Research On The Origin Of Taiwan Beiguan Opera Music

Taiwan Beiguan is one of the important music types in Taiwan.In the traditional society of Taiwan,Beiguan was an indispensable part of folk rituals such as weddings and funerals,deity processions,and so on.Beiguan opera can be divided into four categories: Beiguan opera,Xiqu,Xianpu,and Paizi.The main research object of this paper is Beiguan Opera(commonly known as "Beiguan opera," "Luantan," and so on).This paper aims to make a preliminary comparison of the music content between Beiguan opera and many operas in the mainland and select that there is a certain correlation between Beiguan opera and Kunqu Opera,Xiqin opera and Fujian Guangdong Hanju.Then,from the aspects of repertoire and ability,opera deity belief,singing type,musical instrument and band,music form,and so on,discuss and textual research that there is a close relationship in music between Beiguan Banxian opera and Kunqu Opera,Gulu opera and Xiqin opera,Xinlu opera,and Fujian Guangdong Hanju.The first chapter mainly discusses the cultural concept of Beiguan and the terms and schools of Beiguan.The first part,according to the historical data and the musical characteristics of Beiguan,combs and classifies many names of Beiguan one by one,and analyzes and discusses the concept of Beiguan put forward by different scholars.The second part mainly summarizes and arranges the terms and schools of Beiguan.The second chapter is mainly divided into two parts: Banxian opera and its cultural connotation,and the origin of Banxian opera music.In the first part,I introduce the "Banxian opera" which appeared earlier in history,explain its performance procedure,content and Qupai,and intuitively analyze the cultural connotation of the Beiguan Banxian opera.The second part mainly compares Beiguan Banxian opera with Kunqu Opera and "Kunqiang" related dramas in Guangdong Hanju,and finally concludes that "Kunqiang" in Guangdong Hanju can be regarded as the source of Banxian opera music.The third chapter first combs the repertoire of the Beiguan Gulu opera and summarizes its singing characteristics.The second part compares and compares the music content of Beiguan Gulu opera and Xiqin opera from the aspects of the script,common musical instruments,opera singing,music form,opera deity and custom,and concludes that the music of Xiqin opera can be regarded as the source of Beiguan Gulu opera music.Finally,I compare Beiguan Gulu opera "Meiliangchuan" with Kunqu Opera "Wentan," Beiguan Gulu opera "Daoqi" and Kunqu Opera "Sandang," and concludes that Kunqu music can be regarded as the source of Beiguan Gulu opera music.The fourth chapter,the first part mainly discusses the repertoire and singing of Beiguan Xinlu opera and divides the repertoire into four categories according to the different singing types used in different repertoires.The second part compares the music content between Beiguan Xinlu opera and Fujian Guangdong Hanju from the aspects of opera name,role system,script,musical instruments,bands,singing type,and music form,and concludes that the music of Fujian Guangdong Hanju can be regarded as the source of Beiguan Xinlu opera music.