| The rap music of Ming and Qing Dynasties has an unshakable position in the history of Chinese traditional folk music.The combination of music singing and story telling is the main content of the rap music of Ming and Qing Dynasties.The rap music of this period can especially reflect the human characteristics of ancient Chinese society,which is of great significance to our study of ancient Chinese music.Under the influence of different times and local customs,there are obvious similarities and differences in the texts,singing tunes and performance forms of rap music of all dynasties.From the texts to performances,from the limited religious culture to the folk speaking performances,from temples to the masses,from the folk culture to the traditional art treasures,the rap music of all dynasties has experienced ups and downs in the history of thousands of years The ups and downs of the changes,from the rudiments of the Tang Dynasty Ci and Bianwen to the mature development of the song and Yuan Ci and then to the peak of the Ming and Qing Dynasties "Southern Ci and Northern drum",every detail between these is worth our study.Ming and Qing Dynasties is an important period for capitalism to grow quietly and absorb western cultural thoughts.As an important period of social transformation in China,the expansion of urban territory,the rapid growth of population and the people’s demand for music and entertainment create a loose environment for the growth of rap music.Rap music and quyi flourished with the recovery of economy in Ming and Qing Dynasties.The climax of rap music in Ming and Qing Dynasties is closely related to the development of different rap music types in the previous dynasties,and the types of folk art music in this special period also have the significance of connecting the preceding and the following.By looking back on the origin of several typical types of rap art in Ming and Qing Dynasties,such as Tanci,Guci and rap music in the previous dynasties,this paper analyzes the connotation of rap music in Ming and Qing Dynasties and its social role in detail: rap music is a way for the common people to understand history culture,religious culture and human feelings.There are rich descriptions about the rap music of Ming and Qing Dynasties in the notes novels of Ming and Qing scholars and the local chronicles of modern people’s research and arrangement.Through the extensive introduction of notes,we can explore the existence and development of the rap music of Ming and Qing Dynasties from the perspectives of the background of the times,the regional characteristics,the creation text,the representatives and the entries of the works,and then sort out the context of the folk traditional music of Ming and Qing Dynasties in China More clearly,it proves the value position of rap music in the folk traditional music of Ming and Qing Dynasties,and it also plays an enlightening and leading role in promoting the development of folk music cultural life in the later period. |
