Performance form:

According to the old artists, the book of Shanzhou gongs and drums is in the form of sitting and singing. Starting from the ancient respect for the three emperors, the opening gongs and drums must be played for a while to create an atmosphere and attract the audience, so it is called "gong and drum books" Accompanied by zi, gongs, drums, and zither, string instruments were gradually added. The main instruments used were four-stranded strings, so the local people also called it "four-stranded string book". The book classes are mostly blind artists. Each book class ranges from four or five people to as many as seven or eight people. Each person plays different characters in different silvers according to the identity and personality of different characters. One or two people can also perform. , Self-singing.

Music features:

Aria music tunes are mainly "symbol" tunes, most of which are set to F or G tunes. The vocal tunes belong to the plate cavity body, and the vocal slate styles include slow plates, second plates, ligatures, simple sentences, flyboards, curved sub-chambers, and interboards. , Stay small, etc.

language feature:

The vocal language of the gongs and drums is sung in the Fenhe dialect of the Central Plains mandarin in western Henan and southern Jinan. The structure of the vocal sentences is mostly up and down sentences, and the "seven-character sentences" and "cross-sentences" are used, and occasionally there are "five-character sentences". The gongs and drums are rap music, so the vocabulary and language are very closely combined, especially when singing rural themes, dialects and local languages are used more.

Historical Origins:

Shanzhou Gong and Drum Books can be traced back to ancient times. According to the repertoire, the sing book belongs to the seven-character word form, with the narrative as the main and the endorsement as the supplement. The content has not yet found any plots of acting and singing, and there are no traces of the influence of the opera and its sing, so The origin of Shanzhou Gong and Drum Book should be earlier than opera.

According to the investigation and study of the late old director Li Shanzi of the Shanxian County Cultural Museum and Kang Xisheng, the editor-in-chief of "Pu Opera Music" in Shanxi Province, the Shanzhou Luogu Book and the Pu Opera belong to Banqiu music. Singing and walking on stage became the drama in the back.

Inheritance significance:

As a rare traditional opera drama, Shaanxi Gong and Drum Book existed before the drama was born. It has distinct regional characteristics and outstanding artistic value.

First, because there is less communication between blind artists, the tracks and music basically maintain the original ecology and have very precious historical material value. In addition, its tune music and performance forms are of great significance for studying the development and evolution of Chinese Quyi.

Secondly, the blind entertainer expresses the storyline through sitting and singing rhythm and music performance. One person can operate seven or eight musical instruments at the same time, which can be called China's "drums" and "jazz". One person can play multiple roles at the same time, and the skill of timbre transformation is superb. This unique form of singing is incomparable to other "sister" arts, and therefore has unique artistic charm and value.

Traditional repertoire:

More than 30 parts including "Lu Mengzheng Kiln", "Luo Chengsuan Gua" and so on.