Gannan,called as Southern Gan during the Song and Ming dynasties,in which Gannan Folk Song come into being with thousands of years of innovation and communication by local people and soon became popular.The traditional folk songs in Gannan area of Jiangxi Province are called Gannan folk songs.There are different types,various topics as well as many contents of folk songs,which was all the rage as a kind of art form then,spread by local people while singing.Some of those were preservated,but the others were lost."Turtledove tune" is The most representative of these folk songs,which is famous for its lightly rhythm,beautiful melody and vivid lyrics thoughout the country,and is very worthy of study.This article begins at the history and background of "Turtledove tune",and then focuses on its artistic features and singing techniques to reseach the unique artistic features of classical folk songs and "Turtledove tune" as well. |