A Study Of The JingHu Accompaniment Artistry In Traditional PeKing Opera

By means of Ethnomusicology, the thesis tries to throw light on the regular patterns of JingHu accompaniment in traditional PeKing Opera in perspective for the first time.Firstly, it elucidates systematicly on the development of the instrument's construction and the establishment of its"leading position" in the "PiHuangQiang" accompaniment band of PeKing Opera. Investigating the evolution procedure of JingHu, it gives regarding the tone colour of "clearness, brightness", the distinctive construction and its "leading position" in accompaniment performance in PeKing Opera.Secondly, it analyzes profoundly the formation of the art patterns of JingHu accompaniment music, referring to GongDiao, craftsmanship, ordinary formula characteristics, individual style of different sect and so on. Furthermore, it illuminates on the formation procedure of the art patterns as well as the formation cause. In reference to his own performance practice, the author also shous the connection between the application of the art patterns of JingHu accompaniment music and the necessity of concrete music performance.Thirdly, owing to large amount of biographical material about traditional musicians, the author analyzes in a large space the musician's functions as well as the musicians themselves in different perspective.therefore fills the gaps in the research onPeKing Opera musicians. On the basis of such steps, the author shows the accompaniment artistry of traditional PeKing Opera and the stylistic characteristics of its performance. Meanwhile, the author investigates profoundly the band organization of traditional PeKing Opera,the economics base, the communication way between musicians and spectators, etc.Finally, the thesis reveals the most outstanding aesthetic characteristic in JingHu accompaniment artistry, such as "ZhuZouXing" and "ChengShiXing". Morever, the author comes to conclusion that the two intergrowth aesthetic characteristics mentioned above are universal in accompaniment artistry of traditional Chinese Opera.