The Artistic Characteristics Of The Song And Dance Drama "Taihang Niang"

During the War of Resistance Against Japan,countless young women have used their own milk to nurture the descendants of the Eighth Route Army at the foot of the Tai-hang Mountains.They have risked their lives and used their weak shoulders to prop up the backbone of the Tai-hang Mountains.The Milk Niang are a group of heroes who have capable of evoking praises and tears.The song and dance drama of Zuoquan Hua Opera,The Milk Niang of Tai-hang Mountains is divided into six parts: Prologue,Four scenes(Club Fire,On Fire,Meet Again,Deep Feeling)and Epilogue.The lyrics and scriptwriters of this drama inherit and carry forward the two traditional art forms of “Kai Hua Diao” and “Xiao Hua Xi” and small of Zuo Quan County in Shanxi Province,and retain their original performance forms.Compared with the previous song and dance dramas,this drama has some innovations in music creation.On the accompaniment instruments,the use of Shanxi folk musical instruments and Shanxi opera accompaniment instruments such as Jinhu,Si-wa-kuai,flute,Gongs and drums Brakes,combined with the way of large-scale symphony orchestra.The comprehensive use of modern lighting,stage property and stage design make the visual and auditory of this drama shocking,the scene is grand,and has strong local characteristics,extremely strong impact force and appeal.By referring to relevant literature and materials,interviewing some teachers and a few graduate students in this area,this article adopts a combination of comprehensive literature,field surveys,video observations and interviews to further research the music features of The Milk Niang of Tai-hang Mountains.This article will be carried out through the following aspects:1?Creation Background of The Milk Niang of Tai-hang MountainsThrough the introduction of the creation background of the song and dance drama and the synopsis of the plot with Qiaomei as the main character clues to analyzing the artistic elements contained in the drama,and have an overall and clear understanding of this large-scale flower drama.It lays a foundation for further discussion in the following text.2?Artistic Characteristics of The Milk Niang of Tai-hang MountainsThis part makes a detailed analysis of the music features of Zuo Quan folk song.Combining the music features of Zuo Quan folk song to make an analysis and discussionon the features of music creation and dance art of this drama,and then highlights the key points and difficulties of this article.3?Characterization of The Milk Niang of Tai-hang MountainsThe group of Milk Niang in the song and dance drama is the epitome of all the Milk Niang Masses in the Tai-hang Mountains areas.Qiaomei is the typical figure and main character in this song and dance drama,so the image of Qiaomei is a model of all the Milk Niang in the whole Taihang Mountains areas.Combining the image of Qiaomei with music in the plot,the author explores the relationship between music and characters and the role played by them.4?Artistic Value of The Milk Niang of Tai-hang MountainsThrough the research and discussion of the artistic value of this drama,this article shows the readers with the red theme based on the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.There is no realistic way to describe the details of history and the brutality of war in this drama.It is focused on showing the feelings of the maternal love,the goodness and the beauty of the humanity of the Milk Niang in Tai-hang Mountains areas and the simple folk tradition and honest folk customs in Zuo Quan.