A Study On The Music Of Funeral Ceremony Of Yi Ethnic Group In Xiaomiduo Village,zhenxiong County

Funeral ceremony is one of the most traditional and representative folk activities,as well as one of the important rituals of life.The funeral ceremony of different ethnic grops has their own distinctive ethnic cultural characteristics,and the music used in the funeral ceremony is more representative and valuable for research.For the Yi people,the traditional customs accumulated in the long-term life practice of the funeral ceremony have higher symbolic significance than the form,and are also the epitome of the Yi People’s belief world.The music in the ritual activities is closely related to their ethnic belief culture.Based on the investigation and Research on the ritual and music related to Xiaomiduo Yi’s funeral,the author finds that the local funeral ritual music is an activity that follows certain rules and is a cultural phenomenon that is performed under special criteria,representing the aesthetic concept and psychological characteristics of some social groups.In ritual music,folklore and religion are compatible,and have a certain cohesion.It is a special carrier and expression way of culture,just like the Yi people,it symbolizes the cultural connotation of Yi people.It is not only the traditional culture of Yi people,but also a part of traditional folk music in China.The text will investigate the cultural background and historical origin of the Yi ethnic group in Xiaomiduo village,objectively describe the funeral ceremony,find the ultimate purpose of the funeral ceremony,analyze and discuss the music in the ceremony,discuss the function and structural characteristics of the ritual music in the ceremony,elaborate its cultural connotation and functional significance,and hope the traditional ritual of the Yi ethnic group in Xiaomiduo village and folk music art can be valued and protected.