Cultural Studies Xiangxi Tujia Ritual Music Drama

The ritual opera is a comprehensive music, dance, poetry, martial arts, ritual, religion and other factors of Tujia folk popular as one of the traditional folk art of drama, in the course of the development of music and religion, folk culture blend and penetration, which has national characteristics and local flavor is sharp. An integral part of traditional music culture in the minority. Tujia ritual opera music culture has its own rules and laws, it is consistent with the academic orientation of cultural studies in opposition to rationalism, starting from the concept and the return of the aesthetic subject and experience, and meet the requirement of the society to the development of advanced culture, but also conducive to the promotion of national unity and integration. Study of Xiangxi Tujia ritual drama should focus on "in the culture of music, music developed in culture" for the theme, concentrate on music main body at the same time, the interactive relationship between the understanding of religious ceremony, ritual opera belief system, the three, and to explore the application of drama music show in the religious ritual. First of all, study of Tujia drama of geographical environment, climate and environment, organizational system and so on, and outline the development of Tujia ritual drama, and in-depth mining of Tujia ritual opera culture; secondly, the comprehensive analysis and summary of Tujia religious ceremony and folk opera combination, close contact comb Tujia ritual and drama, analyzes its historical tradition, and the burden of proof in the case investigation; thirdly, the Nuo opera, Yang Drama, the drama opera as an example, respectively, melody characteristics of Tujia ritual opera libretto singing, tonality, musical structure, musical accompaniment music structure analysis; finally, explore Tujia ritual drama in the religious factors, folk customs, cultural functions and cultural change. Tujia ceremony as an ancient art form, is a rich heritage left by the ancestors, plays an important role in the social and cultural life of the Tujia nationality. Tujia ceremony and drama has always been a close relationship, "to play the instrument, instrument play, play instrument integration" is a form of Xiangxi Tujia ritual drama the most characteristic. Xiangxi Tujia ritual drama is not only the integration of the art form and the local foreign ethnic customs, but also with the religious rituals and Tujia folk opera music, explore these scattered in folk folk art treasures, the form and the content to let the world know Tujia ritual drama, understanding, it is the essence of music of Tujia family’s unique charm and artistic value.