Folk songs, ballads, narrative songs, sad songs, religious songs, etc. Folk songs are mostly sung by young people or men and women in the fields and mountains. Some express their love, praise their hometown and celebrate a happy life, while others improvise. There are two kinds of folk songs in Dehong area: "Shouma" and "Shoutongmao". ① Shouts in mangshi, Yingjiang and other places can be divided into Cheng Zi folk songs (called "Shoule Meng" in Dai language, which is a popular folk song in towns) and Bazi folk songs (called "Shoule Jie" in Dai language, which is a popular folk song in rural areas). The former is softer and the latter is clearer. The popular shouting styles in different places are similar, and the basic characteristics of music are: lyrical melody, multi-purpose progressive and small jump, gong, Shang, Yu and Zheng modes are more common, and sometimes the modes alternate within the structure or deviate from the subordinate direction. Ancient folk songs (called "Hu Ban Matao" in Dai language) and folk songs popular in the covered areas (called "Hu Danma" in Dai language) can be classified as Huma, but their styles are slightly different. The following example is the mangshi Chengzi folk song of Dehong: ② Shout Tong Mao, which is a folk song circulating in Ruili. The music is hearty, multi-modal and free in rhythm. The tune jumps seven degrees in the middle and jumps up and down continuously at the end, which is quite distinctive. When the same tenor is used to sing love songs for men and women, it is called "Shouting will be cool", which refers to Aika. Ruili is also popular with the folk songs "Shouliang Dai" and "Shouleng Dang" in the Dai area of Myanmar, with unique music. The following example is "Shout Must Be Sunny" by Dehong Ruili: The tunes of Dai folk songs in Xishuangbanna are basically the same as love songs, with fresh beats, clear accents and lively music. The melody is mainly progressive and small jumps, with seven or eight jumps in the middle, mostly in Gongdiao, but mainly in sign and horn.
The folk songs in Jinping area, called "Soul Mao Sao" in Dai language, are sung by young men and women at night, accompanied by A Qin. The tunes are mostly Gongdiao, but they end with a sign. In addition, Yuanjiang and Jinggu have different styles of folk songs. The ballads include Shouxiu (parrot song), Shouwu Oh (ballad), Shounuanhong (running water song), Sanghong (phoenix love poem tune), Tuo, Sen and so on. The first show, literally translated as Qingge, is a kind of folk song used to sing love poems or narrative poems, which is popular in Dehong Ruili, mangshi and other places. The tune is full of chanting, similar to drum tune, and is often sung by middle-aged and elderly people at home. ② In Dehong Ruili area, it is popular to shout "Oh, Wu" and "Warm". The former is full of intonation, while the latter is strong in singing, and the feathering mode with inflections is often used. (3) Sang Hong, an ancient form of poetry popular in Xishuangbanna, is also a long lyric poem expressing the sincere love of young people, with a song book circulating. Singing is similar to Zanha tune, with free melody according to words, which can be matched with money, GUI, etc. , or oratorio. (4) Ye, Suo and Sen are popular in Meng 'a area on the border of Menglian County. Tui's music is more lyrical, the speed is slightly free, and more feathering mode is adopted. Dolo, a bowstring instrument, is often used to accompany him when he sings. Suo's music is more active and has a faster rhythm, and mostly adopts the Shang mode. Mori has a strong melody, mostly feathering mode. When singing, Suo and Sen are accompanied by plucked instruments.
The Dai language of elegy is called "calling for details and calling for the sea", including "calling for the sea", "calling for the sea", "calling for a sigh" and "calling for a bomb", which are all over Dehong. (1) Shouting at the sea means crying in Dai language, which is performed by women crying and singing at funerals. (2) Calling Sister Hai Sai, when the girl got married, the mother and daughter cried and sang, and the lyrics showed their reluctance. The tunes of the two are basically the same, the range is not wide, the melody is like the decomposition of Gong Yin's triad, and the long sound at the end of the sentence is often accompanied by a strong glide. (3) shout Gui, meaning Song. (4) Shout and jump, which means oral string songs. You don't have to be accompanied by an instrument when you sing, but you often sing when you are sad. The religious songs in Dehong area have tunes such as worshipping Buddha, chanting scriptures, pouring water for blessing and so on. Xishuangbanna has the tune of worshipping Buddha, ascending monk, chanting fast and chanting slow. In addition, there are the tune of offering sacrifices to gods reflecting primitive worship, the tune of being a teacher and mother sung by witches, and the tune of divination sung by Liu Shen and wizards. Its * * * same feature is that the tone is close to reciting. In addition, there are hypnotic songs and nursery rhymes.
