The analysis of Miao Choral song in jingzhou, Western Hunan Province, China

Abstract

This research is “The analysis of Miao Choral song in jingzhou,

Western Hunan Province, China”. The objectives of this dissertation are : 1）To investigate Miao choral song in Jingzhou, Western Hunan Province, China. 2) To examine the common practices the styles of performance. And 3) To analyze selected music example of Miao choral songs. This is a qualitative research, Tools are questionnaire and observation sheet, The data were collected through field work, interview of three Miao song inheritors, seven Miao song performing artists and eight folk song singers. The result follow as：

1) The purpose of the field investigation of miao nationality's multi-voice songs is to record and preserve the Miao nationality's songs collected through modern notation investigation; By analyzing, summarizing and summarizing the collected data, the results show the current situation in the transmission process of multi-voice songs of miao nationality. The author recorded the process of field investigation in detail, covering all areas in Jingzhou, including not only folk song inheritors, but also relevant cultural workers and music teachers. The interviews of different areas and different objects provide multiple perspectives for the investigation of the history and current situation of multi-voice singing in Jingzhou.

2) Explore the musical form of miao nationality's multi-voice songs. The formation and development of Miao folk songs are deeply influenced by multi-voice singing. Through analysis and research, the multi-voice folk songs of Miao nationality are characterized by the universality of themes, the diversification of genres, the richness of modes and the beauty of melodies, etc. These characteristics make them of unique value.

3) Analyze the examples of miao nationality's multi-voice songs and summarize the classification of miao nationality's multi-voice songs. The purses may be divided into wine song tune, tea song tune, folk song tune, rice song tune, water song tune, and three-tone song, respectively, according to the purses, song style, singing artistic characteristics and other national characteristics. The miao people's lives are closely linked to these songs, and all the details of the Miao family's life are included in them.

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