Xi Chuan Qu Opera Research

Located at the junction of the three provinces of Henan,Hubei,Shaanxi and Xichuan County,the county’s northwest and Shaanxi Shangnan connected,southwest and Hubei Utopia County,Danjiangkou,Laohekou adjacent,known as "land through Qin and Jin,water up to Wu and Chu".Xichuan County is not only the intersection of Jingchu culture and Central Plains culture,its cultural lineage also flows with the Qin wind and Jin charm.It is a branch of Nanyang Qu Opera.Xi Chuan Qu Opera is based on Nanyang’s major tunes,and has been developed by absorbing local folk songs and ditties,as well as Shan-Shaan Meitou Opera,Han Opera(Er Reed Opera),and Yue Tun.This paper consists of three major parts: introduction,text,and conclusion,and the text is divided into four chapters.In the introductory part,the author introduces the reasons and significance of Xichuan opera as a research object,and composes the research results of previous people through extensive data collection.The author visited Xing Shuqing in Xichuan County by chance and was able to understand the past life of Xichuan opera.During the interview,I was moved by the love and perseverance of Liang Tiezhu,Xing Shuqing,Wu Yanqing,Ou Lianying,Zhang Xuezeng,Liu Leihua and other teachers for Xichuan opera,and I could not calm down after returning to school.After that,I collected a wide range of literature,listened to recordings,and established a research idea about Xichuan opera.The first chapter is about the origin of Xichuan opera.The first chapter analyzes the geographical and humanistic environment of Xichuan,from the ancient musical instruments such as the Han white jade reed pipes and bells excavated from the tomb of the "Yin Zigeng" of Xichuan County and the importance of folk witch songs and witch dances in the Chu area,which proves the long history of ancient opera and music and dance in Xichuan.The town of Jingziguan in Xichuan County has a long history,with eight provincial chambers of commerce,promoting the intersection of the art of opera in this area.At the beginning of the founding of the country,there were more than one hundred ancient opera buildings remaining in Xichuan County.At the same time,the folk songs in Xichuan are rich in resources and are a wonder in the art of folk songs in Henan.Among them,the gong and drum songs,toad buzzing and Danjiang horn are the most representative.The founder of Xichuan opera,Liang Xiangge,was taught by Tang Yinhuo,the sage of Nanyang major tunes,and the repertoire of Xichuan opera,such as "Wang Baoshu" and "Heavenly River Matching",uses more complete tunes of major tunes.Finally,the relationship between Xichuan opera and Shan-Shaan Meidu opera is close,and the exchange and fusion between Xichuan opera and Shan-Shaan Meidu opera is more obvious because of their geographical proximity.The second chapter is the status of the Xi Chuan opera societies.From the early Xi Chuan opera societies,we can get a glimpse of the time when Xi Chuan opera was on stage and its initial appearance.The early Xi Chuan opera troupes were small in number and limited in scope of activity to the county,and most of their plays were old plays such as "Fox Fairy Haunting the School","Flower Court Meeting" and "An An Sends Rice".As a county-level professional troupe,the Xichuan County Opera Troupe has produced a large number of famous choreographers and actors,such as Liang Xiangge,Mao Wenbing,Di Huailiang,Liang Tiezhu,Xing Shuqing and Wu Yanqing.The most glorious period in the history of Xichuan County Qu Opera Troupe was the staging of "Cailou Matching" to the five consecutive plays "Wang Baoshu",with famous actors and quality plays driving Xichuan Qu Opera to glory.The third chapter is a study of representative Xi Chuan opera repertoire,and the most classic Xi Chuan opera "Wang Baoshu" and "Tianhe Matching" are selected for analysis.The opera "Wang Baosushi" has been transplanted and adapted by the Lushan Qu Opera Troupe,the Pingdingshan Qu Opera Troupe,the Nanyang Qu Opera Troupe,the Luoyang Qu Opera Troupe,and the Henan Qu Opera Troupe,and it has also been performed by the Yu Opera,the Yueh Tune,the Dao Shu,and the Er Jie Xin.However,this masterpiece is difficult to adapt to the current Qu Opera stage performance,and the author has given some thoughts to it in the text.As one of the most representative works of Mr.Liang Xiangge,the opera "Tianhe Matching" is remarkable both in terms of script conception and music composition.The fourth chapter is a study of the current situation of Xi Chuan Qu Opera and its heritage protection.This is to meet the needs of the grassroots people in terms of cultural diversity,but it is a departure from the original purpose of the Xichuan Qu Opera Troupe,which is not conducive to the promotion and development of Xichuan Qu Opera.Inheritance and development of Xichuan opera,can not forget the contribution of the old generation of artists for Xichuan opera.The rehearsal of the classic repertoire,the training of young talents and the constant reform and innovation are necessary to keep up with the development of the times.