Music is the purest and most charming language of human beings. Among the melody that cannot be forgotten in the heart, there are the Langlang Buddhist songs of monks and nuns in Jiuhuashan Temple, the graceful chirping of kingfishers in Suzhou gardens, and some. Huangmei Opera's flowing singing voice, and the heart-stirring symphony music in the glorious hall, but there always seems to be a kind of sound hovering among the flowing clouds in the sky. Although it is not clear, it will not be confused with other tones. Although it is not beautiful, it always makes people feel Infinitely extended reverie. It echoes in the spring, it wanders in the winter snow; it roars in joy, it cries in sadness. That is the Qin Opera in Guanzhong.
This summer, I traveled to Shaanxi. In the alleys of Xi'an, under the forest in the park, in taxis, among the pomegranate bushes in Lintong, in front of the hawker stalls, and on the sheep slopes, people were humming. Singing and roaring Qin Opera is just like the Huangmei Opera in my hometown. Almost everyone can show off their singing voice. Listening to those angry and half-understood lyrics made me deeply feel the rich atmosphere of the original songs. Qinqiang was born in Qinchuan, a 800-mile-long river with criss-crossing ravines and barren land that has experienced nine droughts in ten years. Qin Opera brings great joy to people living in this land despite great suffering. The sun is like fire, the earth is vast, and the old oxen, wooden plows, and ropes look small and helpless against the huge space background. When the man and the oxen are exhausted in the fields, the man stands in the furrow and shouts a piece of Qin opera, It comes from the heart, and the fatigue in the joints suddenly goes away with the tone. Qin Opera is chewing the bitterness of the world and expressing melancholy to the vast land; Qin Opera is looking at the rainless crop fields, praying and asking for rain from the scorching sun; Qin Opera is a rippling dialogue between people in the empty world, Qin Opera is vivid It reflects the people's wishes and love and hate, as well as the struggle with nature.
After listening to Qin Opera too much, you will realize that it can be divided into "Allegro" and "Adagio". When you are happy, you sing the "Allegro" with joyful and impassioned music, like the Hukou Yellow River, flowing like a diarrhea and heartily. ; Singing the "Adagio" in times of sorrow, the bitter sound is heartbreaking, sour and desolate, and smoothes the wrinkles of sorrow in everyone's hearts. But regardless of the "Allegro" or "Adagio", they are both sincere and emotional, both simple and exaggerated. When singing Qin Opera, you should use the bottom note of your life. It is a sound from the prehistoric era. Beasts are afraid and people's hearts are shocked. This sound has a cold air, which has been rubbed by the cold wind of the northwest Loess Plateau. This sound also has a cold air. The bloodshot eyes come from the depths of the soul, and the throat is scratched, giving it a rough and tragic aura.
In the Xi'an Grand Theater, we can also hear that Qin Opera has many unforgettable melodies. The song is sentimental, the song is sweet, and the singing is also sweet. This is the longing for a sweet life in the suffering land, and is a strong contrast to real life. When listening to it, the lines on many people's faces softened, and their eyes looked beyond the reality in front of them, full of longing and confusion. "Walking to the West Exit" is a farewell song. In order to get rid of poverty, a man walks away from home; a woman sees him off and encourages him all the way. Emotions and survival cannot be taken into consideration at the same time. This is a historical echo that has troubled this land for thousands of years. The songs are affectionate and euphemistic, which makes the listeners moved. The men's perseverance and the women's affectionateness make people feel a lot.
The Qinqiang tunes are moving because the singers are emotional, because the singers are depressed and have a lot to talk about, which can infect the listeners. Although Qinqiang does not belong to the "Five Golden Flowers" of opera, it has many performance routines, singing tunes, music, stage beauty, etc., which are worthy of learning from the "Golden Flowers". I have listened to the feminine and graceful "Butterfly Lovers" and the carnival and festive "Dance of the Golden Snake", but I always feel that they are art, art higher than life, while Qin Opera comes from the music in the hearts of the toiling people, exuding earthy Breath is real life, unpretentious and meaningful. There is a primitive impulse, transparent mellowness and natural pathos in Qin Opera.
During my trip to Xi’an, I encountered Qin Opera for the first time, which made me unable to get rid of it and haunted me...