昆曲平声字的字声特征与腔格

On the Features of the Level- tone Words and Its Melodies in Chinese Kunqu Opera

昆曲平声宇的字声在总体上具有平稳悠长的特征，同时也有着清浊、抑扬之分，因被分为阴平与阳平两大类。昆曲平声字的腔格在总体上具有平稳悠长、起伏不大的特征的前提下，在具体配合工尺演唱时，也有着各种不同的形式。另外，曲字的腔格除了取决于本身的声调因素外，不同字声的曲宇的组合与相互搭配，也起到一定作用。

The Pronunciation of the level - tone words in Kunqu Opera is generally long and smooth with voiced or voiceless sounds and rising or falling intonation. Therefore it can be divided into high - level - tone and rising - tone which refer respectively to the first and the second tone in Chinese Pinyin. Correspondingly its melody is also smooth and lingering without any strong rhythms. While matching with Gongche, the Chinese traditional music score, it will then produce various forms as a result not only of its own pronunciation but also of the mixture of different tunes and rhythms.