The singing characteristics of Xusheng Yang School in Peking Opera
Peking Opera is the essence of Chinese opera art and the essence of Chinese national art. It is continuously synthesized, melted, enriched and improved on the basis of China's ancient national culture, forming a broad and profound art system, which is respected as the "quintessence of the country". Below are the characteristics of Xusheng Yang style singing in Peking Opera that I have shared. Let’s take a look at them together.
1. In terms of cooperation with the piano player, the piano is played fast and the singing is slow.
This feature is highlighted in the singing section of "Xipi Adagio" in "Empty City Strategy". After the sentence "I am a casual person from Wollongong", there was a long passage of Hu Qin, and Mr. Yang Baozhong played it like a storm. After listening to this extremely tight introduction, what the audience heard was a leisurely slow singing, and they gained great artistic enjoyment in the strong contrasting atmosphere.
2. In terms of cooperation with the drummer, play hard and sing fast.
In the "Xipi Allegro" section of "Beheading Ma Su", "It is difficult to eliminate hatred when the fire is in the heart", the scene is "chaotic hammer", the drum beats are very dense, and the "Yang School" singing is not slack, Singing it in one breath, the tense atmosphere and tense mood were clearly revealed.
3. The tone of the unaccented aria is lowered at the end of the sentence, and the intensity and tone are reduced, giving the audience a feeling of aging and decay.
The tone is light and the tone drops naturally, which appropriately expresses the sad and miserable mood of the soldier and achieves the purpose of enriching the character image.
4. In order to enhance the expressiveness of the mid-bass, cleverly use catchy words.
The "Yang School" originally created the singing method of the word "Ke" in "Hongyang Cave", "Who knew that Jiao Keming followed privately". In Mr. Tan Fuying's play, the word "ke" is pronounced "ke" in this chapter. In order to give full play to the strengths of his thick voice, Mr. Yang Baosen changed the "ke" to "ko" and sang it vigorously. Heartwarming. The wonderful singing of the word "ke" not only reflects Yang Yanzhao's troubled thoughts and feelings, but also becomes a model of using strengths and avoiding weaknesses in singing (if we follow the Tan family's singing method - "ke" requires a clear voice, as we all know, Mr. Yang Baosen is here lacking).
5. When singing a high tune, he first lowers his voice and then raises it higher, cleverly covering up his shortcomings of lack of high notes.
Let us take a look at the music score record of "I should have drawn my sword and committed suicide" in "Wen Zhaoguan" of "Yang School": among them, the word "宝" should be raised high. The processing of "Yang School" is to use the low tone of "5——" in the previous character (that is, the word "Ba" is used in a low tone like "5——", and when it comes to the word "Bao", it is picked from "5" to "5", and - is extended by one The bar has been reduced to "161", which gives people the impression that the "Yang School" is just as people say: "When singing the first few words of the high note, the volume is deliberately lowered, the singing is drawled, and the breath is gathered while singing. Hold the air while lowering the volume, and then suddenly release the air when the high pitch is reached, and the accumulated air will come out to help lift the voice." This is how he achieved his goal.
6. "Yang School" pronunciation. Smooth and full of natural beauty.
Most of the parts of the "Yang School" lyrics that require drawl and coloratura are sung in round mouth-shaped rhymes such as "Hui Duezhe", which is smooth, natural and pleasing to the eye. , "Gao Pai" and so on, in order to highlight the excellent voice, the "upstairs upstairs" is used more frequently. Although it is very skillful, it seems to be slightly inferior to the Beijing style characteristics of natural smoothness and stretched lines.
7. A distinctive feature of the "Yang School" is the bold use of "true and false sounds" when expressing desolate moods.
The falsetto singing was preceded by Yang Baosen. It is only used by actors and actresses. In other professions, if a falsetto is used during singing, it is called "zihua", and the actor may lose his job because of it. However, Mr. Yang Baosen boldly used it in "Wen Zhaoguan". "Daddy, Mommy!" was the cry. He did not use the traditional peaceful singing method. Instead, after the word "Dad", he used a high falsetto for the word "howl", which was as sharp as a ghost and as thin as a gossamer, conveying the members' longing for their parents. The combination of low voice and despair about the future is truly a superhuman shaping technique.
8. The use of nasal sounds.
The "Yang School" is known for its strong charm, but Mr. Yang Baosen is not satisfied, and sometimes uses nasal sounds to enhance the charm and deepen the artistic conception. For example, in the sentence "I am like a goose mourning in the sky" in "Wenzhao Pass", the word "Ai Ai" is all pronounced with a nasal sound, which is clear evidence.
This is more similar to the "Qiu School" singing method of Mr. Qiu Shengrong in Jingxing.
9. When it is broken, it is broken. Cherish the "voice" like gold.
The "Yang School" has always been famous for its long accent, but the purpose of the "Yang School" is to serve the purpose of shaping the character image and never abuse the long accent just to show an actor's certain advantages. There are many examples of this, so I won’t list them all here.
10. The distinctive characteristics of the "Yang School" in recitation - long drawl and slow enunciation.
For example, there is a sentence in "Wujia Slope" "It's so bitter in the military camp, where are the lights on!" These 13 words, among which "中", "Wow",
The six words "Na", "Liang" and "Ah" are all spoken leisurely and rhythmically, which is pleasant to the ear and gives people a sense of stability, calmness, solemnity and generosity.
Generally speaking, the "Yang School" has many characteristics. If the art of calligraphy is used as a metaphor for the "Yang School", then the deep and low-pitched singing of the Yang School is just like the simple Wei stele, with a rich and mellow charm that makes people never tire of listening to it. ;