Research On Music Characteristics And Singing Style Of Zigong Salt Boat Songs

The Zigong salt boat songs is one of the traditional folk song about labor horns in China.It was produced and spread in the Fuxi River Basin and Tuojiang River Basin in Fushun.The lead singer of the Zigong salt boat songs is high pitched and the chorus is dignified,which has distinct regional characteristics and unique artistic style.The research object and research scope of this paper is the Zigong salt boat songs and Fuxi River in Zigong respectively.The main purpose of this paper is to summarize ecological background of the Zigong salt boat songs and make a detailed analysis of music ontology based on the collected spectrum examples of the Zigong salt boat songs.Finally,this paper also explores the characteristics of Zigong salt boat songs in breathing,resonance and moistening cavity while singing in order to explore the unique singing style of Zigong salt boat songs.There are four chapters in this paper: The first chapter is the introduction,which briefly explains the research significance,research status and research methods of this topic.The second chapter makes a summary on the Zigong salt boat songs,its ecological background,classification,and relationship between its libretto and local dialects.The third chapter analyzes the melody characteristics,rhythm characteristics,combined characteristics of voice and inner linear structure of music based on the music ontology of the Zigong salt boat songs.The fourth chapter introduces the singing form and content of the Zigong salt boat songs,and then explores the singing style of the Zigong salt boat songs from the singing breath,the use of resonance cavity,the flexible use of lining words and tunes as well as the rich color.