The Research On Ying Zhou Gu Diao Antient Tunes

Chong Ming School is the one of the five Pipa Schools in the Jiangnan region (sooth of Yangtze river) in the early 20th century. According to the research, the history of Chong Ming school can trace back to the Qing dynasty of the Kangxi emperor in three hundred years ago. Ying Zhou Ancient Tunes are the succession pieces of the Chong Ming school.The reason for the uniqueness of the Chong Ming School among the five schools is partly because of its gentle and elegant performing style, and partly because of the tunes of the 44 pieces in its representative works are totally different from the thirteen cycles of the other school, with the only same piece-Ambush from All Sides-but possessing its own particular performing styles.First, the essay is aimed at the discussion the external factors that influence the Ying Zhou Ancient Tunes in the terms of the knowledge of the geographical culture and the artistic activities of in the regions of the Chong Ming school.Then,by mesas of the deep research on esthetie charaeters and the performing techniques and the specific comparison with the styles of other schools, the essay want to have a better understanding and perceptions to the performing style of the Chong Ming school.The modem education and performance of pipa is deeply influenced by the traditional arts. As a part of the traditional Chinese cultures, pipa performing schools have given rise to the social attention that in the process of "Application of the culture Legacy" in Shanghai, among which is the succession and protection of the Chong Ming school.Therefore, the study on the Chong Ming school and its representative works Ying Zhou Ancient Tunes is a very significant research subject, with which we can have a better understanding, protection, and succession of Chong Ming school.