Research On The Techniques And Artistic Style Of The Northeast Dulcimer Performance

Northeast dulcimer is one of the four schools of traditional dulcimer in China.At the national dulcimer professional seminar held in Wuhan in 1980,the four schools that have been formed were finally defined after unanimous discussion and recognition by many experts.Mr.Zhao Dianxue adapted the folk song "Imprisonment of Su Wu" into a dulcimer solo,and added a series of unique dulcimer skills,including kneading,pressing,sliding and trembling,which added the artistic connotation of "Imprisonment of Su Wu" and established the status of "Imprisonment of Su Wu" as a representative work of the Northeast dulcimer school.In terms of performance skills,Liu Xisheng’s dulcimer solo "Spring of the Red River" adopts the unique techniques of pressure and trembling in the Northeast dulcimer style,which not only enriches the performance skills of the works,but also increases the appeal and expressiveness of the works.Although the music material of this work comes from the southwest minority areas,and the performance skills are unique to the northeast,the combination of the two better reflects the regional style of the melody,rhythm and charm of the work.In this paper,the dulcimer solo "Imprisonment of Su Wu" and "Spring of the Red River" are taken as the music research objects,and the detailed discussion of the unique performance art and innovative style characteristics of the Northeast dulcimer is carried out.The first part is the introduction,mainly including the reasons for the topic,research significance and research methods.The second part introduces the origin of the formation of Yangqin school in Northeast China and the author of "Imprisonment of Su Wu",a representative work of northeast dulcimer,and "Spring of the Red River",a representative work with northeast dulcimer playing techniques,expounds the origin and background of "Imprisonment of Su Wu" and "Spring of the Red River",and analyzes the melody characteristics of the two works.The third part analyzes the performance techniques of northeast dulcimer,and the application of Chanzhu,Yinrou and Huazhu in the music.The fourth part is the analysis of the artistic style of "Imprisonment of Su Wu" and "Spring of the Red River".The author explains the unique style characteristics of northeast dulcimer from two aspects including music analysis,music structure,mode and tonality,and discusses its secondary creation in performance.