中国“乐圣”李龟年

Chinese Song-Saint Li Qiunian

李龟年是唐代最著名的歌唱家。他的演唱高亢嘹亮,声情并茂;他能娴熟地演奏羯鼓、琵琶、古琴、觱篥等不同乐器;创作有《渭州曲》《清平曲》《荔枝香曲》等曲,并成为后来"秦腔"的始祖;他不仅领唱《秦王破阵子》《霓裳羽衣曲》等大型歌舞曲,而且还善于演唱王维、李白、杜甫等当代诗人的名诗新声,他的歌声就是一部大唐由盛而衰荣辱嬗变的"歌史"。

Li Qiunian was the famous singer in Tang Dynasty. His sounds of singing were not only loud and sonorous, but also remarkable for both voice and expression, he could play skillfully Jiegu, Pipa, Guqin and Bili. He produced ＂Tune of Weizhou＂, ＂Tune of Qingping＂ and ＂Tune of Lizhixiang＂, and he was the ancestor of ＂Qin Opera＂. Not only was he good at leading chorus for the large-scale song and dance drama such as, ＂Tune of Qinwangpozhenzi＂, ＂Tune of Nishangyuyi Qu＂, but also good at singing the poems which Wang Wei, Li Bai and Du Fu wrote. His songs were a piece of the state history about the destiny of the state.