Now when it comes to the Peking Opera genre, the first word that pops up in most people's minds is estimated to be Mei Pai, it is true that the Mei Pai singing voice has an outstanding position in art history, but the sound cavity genre founded by the other three Kun Dan who are jointly known as the "Four Famous Dans" with its founding father is actually very artistic, and today we will take a look at the artistic characteristics of the Cheng School.
First of all, we need to be clear about what a sound cavity is. Since there is a "sound", then nature and sound have a great connection, the "sound" of the sound cavity is not only a solution, in addition to the most superficial can be seen and the sound of the timbre, sound quality, range and other aspects of the relationship, but also and the cavity, spit words and other aspects are closely related, so each kind of sound cavity itself is very different, it is precisely because each type of opera and different types of opera factions are more or less different, so There are many types of Chinese sound cavity, and the singing method of the Cheng school is one of the most special.
Cheng Pai's vocal cavity singing method is exquisite and named, it is called "cloud shade moon", the name itself is very beautiful, but at the beginning this singing method mainly refers to the old student singing method, which is a metaphor for the rounded and more subtle voice of the old student. "This kind of voice, at first, sounds dry, and then the more you sing, the more you feel loud and beautiful, making people feel mellow, infinite potential, is a beautiful sound quality formed by long-term exercise." This seems to have nothing to do with Danjiao, but Cheng Yanqiu was able to sing Wusheng at the beginning, and it is understandable that Danjiao, who only changed his studies later, retains a little bit of Shengjiao's singing style.
And the integration of the old sheng singing method into the Danjiao singing method, Cheng Yanqiu can be said to be the first person since ancient times, but in another way of thinking, such a means is undoubtedly a means of expression that broadens the Danjiao performing arts, and now it seems that this method has played a benign role in the development of chengpai art and even the entire Peking Opera Danjiao art, and this forward-looking and experimental nature is very worthy of praise, especially this courage to innovate!
Cheng Yanqiu stills
It can be said that the singing method of "cloud shading the moon" enriches the connotation of chengpai performing arts, this singing method makes the main body of the entire performance appear relatively bleak, but it is precisely this bleakness that makes the kind of deep sadness perfect performance, which makes it have a strong artistic rendering ability, this desolate feeling is difficult to express by other singing voices, very special. However, this special is not a casual special, but a unique singing style of Cheng Pai Qingyi that has finally been formed after many years of deliberation, which makes the singing of Cheng Pai Qingyi give people a sense of endless aftertaste, rather than forgetting after singing, which is the biggest advantage of Cheng Pai Qingyi.
Although it is said that Cheng Pai Qingyi pursues the somber desolation of "clouds shading the moon", but not all singing must use such a voice, Cheng Pai Qingyi itself can still use bright tone, Peking Opera performance artist Zhao Rongchen said according to the bright tone in Cheng Pai: "In the Cheng Pai singing cavity, it is completely possible to use the bright tone, but when using it, it must be paid attention to the thickness and strength of the bright tone, not false and thief bright, such a bright tone, in order to be harmonious and unified with the deep and solemn style of the Cheng Pai singing cavity." Therefore, it can be said that the Cheng school is mainly melancholy, but it is eclectic, and the excellent parts of the original method of singing Qingyi are still retained, rather than a complete negation of a single strand.
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What exactly is sound beauty? Before the emergence of cheng pai "cloud shade moon" singing method, China's aesthetic for singing, especially for Danjiao singing, has always been crisp, words such as "leading to high singing" are proving this statement, not the process of performance but the opposite, using a somber and desolate form of artistic expression, I have to say that this way is very bold, and for the audience is a new experience, new and risky, but also easy to create miracles, Cheng Pai art is to seize this opportunity, will "cloud cover the moon" The singing method was introduced into the Danjiao singing method, and I was the first person to eat crabs. Chinese tragedies have always been moving, and Cheng Pai's singing is suitable for playing such a bitter love drama, which may be another consideration, after all, such a somber and desolate tone can bring the audience into the situation and feel empathy.
The development of Cheng Pai art to the present, there are also new achievements, and in the current not very prosperous opera market, it is a special case, because in the case of the same level of actors, the return rate of Cheng Pai is generally much higher than that of other genres, why is this? It is reasonable to say that Mei Pai should be more popular, why has it become Cheng Pai now? Next, I will talk about my own views based on this.
First of all, Cheng Pai art does not become complacent, but very actively combines classic art with the current modern society, and many of Cheng Pai's repertoire are recreated later, rather than blindly following the old scripts and old repertoire, so as to give the audience a sense of freshness, and to meet the aesthetic needs of the current audience, which is an important point. It meets the taste of the audience, why worry about not being seated?
Secondly, on top of the publicity, for example, like the deyun society that is now relatively popular, it is true that there are still many controversies for them, but they have indeed achieved a leading role in promoting traditional music and art, and among these many Peking opera lines, the most publicized is the Cheng Pai, especially "Suolin Capsule", many fans will sing, which actually drives a revival of the Cheng Pai from another aspect.
Zhang Huoding's "Suolin Capsule"
Although when it comes to the opera industry now, it is generally said that the prospects are very poor and the recession is sluggish, but after all, the base of Chinese mouths is large, and the number of people watching the opera is still relatively large, but why should this small group of people choose the party to see it? This involves a problem of competition, if Chengpai Art wants to continue to maintain its position in the current market, it must continue to innovate, and after innovation, we cannot forget to maintain the level of our own performance, and even the service of Morality is also to pay special attention. Only when the spirit of the family is comfortable, people will look at it again, and this is the aspect that Cheng Pai and even all kinds of Drama in China must pay attention to now - how to impress the audience and obtain a larger market.
Some people say that the line of opera is Yangchun white snow, but in fact, it can also be very grounded, which mainly depends on the efforts of the leaders of various operas now, and if you want to get more audiences, you must maintain the white snow of Yangchun while also adding some things to the Riba people, to survive, you must innovate.
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