The Research On The Inheritors Of Big Suona Horn In Linxian County Of Shanxi Province

The big suona horn in Linxian county of Shanxi province is a traditional skill which has rooted in the folk for a long time and has closely linked with the folk life of the masses.It is a significant part of the local intangible cultural heritage which has a long history and some distinct geographical features.During a long time,a large number of folk artists are very active on the stage of big suona horn.Their presence has made outstanding contribution to the protection,inheritance and innovation of Suona art.Simultaneously,this ancient art brings them many benefits both on the spiritual and material sides.But with the development of history and some changes of times,this traditional folk art is facing some unprecedented challenges and setbacks.For this folk art,it is facing the predicament which is caused by the changes of times.For these artists,they are also confronting with the crisis of the art lost.Based on this background,the author chose the inheritors of big suona horn in Linxian county as the breakthrough and concern points of this research and also tried to use some research methods,such as literature analysis,field research and oral history to explore regional characteristics of Linxian county in Shanxi province,which can detailed emerge the past and present time of the big suona horn and its inheritors in Linxian county.The author hopes that this research could provide a reference case for the research of folk group artists.The regional characteristic of Linxian suona is that,it is close to the Yellow River and the voice of it is very vigorous and rough which brings the aroma of Yellow River.It is a kind of folk art which accompanied with the masses for a long time.The principal part of this article mainly discusses in four aspects,including the history development of suona horn in Linxian county,the inheritance mode of this art and some information of this artist group like their learning experiences,organization forms,performance situations,family lives and theirsocial positions.At the same time,based on the time,before and after the reform and open,this article also differentiates and compares the different organization forms of Linxian suona and discusses detailed in their performance places,performance forms and songs.At last,this article focuses on the existence status of these folk artists and puts forward some protect strategies to solve these faced problems of big suona in Linxian county,which could bring some suggestions for the protection and inheritance of big suona horn.