The Music Characteristics of Changde Sixian, Hunan, China

Abstract

Changde Sixian is a folk-art form popular in Changde,it inherited and developed from avariety of cultures, has a long history. The objectives of this research were to :1) Investigate the change of Changde Sixian, 2) Analyze the music characteristics of selected of Changde Sixian, 3) Provide the guidelines for protection and promotion of Changde Sixian, The result of this resaerch reveals the following:

First of all, the Change of Changde Sixian has experienced four stages:germination, prosperity, twists and turns and innovative development.The development in each period is different, and the development history changes with time.

Secondly, from the perspective of music analysis, this paper conducts in-depth research on the mode, melody, Singing style and lyrics of Changde Sixian through on-the-spot investigation and other methods, and puts forward an objective point of view.

Third, the protection and promotion of Changde Sixian requires joint efforts from all parties and the collection of different perspectives. We must understand thatthis is not a simple matter. We must not only protect the origin of Changde Sixian, but also actively lead everyone to protect Changde Sixian and continue to promotion Changde Sixian. This is also one of the topics of discussion.

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