The music of Xinjiang is most famous for Uyghur folk music, with traditional music such as muqam, kushak, etisixi and sella. Among them, the Uyghur classical music, "Twelve Mukams", consists of three major parts, such as Danaigman, Dasdan, and Maisilaifu, integrating music, dance, singing, literature, and living customs, including 36 tunes that are different from each other, and can be played for 24 hours in a row.
The folk instruments of Uyghur mainly include the dulcimer, plucked dulcimer, dulcimer, zither, zhevafu, suona, flute, tambourine, sabay, nahala, aijiek, kalon, satyr, dafu, etc. The folk instruments of Kazakh mainly include the winter dulcimer, the winter dance, singing, literature, life customs and so on. The Kazakh national musical instruments mainly include dongbura, kobuzi, and shbuzieu.
Xinjiang Folk Dance and Xinjiang Folk Musical Instruments
The folk dances of Xinjiang are, in general, divided into four main categories--Knife Rang Dance, Sai Naim, Nazir Khong, and Shadiyana.
The Knife Rang Dance: a four-quarter beat, its drum beat is "dong, big dong ...... dong, big dong". Originated from folk rituals, celebrating the harvest and so on. The rhythm is more cheerful and cheerful.
Chan Naim: It is a four-quarter beat, and the drum beat is "dong dong, dong dong". During the dance, they sometimes shout "Kaina!" (meaning cheer), sometimes shouting "Ba Li Ka Le La" (meaning wonderful ah) commonly used in weddings, village gatherings at home, of which "Buy Xilai Fu" is the most famous.
Nazir air: four thirds of the beat, popular in the East Xinjiang, that is, Hami, Turpan area. Used to express the flavor of life, it can be said that from eating and working life can be expressed in a cheerful dance, and very lively and witty.
Shadi Yana: four-quarter beat, mostly performed at particularly grand ceremonies, the mood is very cheerful.
In large-scale ceremonies, the Vi?t Nam people perform the grand "Twelve Mukams", which in Vi?t Nam means "Poor Nai Eman". It includes the above four types of dance, and sometimes can tell the story. The process has a prelude, chapter, epilogue, etc., in the performance of the technique is very rich, can be sung, can be instrumental performance Qin, can dance, is a very interesting set of programs.
In Xinjiang, there are many dances with props.
Top Bowl Dance: Dancers dance with bowls of water on their heads.
The Plate Dance: each hand holds a small plate, sometimes with chopsticks in it, or strikes it with a thimble, making a clear and pleasant sound. It is very nice to hear
Sa-Tsu-Yi Dance: Sa-Tsu-Yi is a kind of wooden props, there are two big iron rings in the center of a wooden stick, and there are many small iron rings wrapped around the big ones, which make a "clattering" sound when they are danced.
Stone Dance: the left and right hands each hold two pieces of natural stone of the right size, dance when the two pieces of stone, making a crisp sound. Nowadays, steel or aluminum pieces are mostly used instead of stones.
Next, more on Xinjiang's folk instruments.
Percussion instruments:
Nagara drums, there are two kinds of drums, one round-bellied, one is the top thick and thin, in Xinjiang, who have any happy events at home, there will be invited musicians, playing the Nagara drums blowing oboe, in order to increase the cheerful atmosphere.
Tambourine, the most common ethnic instrument.
Medium-sized tambourine, smaller than the tambourine, performed by girls dancing while beating the drum
Tambourine, similar to the tambourine, the difference is that in the week of the drum, there are a number of small iron plate, can make the "clattering" sound. It is also commonly used by women.
Wooden spoon: two spoons, back to back strikes, can make a crisp sound, mostly used for accompaniment.
Yangqin: no different from our common yangqin
Stringed Instruments:
Rewafu: curved top on the instrument, semi-circular body. The most common Uyghur instrument, played by hand. Can be used for solo and unison playing. It is the most important Uyghur musical instrument.
Dutar: the bridge is longer and the body is semi-elliptical. It is a hand-played musical instrument, which is very common among the people, and almost every family has a "Dutar".
Aijiek: round body, like a wooden ball, at the lower end of an inverted crescent-shaped steel, is used to fix the instrument on the legs. It is played with a bow and can be played solo or in unison.
Fiddle: No different from our common violin.
Wind instruments:
Sawona: one of the most common instruments.