Shanxi "Xiyang Drum" Analysis And Research Performing Arts

"Xiyang Ya drum" is the most unique folk performing arts of Xiyang County inShanxi Province, It is during the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty widespread in XiyangCounty, It is about300years of history. It is drumming and dance performances combined,It is drumming and dance performances combined, Actor who is both a drum dancer, Thisis the "Xiyang Ya Drum" is different from other drumming is unique."Xiyang Ya drum"dances to "put themselves in array map" presented in a way, It’s dance moves with thedrums for change movement, Its formation diverse styles and unique. Its main "Diagrams"in the form of Anyanggou factions: the "Kowloon array","ten octagonal ring array","word Hydra array"; south sixian factions:"The old dragon nest","By six ring "; Zaishangfactions:" Erlongxizhu "," Basu ring ", etc.,Diagrams show is accompanied by acorresponding dance moves, Such as "flat top step","Chasing skip step","toured step" andso on. In addition,"Xiyang Ya Drum" as a drum performances, Its drum band composedby the21musical instruments, Playing mostly in the form of a call to be the antithesis of apattern, style, fun and lively, Its main tunes are [changliushui],[sihuimen],[daguojie] andother large across the street, each has a different rhythm tunes characteristics, For example,[changliushui] rhythm characteristics Changliushui flowing freely;[sihuimen] tunes backdoor features lively and agile, strong sense of traveling;[daguojie] rhythm characteristicsacross the street grand atmosphere and so on. In the specific drumming performances,dance performances and playing drums combine to form a unique drumming style ofperformance.This paper is divided into introduction, body and conclusion of three sections. Thispaper clarifies the purpose and significance of this study and other content, Firstintroduced in the text," drum" meaning its historical origins, which leads to the "XiyangYa drum" of the term; Secondly,"Xiyang Ya Drum" faction of the music performances,drumming rhythm characteristics a detailed analysis; finally drum heritage anddevelopment issues put forward their own views and opinions. In the body of the analysisand research-based, Concluding part of the "Xiyang Ya Drum" performance art made whole summary overview of the heritage and its further development has laid a theoreticalfoundation.