The Origin and Development of Jieyang Song and Dance

There are three theories about the origin of song and dance, one is "timely rain", the other is "yangko" and the other is "Nuo dance".

1, "On timely rain" is such a statement in the section "Timely rain" in the book "Dream of Tao 'an" written by Shaoxing celebrity Zhang Dai in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. This section describes the scene of asking for rain. Zhang Dai believes that it may be because Song Jiang, the hero of the Water Margin, is nicknamed "Timely Rain".

2. Yangko means that song and dance are born out of "Daguzi Yangko" in northern Shandong and "Liulin Yangko" in western Shandong. Because English songs and "yangko" are similar in pronunciation in Chaozhou dialect.

There is also a saying that the present English songs evolved from the ancient Nuo dance.

The main performance form of song and dance is large-scale group dance. The dancers hold a short wooden stick in each hand and hit each other up and down, left and right, with strong movements and strong sense of rhythm. After the dance, there is a musical called "Ying Ge Back Shed".

Song and dance belong to emotional dance in Chaoyang District and Chaonan District of Shantou City, Puning City and Huilai County of Jieyang City, and Lufeng City of Shanwei City. Chaoan District of Chaozhou City is the most popular area for singing and dancing. According to the oral tradition of folk artists and the introduction of some supporting materials, the source of Chaoyang English songs can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty.

type

1, adagio English song

The English mallet held by the player is slightly longer than other types, about 60 cm. The beating rhythm of English song mallet is usually accompanied by a group of actions under the sound of gongs and drums. And every time you hit the English gavel, there will be an action performance. This kind of English songs are mainly concentrated near Miancheng, Chaoyang District, and the performers have no faces of Liangshan heroes such as Song Jiang and Shi Qian. Its playing style is unpretentious and is considered as the earliest English song.

2. English songs in Chinese version

The English mallet of the English songs in the medium board is 57 cm long, and the rhythm is faster than that of the English songs in the slow board. The striking rhythm of the English mallet consists of five, seven, eight, ten, eleven and thirteen movements.

3. Allegro English songs

The English mallet of Allegro English songs is only 40 cm at the shortest, with the fastest rhythm, and pays attention to quick typing and quick receiving. There is no fixed English hammering rhythm, but there is another unique way. Allegro English songs are subdivided into Jianshan English songs, Nanshan School of Literature, Nanshan School of Martial Arts and Errenzhuan Style.