Song and dance music includes peacock songs, drums, twelve horses, Ira meeting, shouting and so on. Singing on the first day of the lunar new year, rushing to swing to celebrate, accompanied by percussion instruments such as elephant foot drums. (1) Peacock Song, which is called "Shout Luo Yong" in Dai language, is popular in Dehong area, and its singing is interspersed with peacock dance's performance. Music is lively and lively, mostly in the form of tuning. (2) Drum tune, which is called "Shouting Sea Lantern" in Dai language, is popular in Dehong mangshi and Shefang, and can be divided into drum tune (Shouting Light) and drum rap tune (Shouting Light). The two types of music are similar, the former uses Gong tune and the latter uses Zheng tune; Song and dance interspersed. (3) Twelve-horse tune, which is called "Shouting circus is cool" in Dai language, is popular in Yingjiang and Lianghe areas. There are 12 young men and women wearing colored paper tied to their waists with bamboo, singing and dancing, which shows the scene of young people meeting and singing on the way to catch up with each other and the production activities in1February every year. The melody is lyrical, mostly based on business model. ④ Yilahui is a kind of mass song and dance, which is popular all over Xishuangbanna. Every year, when dragon boats set off firecrackers in the Water-splashing Festival, people sang and danced, and the atmosphere was warm. The lyrics are basically three sentences, and the music is relatively simple, mostly composed of three-tone or four-tone sequences in feathering mode. ⑤ Shouzha, a song and dance performed on the stage, was originally a tune in the folk song and dance drama of the Dai nationality in Myanmar, and also spread in Ruili area of China. Use seven-tone palace mode or sound seeking mode. The tune is cheerful, fresh and unique in style. In addition to all kinds of song and dance music mentioned above, the elephant foot drum in Dehong area is popular in Dai areas, such as elephant foot drum, peacock dance, fish dance, red deer dance, gong dance and so on, accompanied by percussion instruments.
Rap music is mainly popular in Xishuangbanna and Menglian. Dai people invite folk singers to sing, build new houses, get married and have children, and worship Buddha on holidays. This semi-professional artist is called "Zanha" in Xishuangbanna and "Wogan" in Menglian. There are Zanha tune, Wogan tune, Menglian tune and so on. It is sung by one person, accompanied by one person, and accompanied by two musical instruments, namely Gui and Gui. Melody is closely combined with language, and its rhythm is relatively stable. The music structure is basically a repeated change in paragraphs, and the lyrics are mostly rhyming. Because the structure of lyrics is free, the number and length of phrases are not fixed; Musical instrument accompaniment often forms a polyphonic relationship with the voice. Drama Music Dai drama is developed on the basis of Dai folk songs and song-and-dance music, and draws lessons from the expression means of Han drama art, and spreads to Dehong, Baoshan, Lincang and other Dai inhabited areas. Dai opera includes a variety of male and female vocals, with male voices mostly in feather mode and female voices mostly in sign mode. Since the 1950s, Dai drama has absorbed a variety of Dai folk songs and dance music, enriching the singing cavity and enhancing the expressive force of music. The aria of Dai opera is basically a section composed of upper and lower sentences, and its changes are repeated. Because the number of lyrics is more or less, the length of aria phrases is also different. In the past, Dai opera was only accompanied by drums, gongs and cymbals, and then gradually adopted a variety of national musical instruments and western stringed instruments to form a new Dai opera band. The national musical instruments of the Dai people belong to playing instruments, such as cymbals, cucurbits, clarinets and konoha. Plucked musical instruments include piano, oral string, etc. Bowstring instruments include western reeds and horn reeds. Percussion instruments include elephant foot drum, light dragon, light edge, light state, gong, cymbal and so on. The ensemble of elephant foot drum, gong and cymbal is the main form of Dai instrumental ensemble.
Since 1950s, China artists have collected, sorted out and studied the national music heritage. Zanha Association was established in Xishuangbanna to organize folk singers' singing and creative activities. Musicians of all ethnic groups have created and adapted various genres of music works, including Dai drama A Bing and Sangluo, dance drama movie music Princess Peacock, dance music peacock dance, Little Busuo, Chasing Fish, On the Road of Sending Grain, songs There is a Beautiful Place, Xishuangbanna, My Hometown and so on.