Shui music in primitive society
The primitive social period of Shui nationality refers to the historical stage from the origin of human beings to the end of clan society. During this period, the music creation of the Shui people mostly revolved around mountains and rivers, the sun, the moon and the stars, the origin of human beings, the origin of animals and plants and so on. These oral creations often use rhymes, thus forming an ancient song close to the language, which is called "Ji Xu" (meaning to write songs) in Shuiyu.
Because its singing is more vivid and touching than the direct narration of language, it reflects some thoughts of the ancestors of the Shui people in exploring, explaining and transforming nature, so it has been widely circulated. In the process of creation and development, the ancestors of Shui people also created many gods closely related to real life, so there were corresponding sacrificial activities, and the most primitive songs and dances sprouted. The ancient song "Ji Xu" will be sung at mass gatherings and sacrificial occasions.
The content of Ji Xu's ancient songs (creation songs) can be roughly summarized into three aspects: creation; Human origin; Family struggle
"Xu Ji" is the oldest song and a "living fossil" of Shui music in ancient times.
Shui Music in Feudal Society (206 BC-65438 BC+0840 BC)
During the long feudal history, the Shui people were oppressed and exploited by slave owners, feudal dynasties, lords and landlords, and lived in poverty for generations. It can be seen that the basic point of social composition is class and class struggle, and the development of social productive forces is slow and sustained. As the economic basis, the concept of water music, as a mirror of the times and a reflection of practice, is bound to be influenced and restricted by this situation.
Therefore, the trend towards complex social life and class struggle is the content; In the works on the relationship between man and nature, the elements of fantasy are reduced, and the theme of labor is generally interpreted. People in society have replaced the illusory gods and become the protagonists of the works.
On the other hand, after the ancestors of Shui people settled in the border of Guizhou and Guangxi, their farming life was relatively stable and their national language and culture developed well because of their dense settlements. Especially in the early Ming dynasty, a large number of Han immigrants moved in, bringing advanced production technology ... and promoting economic prosperity. Economic development promotes cultural progress.
The United and harmonious folk customs, the prosperity of young men and women's social life and the frequent folk exchanges have gradually socialized folk singing activities. The Shui people have fixed singing places and festivals, and also have corresponding singing customs. Singing in life, production, love, marriage, funeral, sacrifice and festivals has become an important part of the social life of the Shui people. Folk songs reflect richer life content. For example, there have been classified and complete sets of production labor songs, and there have also been unreasonable works lamenting the disparity between the rich and the poor. In harmony with this extensive social content, the relatively simple music varieties in primitive society gradually changed, developed and stereotyped into various songs with social functions as the main features, such as single songs, double songs, fascinated songs and tune songs.
Shui nationality music in socialist society.
1949 65438+On February 6th, Sandu County was liberated by China People's Liberation Army. 1950 65438+ 10/3, Sandu County People's Government was established, and the Shui people became the masters of the new era. 1957 1.2, according to the decision, Sandu County was declared to be established. In the past, the remote and closed villages, backward production and poor people in the Shui nationality area showed its vitality. A number of new folk songs with strong spirit of the times came into being. They were based on real life, praising the party, socialism and the old customs that hindered social development.
It embodies the love and hate of the Shui people, and shows their deep feelings for socialism and yearning for a better life in the future. During this period, two new songs appeared in Shui folk music: Xinmin song and children's song.