An article introducing the local culture of Zhongshan

(This may be quite famous, Baidu Encyclopedia)

Salty water songs in Zhongshan are a form of folk songs, which are mainly spread among farmers and fishermen in coastal areas and river network areas such as Zhongshan, Panyu, Zhuhai and Nanhai in Guangdong, and Tanzhou in Zhongshan is the representative area of salty water songs in the Pearl River Delta region. Salty water song is a kind of fishing song sung by fishermen in Guangzhou dialect, also known as "salty water sigh", "elder brother sigh", "elder sister sigh" and "vernacular fishing song". As early as the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, salty water songs were popular in the Pearl River Delta region. In the Pearl River Delta region, people have gradually formed the custom of answering songs in order to adjust their lives and increase the friendship between villages. Most localities set up singing platforms to compete before and after the busy farming season; During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the boat was also rocked to the middle of the river to form the "Mid-Autumn Festival Salty Water Song Challenge". The artistic feature of this edited salty water song is that it is the oldest in Tanzhou, Zhongshan, with a wide spread and rich repertoire. Up to now, the traditional singing methods are still preserved, such as Zhongshan dialect in Guangdong dialect, with "Alie" and "Ah" as the lining words and "Sister is good" and "Brother is good" as the lining sentences. The singing method is very improvisational and the tone is adjusted by words. The content of traditional salty water songs is mainly love songs, and the representative tracks are Flowers and Pearl under the Sea. The distribution center of Salt Water Ballad is in Zhongshan County, Guangdong Province. Due to different singing styles, it can be divided into "Zhongshan Salty Water Song", "Headlight Song" (salty water song popular in Zhongshan Headlight), "Ancient Beauty Song" (salty water song with the word "Gulimei") and "Gaotang Song" (salty water song popular in Gaotang area). Edit the structural analysis of this paragraph. Lyrics are the structure of sentences. The number of words in each sentence is relatively free, and the same poem (upper and lower sentences) rhymes consistently. You can change the rhyme when you change the rhyme. Duihua is a common song of "Salty Water Song" in Zhongshan. It has the same problem as the opposite flower folk songs in the north. There are local names and melodies among the singers, such as "My sister is good" and "My brother is good" appearing four times, plus "My sister is good". , "good brothers? La's two auxiliary sentences greatly increase its special local color. The structure of salty water songs: salty water songs have two forms: long sentences and short sentences, each with different tones and drawl, and the singing forms are solo and duet; Generally, it consists of the upper sentence and the lower sentence, that is, a single paragraph, which is mostly used for solo or question-and-answer duet; There are also polyphonic passages composed of four phrases; Sometimes, because of the need of the title, the interlude, or the narrative, the paragraphs will be expanded or extended, thus forming an eclectic free body, such as the Long Sentence Salty Water Song, or a long poem in narrative form, but its structure is basically maintained as a four-sentence complex sentence. Edit this paragraph to analyze the melody of "Fairy Water Song": it is based on the first and second phrases as the basic form of melody development, except that the pause at the beginning and end of the song is basically fixed, and the middle melody is expressed by two steps of progression, rising or falling, and adding and subtracting flowers around the tonic; The melody composition in the middle of a phrase is mostly "out of tune because of words", which is subject to the level of language tone and is flexible to handle. Therefore, the melody of the first paragraph is different from that of the second paragraph, but its title, ending or drawl remain unchanged, which forms the characteristics of Salt Water Song. In terms of living conditions, the rhythm of salty water songs is closely related to the daily life of water people. This is like the product of art, and there is always a "mysterious" connection with the creator of art. This connection may be a "* * * sound", a * * * sound in rhythm. The life of water residents is wobbly, because they have to row a boat, because the water will hit the hull and the boat will start to shake; Therefore, salty water songs are also composed of the basic rhythm of swinging or rowing, mainly with regular rhythm, and octaves and sixteenth tones are used alternately. Due to the needs of language and emotion, dotted notes and syncopation appear, which makes the irregular rhythm change in opposition and gives people a beautiful and smooth feeling. Listening to salty water songs is like watching the spectacular scene of Qian Fan's water race. The significance of this passage lies in that Tanzhou is the birthplace of Zhongshan folk songs. In the fifties and sixties of last century, the salty water songs of Zhongshan once flourished. During the Cultural Revolution, salty water songs were banned, and the ten-year fault had a great influence on Tanzhou salty water songs. A 70-year-old may still have a clear memory, while a 50-year-old can only sing a little. With the passage of time, famous singers such as He, Liang and so on, who have been well-known in the whole country and the whole province since the 1950s, passed away one after another. At present, there are no more than 10 people in Tanzhou who can sing salty songs systematically, and most of them are old. Coupled with the influx of foreign cultures and the changes in the cultural awareness and value orientation of the younger generation, the ecological environment of salt water pine has undergone great changes. The survey shows that most local people don't know what salty water songs are, and the endangered situation of salty water songs can be imagined. The state attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage. On May 20th, 2006, Zhongshan Xianshui Song was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.