Research On Gansu Yongdeng Shadow Play

“Yongdeng shadow play” is the only remaining shadow play art in Lanzhou,with a history of more than 100 years.The singing of Yongdeng shadow play comes from Qin opera,which gradually forms its own unique musical style due to the influence of local dialect and singing mode;In terms of band composition,Yongdeng shadow play has more of its own“jargon”and characteristic musical instruments;In the light and shadow art of Yongdeng shadow play,it has a unique title different from other shadow play,such as the rope hanging the filmmaker and end props in the "backstage",which is locally called“xiashouwu line” and“shangshouwu line”in Yongdeng.In terms of performance,Yongdeng shadow play has the unique skill of performing “many people,many horses and many guns”by one person.However,for such a drama with its own unique artistic characteristics,the current academic research on Yongdeng shadow play is very weak,and the situation of Yongdeng shadow play is declining.Under the impact of modern life,people’s interest in Yongdeng shadow play is also gradually losing.Therefore,the author can’t see Yongdeng shadow play,one of the operas in his hometown,declining day by day,and needs to strengthen the inheritance and protection of Yongdeng shadow play.More importantly,this study has historical,academic and social value.The first chapter is the introduction,which explains the research purpose and significance,research status at home and abroad,research ideas and methods.The second chapter mainly introduces the geographical environment of Yongdeng shadow play;Secondly,it introduces the historical origin and troupe of Yongdeng shadow play.The third chapter makes an in-depth study on the singing music of Yongdeng shadow play.First of all,it explains the representative dramas of Yongdeng shadow play “Fang fan”,“San Niang Jiao Zi ”and “the romance of Fengshen”.Secondly,through the comparison between Yongdeng shadow play and Qin opera in terms of lyrics structure and Banlu,it is concluded that the singing used in Yongdeng shadow play is Qin opera,but Yongdeng shadow play is affected by local language and other aspects,and its melody tone is different from Qin opera.Here,the author will explain it by using the pitch curve diagram and the pitch trend comparison diagram of tune cavity analyzed by logic pro(10.4.4).Finally,the second tone and the phenomenon of “wind stirring snow” in Yongdeng shadow play are studied.The fourth chapter studies the band composition of Yongdeng shadow play.Firstly,it studies the melody instruments in the band,including Banhu,erhu and suona;Percussion instruments,including Beijing Drum,war drum,tooth,fan,big gong,small gong and Bangzi.The fifth chapter studies Yongdeng shadow play as light and shadow art,mainly from two aspects: 1 Study the performance field of Yongdeng shadow play;2.Study the problems of filmmaker manipulation and shadow puppet stunt performance.The sixth chapter mainly studies the inheritance and protection of Yongdeng shadow play,which is on the verge of loss.