陕南紫阳地区民歌简论

On the Folk Songs in Ziyang Area in South of Shanxi

陕西省南部的紫阳县是一个民歌之乡,其民歌品种繁多、体裁形式多样,有号子、山歌、小调等三种体裁;另有“花鼓子”、“八岔”、“风俗歌”、“宗教歌”等;紫阳民歌题材涉及劳动生活、男女爱情、历史故事等方面;它的调式、音阶以及音调结构都具有浓郁的地方特色,体现出其独特的音乐风貌。

The county of Ziyang is in south of Shanxi, and there are full of folk songs with different kinds and patterns, including haozi （a kind of work song sung to synchronize movement, with one person leading）, shan＇ge （a kind of folk song popular in mountain area）, and ditty. The theme of Ziyang folk songs are related to labor life, personal affection, and historical story. Their modes, scale, and tune structure possessed the distinguishing local characteristics, showed its individual music style.