Introduction to flute basics: a preliminary study of Kunqu flute music

Kunqu opera has a beautiful line and is famous for its lingering, wit and softness. Kunqu Opera combines Kunqu Opera, Yiyang Opera, Haiyan Opera and other southern operas in one furnace and refines them. Its artistic achievements in music are enormous. After the improvement of Wei Liangfu in Ming Dynasty, the singing of Kunqu Opera became softer and more euphemistic, and it was called "Ink-and-Wash Music". In singing, the so-called call for "water mill" is to design the melody euphemistically and delicately, as soft and smooth as the effect of "water mill".

The singing of Kunqu Opera has very strict rules on pronunciation, intonation and rhythm. In terms of pronunciation and intonation, we should pay attention to the control of pronunciation, articulation and strict requirements on pronunciation. Every time you sing a word, you should pay attention to the head, abdomen and tail of the pronunciation, that is, spitting, over-pronouncing and listening, with "gaps", "overlaps" and "sighs". The space of music layout is enlarged and the changes increase, and its lingering and gentle characteristics are more and more prominent.

In terms of rhythm, Ji Xu, tempo and beat of music, except that the slow music of four beats in Nanqu was slowed down by the "gift board", there are commonly used three-eye board, one-eye board, running board and scattered board in both Nanqu and Nanqu. The specific performance is to slow down the beat, slow down the rhythm, so as to use more decorative coloratura in the melody. In addition to the usual one board, three eyes and one board, there is also a kind of "gift board song", which slows down the tune of 4/4 beat to 8/4. There are many changes in their actual singing skills, and everything is subject to the plot and the mood of the role.