Xiuyan Northeast Drum is commonly known as the Big Drum Book, which belongs to the folk rap art in the category of quyi, and has a certain relationship with the Manchu rap "Zidishu". According to the records of Xiuyan County, there were Northeast drum artists in Xiuyan during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, which has a history of more than 160 years. Xiuyan Northeast Drum inherits the essence of Fengtuo Drum, Xiuyan Northeast Drum not only retains the original ecological performance mode of Northeast Drum, but also widely absorbs folk art forms such as opera and storytelling, and organically combines singing, doing and reading. Xiuyan Northeast Drum is a form of opera performance that has been passed down in Northeast China and is now on the verge of being lost.
Overview of the Tohoku Big Drum.
The wolf in front of the mountain and the wolf behind the mountain, the wolf and the deer worship in the hill, the wolf must have a difficult deer to rescue, and the deer must have a difficult wolf to hide" a few simple small hats, accompanied by the string sound of the three strings, humming the unique singing voice of the Xiuyan Northeast Drum, there are more than 300 artists in the heyday of the Xiuyan Northeast Drum, and now the Xiuyan Northeast Drum is on the verge of extinction, in 2007, the Chinese Quyi Artists Association, Vice Chairman, Liu Lanfang accepted the Northeast Drum Artist Yu Xiaoxia as an apprentice in Xiuyan, and cut the ribbon for the establishment of the Northeast Drum Association in Xiuyan. Many artists who have given up on this folk art see hope and have joined the association to resume performances, and the association now has more than 100 people, and it is listed as a protected intangible cultural heritage of China, bringing hope to save the endangered Xiuyan Northeast drum.
Historical records.
According to the records of Xiuyan County, the Northeast drum was introduced to Xiuyan at the end of the Qing Dynasty. During the Qing Daoguang period, there were Northeast drum artists who were active in Xiuyan. At that time, the most famous drum artist was Yang Fuxiang, and his bibliography was mainly based on traditional small sections. In the 40s of the last century, Xiuyan Northeast Drum has significantly changed its singing skills and performance forms. Some famous artists began to take apprentices to pass on their arts, and many newcomers emerged. In the 80s of the last century, it was the heyday of Xiuyan Northeast drums, when there were many people who liked Northeast drums, and there were many tea houses in the town to provide venues for performances, "At that time, when we were not idle 365 days a year, basically the performance list was full." Yang Jingzhou said that at that time, there were more than 300 performers of the Northeast Drum in Xiuyan, and their tracks were all over Xiuyan.
Introduction. The content is rich, and both long and short books are readily available.
According to the relevant people of Xiuyan cultural department, Xiuyan Northeast Drum belongs to Fengtuo, which inherits the essence of Fengtuo drum in singing, and develops and innovates according to the characteristics of Xiuyan area. Sun Jingzhou's old artist said that the content of the Northeast drum is particularly large, and the earliest ones are traditional small sections, and after the old artists have sorted out, there are gradually medium and long scrolls that have begun to appear. According to the statistics of Xiuyan's cultural department, in 1983, there were 110 traditional books such as "Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness" and "Big Eight Righteousness". Most of the volumes have been lost, and only about 50 volumes remain.
The current situation of Xiuyan Northeast Drum is not optimistic, "We are now just asking people to learn, and no one loves to learn, mainly because we earn too little in our business." Sun Jingzhou said that the artists of the Xiuyan Northeast Drum require a high level of culture, and only in this way can they control the rhyme in the drum, and there are very few people who meet such requirements. This is also one of the reasons why there is no successor to the Tohoku drum. "No one listened to us singing, and the main audience was over 40 years old, and there were too few young people who liked it. "At present, the cultural department of Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County has begun a comprehensive survey of the history and current situation of the source of the big drum in the northeast of Xiuyan. Collect information, organize **, text, and image data for archiving. Establish the Xiuyan Northeast Drum Art Database, and edit the "Xiuyan Northeast Drum Collection", in order to develop and continue the Northeast Drum Art.