Analysis The Artistic Features And The Singing Style Of Yiyang "Hunahan" Folk Songs

Yiyang located in the north of Hunan province,in Yangtze Plain,in the South Bank of Dongting Lake,is a famous abundant place in Jiangnan region.This abundant place breeds many bright folk artistic cultures,integrating with Chinese folk arm forms,work song,folk song and rap.Taojiang county situated in the west of Yiyang city,is famous for a small river in its border,Taohua River.In 1930 s,“Taohua River is the net of beauty” sang by Li Jinhui was popular among China,endowing mystery color on this land and wining honor from Motherland.Each place has its own way of supporting its own inhabitants,and music artistic culture born in this land also has its own unique local features.“Hunahan” is an unique folk song in Daligang town,upstream of Taojiang county and its music style has special local character,free rhythm,and uplifting tune.“Hunahan” is the production of farming civilization,people conveying feelings or ideas when working at farm or on festival or in life.As a music expression form for leading off emotion,its singing forms are various,such as solo,ensemble,antiphonal singing,one singing leader with harmony and so on.“Hunahan” is be singing in dialect,and the song is like the its name: “Hu” indicates that singer can edit and create lyrics by his emotion when singing,with strong improvisation.Prolongation of tune,down the sound,grace note and trill using make the melody have a lingering charm and afford for thought.The seed and growth of art and its derivation and development are formed in a certain social circumstance and humanistic condition.“Hunahan” is not the “elegance” art but its unique art expression represents the place and folks.Among music artistic forms with different styles and many genres,“Huhanna” has existed and developed by its special character.This passage divided into five chapters discuss the folk song types of Yiyang area,the discussion based on the artistic features and the singing style of “Hunahan” chapter by chapter,put forward an objective view of its development and inheritance at last.This passage synthesized with vocal singing,field trip,document literature checking and other research methods has made a systematic research on the root of “Hunahan” and its vocalization skills,artistic feature and so on.And combined with local language,it proposes an exploratory discussion on development and inheritance of good elements in this art form,wishing to contribute to develop and expand excellent national music culture.