| The Rabab is a plucked stringed instrument primarily of the Uzbek and Uyghur peoples and is found throughout the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.The Rabab originated from among Uyghur folk music,specifically Kashgar.With the rapid development seen in recent decades there has been an increased attention to the Rabab specifically and the spirit of cultural preservation in general.For example,in 2005,the Xinjiang Uyghur Muqam became one of Xinjiang’s first Oral and Intangible Heritage Art Forms of Humanity.This was of vital significance toward national efforts at protection of cultural heritage.Yet in the effort to further efforts toward the protection of these Art Forms many unprecedented problems emerged.Those dealing with issues of Rabab as an indispensable component of the Uyghur Muqam and the overall protection of the Muqam Canon have been faced with numerous challenges and problems.Therefore,in this context,the issues of how to protect and preserve folk music and its culture is a hot topic.Uyghur Muqam has made significant contributions to the national Oral and Intangible Heritage Art Forms work of preservation and development.This paper will focus mainly on the Rabab and a study of folk music preservation.It will present an analysis of research and preservation methods of both folk musicians and academicians and present both opportunities and exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the traditional Uyghur musical instrument the Rabab in Xinjiang.This thesis consists of the following sections:The first part is the introduction.This part mainly explains and sorts out the background of the topic,the meaning of the topic,the research status and the research content.The second part,firstly,expounds the related concepts of the traditional musical instrument the Rabab in Xinjiang,and the relationship between the Rabab and Muqam.The third part is mainly for the specific description of the traditional process of the Rabab itself,such as the shape,material,production process and pattern decoration of the Rabab,and case analysis.The fourth part is to deeply analyze the protection strategy of the Rabab steam traditional process,and further explore how to preserve and save the traditional production process of the Rabab.The fifth part is an in-depth analysis of the protection methods of the traditional thermal process,and specifically proposes future protection measures.The sixth part,the conclusion,looks forward to the future development process of the Rabab traditional production process. |
