Xintian Tour
Xintian Tour - also called "Shuntian Tour" and "Mountain Climb Tour". It is a popular folk song style in northern Shaanxi. The basic format is a two-sentence structure with upper and lower sentences. Generally, the upper sentence starts with the beginning and the second sentence stops the meaning. The words are concise and concise. Most of the lyrics are improvised and sung, using Bixing techniques. Their outstanding characteristics are to evoke emotions from scenes or express emotions through scenes. The lyrics are mainly composed of seven words, often using repeated words, repeated words, and repeated words. Such as "Langer Yingying", "Bai Ge Sheng Sheng", "Red Ge Tong Tong", "Qiao Ge Ling Ling Hand", etc. Therefore, some irregular eight-character, nine-character and more than ten-character chants are common. in. Xintianyou's tunes are basically single sections, but their modal colors and rhythmic arrangements are very diverse, and can express various moods and artistic conceptions. It can be roughly divided into two basic forms. One has free rhythm, wide range, large and unrestrained melody, and is sung in a high-pitched tune;
Custom songs
Custom songs of northern Shaanxi folk songs reflect the customs and songs of the people in northern Shaanxi at a certain historical stage. There are relatively few such songs. There are mainly "wine songs" sung at banquets. Due to the drought in northern Shaanxi, people pray for rain by singing, forming "rain praying songs", as well as sacrificial songs, witchcraft songs and so on. Custom folk songs have strong local color, vivid language, smooth and melodious melody, and free rhythm, expressing the emotions and wishes of the people on the Loess Plateau
Minor tunes
In northern Shaanxi, regardless of the expression of joy, , anger, sadness, joy, all emotions have songs and melodies. In summer, you can hear melodious songs floating in the wind everywhere on the green mountains or on the tops of lofty mountains; ditties and ditties have become the main way for people living here to express their thoughts and feelings.
Minor tunes are popular in counties in the Yulin region of northern Shaanxi. They are numerous in number and have a wide range of themes. Most of the tunes are relatively fixed and mostly narrative, such as "Lan Gong Tiao", "Going to the West Gate", "San San" Shilipu" etc. Its lyrics are mostly divided into sections, mainly seven words, and are sung in a flat tone. The other part has silk, bamboo and percussion accompaniment, and is developing towards rap music and opera music, such as "Daoqing" in Qingjian County, "Wanwanqiang" in Mizhi County, "Errentai" in Shenfu, etc. The language of most minor tunes is simple and vivid, the tunes are deep and beautiful, the emotions are described meticulously and accurately, and the length is relatively large.
Xiaoqu is mainly a kind of sit-singing song popular in Yulin City without makeup and performance. Its formation can be traced back to at least the Ming Dynasty. It absorbed Suzhou silk and bamboo, Xiangtan ditties and other Jiangnan tunes brought by officials from the south in the Qing and Ming dynasties, and gradually penetrated into local folk songs and folk songs in northern Shaanxi, and continued to develop and evolve. The themes of the songs are mainly drawn from the life of the citizens, including romance, love between men and women, love in the boudoir, and loyal ministers and good generals. The drinking lyrics have a rigorous structure, gorgeous diction, and a strong emphasis on rhyme and rhyme. It has a strong literati creative atmosphere. It is known as a clear spring in the desert oasis.