论常州吟诵的保护与传承

On the Protection and Inheritance of Changzhou Chant

常州吟诵是历史悠久的地方文艺形式,对弘扬传统文化,丰富地方文化,表达百姓思想情感都曾起到重要作用,具有一定的社会影响。上世纪中叶以来,常州吟诵的发展遇到困境,主要的问题是缺乏专业吟诵人员,传承面临困难,社会影响力小。为保护和传承这一地方艺术,应加强吟诵传承人培养,成立专业常州吟诵团体,适时开展常州吟诵的民间比赛活动,加强对青少年吟诵兴趣的培养,规范一批吟诵乐谱,丰富吟诵的表现形式。

Changzhou Chant is the local art form,playing an important role in carrying forward the traditional culture,richening the local culture, and expressing thoughts and feelings of people.Since the middle of last century,the development of Changzhou Chant has encountered difficulties.The main problem is the lack of professional chanting staff,heritage difficulties and little social influence.To protect the local arts and herit-age,the culture heritage should be strengthened and the professional chanting group should be set up in Chan-gzhou,strengthening the cultivation of young people′s interest in chant,and the chanting music should be nor-malized to richen the performing form.