影戏音乐在中国传统音乐中的地位和作用

The Place and Role of the Music of Yingxi( Shadow Show)in China's Traditional Music

影戏音乐在中国传统音乐当中具有重要的地位和作用。这种地位和作用主要体现在四个方面。第一,影戏音乐是中国传统音乐的活化石。不同时代、不同种类的中国传统音乐(主要是说唱、戏曲)的特征,不同程度地存留于某些影戏剧种当中,显示出影戏音乐强大的包容性,也显示出影戏音乐是中国传统音乐的活化石。第二,影戏音乐在说唱音乐向戏曲音乐转变的过程中起着重要的衔接作用。第三,影戏声腔同其他传统戏曲声腔联系密切,具有深远的影响力。影戏声腔同南戏、昆山腔、梆子腔、皮黄腔等都曾发生过或多或少的交互影响。第四,有些影戏声腔流传范围广、影响大,形成庞大的声腔体系。滦州影腔便形成了一个影响深远的戏曲声腔腔系,使用这一腔系的影戏剧种众多,流传地区也较为广泛。

The music of Yingxi（ shadow show） plays an important part in China＇s traditional music which is mainly reflected in four aspects： first, it is a living fossil that preserves the features of China＇s traditional music of different sorts and eras, a testament to its high inclusiveness; second, it provides a link between the music of Talking and Singing and that of traditional operas; third, its tunes bear a close affinity with those of traditional operas due to a mutual influence between them and Southern operas, Kun operas, Bangzi operas, Pihuang operas and etc; fourth, owing to their wide popularity and huge influence some Yingxi tunes have constituted a great system of tunes. For instance, Luanzhou Yingxi tunes have formed an operatic tune system with far-reaching influence. Yingxi operas that take advantage of this system are many and varied and are enjoyed far and wide.