Artists of the national tradition start from the puppet show

Chapter 176

Huayin's old accent!

This should be the strongest voice of this ancient drama in front of the people of the whole country for the first time!

From the end of Ming Dynasty to the beginning of Qing Dynasty, in a small mountain village at the foot of Huashan Mountain, the Yellow River, Wei River and Luo River converge near the village. In the village, an old tune shadow puppet troupe has been handed down from generation to generation.

Shadow puppetry is widely circulated in Shaanxi Province, but in this small mountain village, there is a unique singing method called Laoqiang!
It is said that in the Western Han Dynasty, there used to be a military granary here, and the water transportation went directly to Chang'an, the capital at that time.

In order to unify everyone's movements, the leading boatman chanted the boatman's chant while hitting the side of the boat with a wooden block-this is the origin of the old tune.

And in this show, the old man named Zhang Mancang knocked on the stool with a wooden block, just imitating the scene of water transportation back then!

The reason why this kind of singing is called Laoqiang is because, compared with other local operas, this opera is more ancient, especially the music is simple and tragic, calm and vigorous, rough and unrestrained, which is the legacy of the ancient times. For the old accent!

Huayin Laoqiang was approved to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006.

"Huayin's old accent!"

When Luo Zongsheng heard this name, he pondered for a while, and deeply remembered this name in his mind!
Lan Fangyuan and Pan Tingting in the waiting area also looked like they had found a treasure, and they made up their minds that they must often go to this place to learn from it in the future.

"This is Mr. Zhang Ximin, the group leader of Laoqiang. He is a yueqin player and lead singer. He is very powerful. You can see that his yueqin is different from ordinary yueqin. This is a unique yueqin from Laoqiang, called the octagonal yueqin!"

Many audiences who like folk music can tell the difference in Zhang Ximin's Yueqin at a glance!

Ordinary yueqin, the lower speaker is full moon shape, and the upper neck is relatively short.

The yueqin in Zhang Ximin's hands not only has a very long neck, but also the sound box underneath is a regular octagon, which looks quite interesting!
Zhang Ximin also showed his Yueqin to everyone with a smile on his face.

In fact, Lu Zhifeng had been staring at the yueqin in Zhang Ximin's hand, and suddenly a familiar picture flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help standing up, making Feng Yueyue, who was concentrating on it, jump!

Lu Zhifeng said excitedly, "Brother Zhang, may I ask if you have performed in "White Deer Plain" before?"

Zhang Ximin was taken aback by the question, but still nodded silently!
Hearing this, Lu Zhifeng also patted his thigh and said, "It's really you!"

Lu Zhifeng excitedly got down from his seat, walked quickly to Zhang Ximin's side, ignored Zhang Ximin's surprised face, hugged him, and said excitedly, "Brother Zhang, I have been looking for you for many years. !"

Lin Mu on the side also looked surprised, what's going on!
Zhang Ximin patted Lu Zhifeng on the back, he was very familiar with this Chinese folk song king, and suddenly he was hugged so enthusiastically by the other party, he was a little at a loss!
Lu Zhifeng let go of Zhang Ximin, and said with emotion, "When Director Wang was filming "White Deer Plain", he later invited me to compose the theme song for this song. I was shocked when I saw your old guys performing Huayin’s old tune. I love this kind of art to the bottom of my heart. However, you left after the performance. Even Director Wang didn’t know about you. Where did I go, that missed opportunity is really a regret I have always had!"

"This time, when I heard this singing method again, I couldn't believe my ears, so I let teacher Luo Zongsheng take the lead. I always thought you were very familiar, and sure enough, I recognized it! "

Lu Zhifeng's words made everyone at the scene suddenly realize that this is the case!

Zhang Ximin also smiled emotionally. "White Deer Plain" was a very famous novel back then, and it described some grievances and grievances in the White Deer Plain in Shaanxi Province. Naturally, there is also a description of Huayin's old tune!
When Director Wang was filming this movie, he specially invited people to Shaanxi Province to find actors with old Huayin accents. It took a lot of time and contacts before he found Zhang Ximin and the others.

And Zhang Ximin, who was in his early fifties back then, came here with his own team. A performance shocked everyone immediately!
The contagious old-fashioned singing style made many stars in Shaanxi Province go crazy for it. It was all their childhood memories, and the aesthetics engraved deep in their bones!
However, the old tune's performance was only for a short period of a few minutes. After the performance, Zhang Ximin took his team back!

Later, the broadcast of "White Deer Plain" was a great success, and those few minutes of old-fashioned performances also made many people know this art for the first time.

After all, that era was different from the present, and the Internet was underdeveloped, so it was basically impossible to rely on paper media to spread it!

At that time, Huayin Laoqiang became popular in the surrounding area of ​​Shaanxi Province for a while, and Zhang Ximin was also specially awarded by the local government. During that period of time, Huayin Laoqiang's life was quite easy!
However, no matter how hot the blood is, there will be a day when it cools down.

It is inevitable that Huayin's old tune will continue to sink!
If it wasn't for Lin Mu's choice of Huayin's old accent, it is estimated that this drama will last for decades. After all these old artists have passed away, there should really be only one name left!

