Research On The Contemporary Inheritance And Change Of Poyang Fishing Songs

Poyang fishing song is the most representative folk music form in Poyang County,which began to flourish in the Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties,and is the emotional expression of Poyang fishermen’s arduous fishing life,their yearning for love,and their understanding of truth,and the artistic crystallization of fishermen’s production and life.In the daily life of Poyang fishermen,it has many functions such as driving away boredom,entertaining and educating,and courting.However,with the implementation of the fishing ban policy in some waters of Poyang Lake in the 80 s of the 20 th century,and the emergence of fishing boat operations in modern society,the living inheritance of the people faced various difficulties,but with the joint efforts of the state,society and individuals,Poyang fishing songs were included in the third batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage list of Jiangxi Province in 2013,welcoming new changes and developments with a more inclusive attitude.Therefore,each township along the lake in Poyang County,Shangrao City,Jiangxi Province was selected as the field point,and the research methods of ethnomusicology,music history,etc.,were integrated to place Poyang fishing songs in the social and cultural environment on which they depended,and to conduct all-round investigation and research on Poyang fishing songs.The inheritance and change of Poyang fishing songs in the contemporary context are deeply discussed,and the research results have important theoretical value for the protection,inheritance and development of Poyang fishing songs,and provide an important reference for the research of fishing songs in Poyang Lake area and even other parts of China.In addition to the introduction and conclusion,this article is divided into four parts:The first part discusses the cultural style and water god belief of Poyang Lake attached to Poyang fishing songs from the perspective of living environment and cultural background.The second part is based on the field investigation carried out by the two main inheritance subjects of Poyang,official and non-governmental,to investigate the current situation and protection process of contemporary inheritance of Poyang fishing songs.The third part analyzes the musical characteristics and song-song-song relationship of Poyang Fishing Song from the aspects of lyric text,melody and song structure.The fourth part discusses the inheritance and changes of Poyang fishing songs in contemporary times,starting from the inheritance subject,inheritance carrier and inheritance project ontology.From the changes of Poyang fishing songs in the past 50 years,explore the changes and immutability in their circulation.