Explore Modes Of Ancient Chinese Music Of Henan Opera

Henan opera music has been regarded as Yayue scale for a long time because of “#fa”innotation. People will think of Henan opera music as soon as they refer to Yayue scale. In people’s mind,Henan opera seems to show the existence of Yayue scale with music of entity. This paper based on musicscale problem makes a exploration on Henan opera modes. First, I systematically analyzed Henan operaunderstanding status, I got the different relationships between two Henan opera tonality through analysis onfive backbones, then, got answers to Henan opera scale essence, fa’s phoneme discretion and scale degreeetc. Finally I made a specific exposition Henan opera scale’ existence status and complexity in musicpractice through modes of ancient Chinese music’s application in Henan Opera aria.Henan opera scale, modes of ancient Chinese music’s complexity showing in actual singing,including Henan opera singing’s fixed name notation. Fixed name notation brings phoneme essence,Yinjiessence identification, differences on modes of ancient Chinese music’s application.In actual singing, twohigh tone not only form independently, but also convert alternately in one part of singing, and usuallyappear different tonality factor in its respective tune at the same time. We can’t generally talk about suchHenan opera music without regarding phoneme and tonal, just only limited on notation surface. Onlygetting clear idea of Henan opera’s two great tone and tonality factors can you understand that Henan operamusic’s differences all forming based on the same scale, but natural seven voices also said as natural scalenot yayue scale.Henan opera’s scale, modes of ancient Chinese music is not a isolated phenomenon, you have torefer to many fundamental theories of Chinese Music Global when you study it. One understanding onyayue scale of Henan opera refers to scales concept in ancient literature and three scale concepts,the“tongyunsangong”theory in modern times.Actually, studing on Henan opera modes is research onChinese traditional modes. If we want to solve Henan opera modes thorough, we need to start from theview of Chinese music overall, and associate with important problems of Chinese ancient modes in allrespects. After the study, we not only solve specific Henan modes problems, but also make contribution toChinese modes theory in overall plate, and offer experience for solving other music type’ problems.