"Oh, it turned out that the person who sang in "White Deer Plain" turned out to be Zhang Ximin, I'll go, it's really full of memories!"

"I'm from Shaanxi Province. Back then, this "White Deer Plain" really made me cry, especially the part where everyone sang the old tune together. It's amazing. So that person is him!"

"I have to say that Lu Zhifeng's memory is really good. "White Deer Plain" seems to be an old movie from 20 years ago. This big brother can still remember the characters in it, and he can even recognize them. I admire him!"

"If it weren't for the script arrangement, it would be really admirable!"

"I guess I can't arrange even the script, can you arrange the song created by Mu Shen?"

"It's true, Mu Shen's songs are ever-changing. Who would have thought that he could bring old Huayin old artists to this stage. It is really unprecedented and unprecedented!"

"Mun Shen is a responsible artist. Since he joined the intangible cultural heritage section of Kuaidou Live, he has driven the vigorous development of this section. Many intangible cultural heritage artists have received a lot of money, making the art of intangible cultural heritage even more It is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and this Huayin old tune is also an intangible cultural heritage art, and the practice of Mushen really deserves to be the most responsible Kaidou live broadcast!"

"Holy shit, Kuaidou's live ads are good, but it would be better if you change your account number, Mushen Superman, Little Fox, are you forced by Mushen to send out these flattering words? Advertisement, if it is, just blink!"

"Haha, the little fox has also started to be forced to open, so interesting!"

Hu Xiaoli, as Lin Mu's exclusive super tube, has long been a well-known person, especially when Lin Mu's many live broadcasts, she was the substitute anchor who helped Lin Mu live broadcast. Many fans, especially male fans, are very impressed with her!
After recounting the past, Luo Zongsheng cast his curious eyes on Zhang Mancang, who looked very simple and honest, holding a wooden block in his hand and a long stool in front of him!

"This should be my brother, haha, brother, your instrument is really unique!"

Although Zhang Mancang didn't know the godfather of music from Hong Kong province in front of him, but the elegant temperament of the other party made him a little ashamed. Mancang, this is my instrument, bench!"

Listening to the stammering words of this lovely old man, the audience at the scene couldn't help laughing out in good faith.

Bench, who doesn't know that is called a bench!

Lin Mu smiled slightly, and said, "Teacher Luo really has sharp eyes, and he saw the soul of Huayin's old tune at a glance!"

Luo Zongsheng couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help asking, "Oh, is there anything else to say about this bench?"

Lin Mu smiled indifferently, and said to everyone, "The place where the old accent was formed was a military granary in the Western Han Dynasty. It happened to be the confluence of three big rivers, and the water transportation was very developed. The gang of boats hit by wooden blocks came to shout slogans to unify everyone's movements, this is the earliest origin of the old accent!"

Lin Mu signaled Zhang Mancang to hand him the piece of wood in his hand.

Holding the piece of wood that had been stained dark yellow by Zhang Mancang's sweat, Lin Mu nodded secretly, and said, "Nowadays, there is no boat gang to beat them, so I changed it to knocking on a wooden bench. However, this piece of startling wood for knocking on the wooden stool can’t be used just by taking a piece of wood, it must be made of jujube wood, and Uncle Mancang’s piece of startling wood has been passed down for three generations!"

Lin Mu picked up the piece of startled wood that had been soaked into dark yellow, and let the camera lens take a close-up.

The wooden heart, which was supposed to be red, has now been turned into this color, and the lines on it are pleasing to the eye.

This is no longer an ordinary jujube heart, but a treasure like a cultural relic!
Lin Mu said with a smile, "This Jingmu is actually a very important instrument in Huayin's old accent. It is said that everyone cheers and roars, and Jingmu weeps ghosts and gods with one blow."

The expression on Lin Mu's face was very serious, and what he said made everyone stand in awe!
Wow, that sounds amazing!
In fact, Zhang Ximin and the others were confused.

Because of this sentence, they have never heard of it.

After all, the Huayin old tune is nothing more than a small drama genre. After leaving Huayin County, it is estimated that not many people know about it.

Unexpectedly, Lin Mu could give such a high evaluation to this art. Although none of them had any academic knowledge, no matter how they heard these two sentences, they felt excited.

Lin Mu returned the startling wood to Zhang Mancang with both hands. The shy old man showed a grateful expression and said, "Thank you, Xiao Mu!"

Lin Mu waved his hand and said, "Uncle Mancang, don't say that, this is the appreciation you deserve, although before this, your old Huayin accent was unknown, but after today, I believe, You will be famous all over the world, but I hope you can break the old traditions, absorb more young people, and don't turn Huayin's old tune into an art for every family, otherwise, our old tune really needs it It's dangerous!"

Zhang Ximin also gave a wry smile when he heard the words, and said, "Xiaomu, do you think I don't want to? Since joining the intangible cultural heritage, the government has asked us to train more apprentices. We are willing to learn, so we can only find someone in the clan to train, and now, even the children in our own village are not willing to learn!"

(End of this chapter)