice of the Xu Gongning bianzhong

Abstract

The title of this research is “performance practice of the Xu Gongning bianzhong”. The objectives are 1) To investigate the physical structure and tonal system of the Xu Gongning Bianzhong. 2) To analyze the repertoire performance techniques of the Xu Gongning Bianzhong. 3) To develop the transmission guidelines of the Xu Gongning Bianzhong. The paper systematically collects and analyzes relevant documents about chimes. The research data mainly comes from historical documents and field data obtained from field visits. The research methods used in the study include: Ethnomusicological, Qualitative research, Musicology, Musical Anthropology, Validation and analysis of data against set objectives. The research results are as follows:

1) Sorted out the physical structure and tonal system of the Xu Gongning Bianzhong. The physical structure includes the shape, decoration, arrangement, etc. of the Yong Zhong, Niu Zhong, and Bo Zhong; the tonal system includes the Pitch, Cent, HZ, etc. of each bell.

2) Analyze four musical works from the aspects of mode characteristics, musical form, harmony, etc., and summarize the playing methods of Xu Gongning's bells: split click, double click, counterattack, strike the bell stand, etc.

3) Taking Pingdingshan University as the object of investigation, through interviews with administrators, teachers, performers, and students, we sorted out the teaching system, teaching process, assessment method, and various performance practice activities of the chime course, and collected feedback from different groups.

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