Research Of Xiang Xi Yuan Ling Folk Song

Xiang Xi Yuan Ling folk songs circulate on Xiang Xi Yuan Shui and Youshui area. They arelabor songs that were impromptu created and were verbally singed by Yuan Ling people whenthey transport on river and do farming labors for a long time. It has become an independentschool in Hunan Province culture. The writer grows up at Xiang Xi Yuan Ling, who is veryfamiliar with Yuan Ling folk songs and is deeply attracted. The heroic and rough horns, theloud and sharp folk songs, the long mild and indirect ditties, are all left deep imprint in mymind. At the same time, the writer finds that Yuan Ling folk song has its special singing style,like trill, appoggiatura, portamento, mordent, and other singing run-cavity skill. The cleverprocessing that combines saying and singing makes folk song rough but not impoliteness,makes ditty lyric and a little vixenish. It highlights strong, optimism, enthusiasm, frankcharacter of Yuan Ling people. The writer as a Yuan Ling people, has deep love for Yuan Lingmusic, especially its folk songs. At present, less and less people sing Yuan Ling folk song, theauthor as a musical student and researcher deeply feels that something has to do for it. This isalso the purpose of writing this paper.This paper is according to historical materials, comprehensive documents, field studiesand the experience of the writer singing Yuan Ling folk songs for many years. It is supportedby the relevant theory and the singing method of folk music. It has made a describe ofYuan Ling folk song in detail. Exclude introduction and epilogue, the paper has four parts: partone introduces the source of Xiang Xi Yuan Ling folk song, part two introduce the classes andfeatures of Xiang Xi Yuan Ling folk song, part three introduces the singing exploration ofXiang Xi Yuan Ling folk song, and part four introduces the inheritance and development ofYuan Ling folk song. The writer expects more and more people know the Yuan Ling historicculture, protect this intangible cultural heritage, analyze and research the Yuan Ling folk song,put forward specific protective measures. Through this research paper, wish it can make apositive role for spreading Yuan Ling folk music culture and motivate people to pay attentionand protect folk music.