Artistic Features of the Great Suona in Linxian County

The great suona is the main percussion instrument in the local area. Because Linxian faces northern Shaanxi across the Yellow River in the west and is connected with Lvliang and Jinchuan in the east, "Linxian Dasuona" not only inherits the rough, bold and radical timbre of northern Shaanxi, but also absorbs the delicate, lively and euphemistic characteristics of Jinchuan Xiaosuona. The streets are majestic, the seats are elegant, the sadness is lingering, and the joy is noisy and prosperous. There are more than 100 traditional songs in Da Sona, Linxian County. Most of these songs are handed down from ancient Qupai, which are precious materials for studying national culture and have high academic value. Teacher Da Suona in Linxian County has handed down unique percussion techniques, such as "cheek vibration", "gas coax" and "live music blowing", while traditional instrumental ensemble forms such as "silence", "great victory" and "small victory" on percussion drums are very rare, which has high reference value for studying the music history and national music structure in China.

Suona in Linxian County is popular in Linxian County and surrounding cities and counties in Shanxi Province. Its style inherits the rough and unconstrained characteristics of Suona in northern Shaanxi, and absorbs the delicate, beautiful, elegant and euphemistic side of Xiaosuona in Pingchuan, Jinzhong, which is deeply loved by local people. In recent decades, due to the popularity of western musical instruments and the impact of modern music, the traditional Linxian suona has gradually declined and is facing a crisis of inheritance. In order to protect and inherit the artistic treasure of the great suona in Linxian County, Shanxi Province, Linxian County actively carried out inheritance and protection work, set up a training activity center for the great suona, helped young people who love suona through old artists, and actively expanded the performance market, so that this percussion instrument filled with a strong loess atmosphere began to gradually get out of the predicament and rejuvenate.