Research On The Ritual Music Of The "Chao Jiuhuang" In Gannan

"Chao Jiuhuang" ritual,namely,from the first day of September to the ninth day of September in the lunar calendar,hold ritual celebrations for the birthday of the Jiuhuang in Taoist temples,temples and other places.In this process,people worship the "Chao Jiuhuang" ritual and the gods to pray for good health.Except for Zhejiang,Guangdong,Hebei and Jiangxi,Southeast Asia is also widely spread.The unique regional environment in Gannan has created the folk beliefs of polytheism,such as ancestor worship,ghost worship,geomantic omen worship and so on."Chao Jiuhuang" ritual is one of the most representative ceremonies,which embodies the local people’s ideas..From the multi-disciplinary perspectives of national music,sociology,anthropology and folklore,this paper analyses and expounds the ritual content.Through the use of ethnomusicology case investigation methods,based on field work to obtain first-hand information,The full text is divided into four chapters,which include geography,humanities,folk beliefs,related concepts of the "Chao Jiuhuang",cultural space,ritual records,music ontology analysis,and cultural interpretation of ritual music.The first chapter,related information about "Chao Jiuhuang" in Gannan.The author consults the relevant information and makes a systematic introduction through pictures and words in view of the geographical,cultural environment and folk beliefs in Gannan.At the same time,the related concepts and distribution characteristics of "Jiuhuang" are elaborated.The second chapter,records "Chao Jiuhuang" ritual.detailed records of two actual cases,including cultural space,general situation,ritual process,etc.The three chapter,the music analysis of the "Chao Jiuhuang" Ritual in Gannan.According to the on-the-spot investigation of the recording of video and audio recordings,this paper makes a comprehensive analysis of music classification,rhythm and melody structure,and summarizes its music characteristics.The fifth chapter,cultural interpretation of the ritual music of the "Chao Jiuhuang" in Gannan.The author mainly discusses the inheritance mode and symbolic culture of the ritual.In addition,through the analysis of the historicity and synchronicity of ritual music,it reveals that ethnic groups have the characteristics of "self-organization" and development of things has the characteristics of "curvature".On this basis,it emphasizes the attention to the diversity of traditional culture.