Xinglong Yangge is a traditional music item in the sixth batch of representative items of municipal intangible cultural heritage in Huai'an. Historical evolution and distribution Xinglong Yangge is a form of folk music spread in Xinglong, Guanzhen, Baoji, Tiefo and other areas of Xuyi. It is a field song sung by local people during the field management of rice fields such as transplanting and pulling out rice seedlings, commonly known as "rice seedlings". Xinglong Township and other places are located in the western part of Xuyi County, surrounded by water on all sides. The Huaihe River is surrounded in a U shape in the east and south, and the vast waters of Xia Caowan Diversion Canal and Hongze Lake in the west and north. Due to the abundant water resources and the long history of rice planting, the work is heavy during the "rice seedling season" of rice planting every year, so everyone uses songs instead of words to respond to each other, and Yangge was born, which is widely spread among the people and has been passed down for a long time. In the 1970s, the Xinglong Commune Cultural Station invited provincial and municipal music workers to go deep into the area to dig out and sort out a large number of "rice horns", and organized farmers to carry out large-scale singing, which formed a "10,000 people singing yangge" craze. After being sorted out, these yangge programs have successively participated in the art performances of counties, regions, provinces and East China. After being broadcast on the Central People's Broadcasting Station, it was officially named "Xinglong Yangge". Basic content and value Xinglong Yangge is a field song sung by farmers when they work in the rice fields; it uses songs to express emotions, relieve fatigue, and respond to each other; it pleases the body and mind, promotes communication, and enlivens the atmosphere, turning the heavy and hard rice field labor site into a singing stage where everyone participates, sings with full voice, and men and women echo each other. The singing form of Xinglong Yangge includes one person leading the others, solo singing, duet singing, etc. The genres include long narratives, short lyric songs, and improvisations. The singing contents include marriage and love between men and women, description of ancient celebrities, names of flowers in December, praise of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and love, and reflection of anecdotes and interesting events in daily life, as well as on-site teasing and mutual amusing, with a distinct folk song style. Its commonly used tunes include: Zuo He Hai, You He Hai, Yang Ban Zuo, Ge Deng Tai, Gong Gu Chong Zi, Wu Ju Ban, Si Ju Ban, Si Ju Tou, Chuan Shi Zi, Feng Bai Liu, Yang Liu Qing, Man Dai Niu, etc. These tunes have melodious and high-pitched melodies, or cheerful rhythms, or lyrical and beautiful, and some are also accompanied by drum music. For example, the gongs and drums, "In spring, the flowers are fragrant" (3655455 Ying) This sentence has two sections, four beats and eight characters, which is accompanied by gongs and drums: Feng Mei De Dong Cang Cang Feng Mei De Dong Cang Jie tune is concise, bright and warm. Another example is "Qiang Ba Ju", which starts with a melodious Sanban: 223563 Ying and then a cheerful Qiangban. The rhythm at the beginning is relaxed, while the rhythm of Qiangban is exciting and uplifting. The water level of the two is 0 The combination of these syllables forms a unique melodic style. Another example is "Yang Ban Zuo", which begins with a slow and melodious bass 56: 5611235322 Ying scale rises progressively. Although the notes are simple, the continuously circling and progressive notes make people feel a kind of uplifting excitement, which makes people feel refreshed. The words that match these syllables are: 蜻蜓戆遄蜻蜓戆遄蜃筻类梉颍 The word "Hi" falls on the middle note "2", and its beat is as long as three beats, which fully demonstrates the excellence of the tune. After the lead singing of four sections and eight beats, there is a warm and cheerful chorus, which immediately makes the atmosphere in the rice field lively. At the same time, the name of the tune "Yangbanzuo" also comes from this. Xinglong Yangge also uses a lot of supporting words. For example, the lyrics of "Yanghaozige Dengtai": "The earth is beautiful in spring, Aige Dengtai, Aihaiyige Dengtai, waves of Yangge spread to all directions, Aige Dengtai", making full use of the supporting word "Ge Dengtai", making the tune turn three times, sighing and singing, beautiful and lyrical. The melody of the song is full of the strong flavor of folk songs in northern Jiangsu, and it also makes "Ge Dengtai" the name of this tune. Xinglong Yangge has a long history and is the crystallization of the labor wisdom of the people. It is deeply rooted in the peasant masses. It is mainly sung in the "Yangge season" (from March to July every year). In winter, women will also gather together to sing with each other during their free time. In the 1970s, after the upsurge of tens of thousands of people singing Yangge in Xinglong Commune, it had a huge impact. When the members went to the fields to work, they sang Yangge before they did the work. There were far more Yangge than rice seedlings. In recent years, Xinglong Yangge has not only continued to be sung and passed on among local farmers, but the local government has also taken practical measures to protect it, liberated it from the fields, organized Yangge performance groups to bring it to the stage, and further organized folk Yangge singers to actively carry out singing activities, so that the folk art treasure rooted in the soil of Xuyi will further shine with dazzling brilliance. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)