Henan Xinxiang "zhongzhou Drums" Investigation And Research

Is located in xinxiang of henan province zhao di,8km to the south of the village fairy stoneinscription records the origin of the zhongzhou drums in the temple, zhao di long drum culture. Zhao dialso who was known as "zhao dike drums" village.Zhongzhou drums also called "zhao dike drums","zhongzhou dong drum". Has a history of more than400years ago, the government, old actor, villagers as well as many academics of unremitting efforts, afterseveral generations of tradition continues today, with the rich in the central plains culture are inseparable.First of all, zhongzhou drums on the instrument shape, fully embodies the characteristics of the "big", bigvolume, sound loud and so on, explain the characteristics of the zhongyuan people’s honest and guileless.Second, zhao dike zhongzhou drums on the collocation of actors on the adornment of clothing and MusicalInstruments in line with the "China wind", is given priority to with red, yellow, green, and actors on theclothing of embroidered embroidered dragon, actress chicken, drumsticks and cymbal dance tied with red,green silk, so it is to watch the effect, have also conforms to the drum of historical connotation. This paperon the Musical Instruments of zhongzhou drums, performing forms, drum spectrum, rhythm, tempo, and soon, using the study method of musicology, especially in the case of drum spectrum, in view of thezhongzhou drums with the drum, considering that it’s a score, no to drums, cymbals, cymbals and otherinstruments of the score, the author put out the score of each instrument is analyzed, it is never in the paststudies, and, in the study of its own characteristics at the same time, to dig deeper into the inner meaning ofzhongzhou drums. Believe that also can for future scholars study lay a certain foundation.Zhongzhou drums as state-level non-material cultural heritage, has the attention of the government,academics, and other classes, such as calls for government funding, scholars and so on, it also by notoptimistic to the current situation of basic survival, however, if you want to make it survive for a long time,let children know more about traditional Chinese music, it now has a lot of space for development.Zhongzhou drums today become the dike villagers zhao second career, also brought a certain income forthe village, but subsequent power shortage, propaganda and a series of problems has been presented,therefore, this article also inheritance and protection of zhongzhou drums put forward some own thinking.