What is the singing method of hanging gourd with gold thread?

The singing method of hanging gourd with gold thread is yangxi.

Yang opera is divided into inner altar and outer altar. The inner altar master should do things, while the outer altar master should sing. Men and women, regardless of their voices, have successively formed plate changes such as guiding plate, rolling plate, parting plate, shouting, wailing, first-class, second-class, third-class and flowing water, which is characterized by the combination of true and false voices.

Most of the singing methods in minor songs retain the characteristics of primitive folk songs, and the commonly used ones are men's grinding songs, women's grinding songs, Carex songs, incense lamp tunes, Liang Shantiao, flower-watching tunes, fortune-telling tunes, guessing tunes, ten beats, singing ancient songs, twenty-eight nights, big four and three streams, etc.

Zhangjiajie Yang Opera originated in the middle of Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 300 years. It belongs to North Road Yang Opera. The singing method is characterized by the singing method of "hanging a gourd with golden thread", that is, the combination of true and false voices when singing, the true voice in the lyrics and the falsetto in the drawl.

Inheriting cultural genes

Zhangjiajie Yangxi bears the genes of Tujia culture and embodies the wisdom and unique aesthetic taste of the people in this area who conform to nature and live an optimistic life. Through the appreciation and understanding of Yang Opera, we can appreciate the essence of local folk culture to the greatest extent and grasp the local context.

Studying Yang Opera can not only play an important role in studying the cultural history, customs, hobbies, production and life, as well as political, economic and social changes in Zhangjiajie and even Xiangxi.

The lyrics of Zhangjiajie Yangxi Opera are mainly in Zhangjiajie dialect, with clear levels and rhymes, and there are five tones of "Yang Ping", "Shang", "Qu" and "Rusheng". The singing of Yangxi opera belongs to the folk song structure, and there are 18 major tones, which are divided into positive and minor tones. Orthodox tune is mainly tune, and there are other tunes, such as toad fishing, money tune, clown tune, yin tune, compassion tune, Beihe tune and so on.