武当山民间叙事长歌审美特征初探

Wudang Folk Narrative Songs' Aesthetic Characters

鄂西北武当山民间叙事长歌,又有"大本头"、"大本子"之称,在当地丧俗中秉承诗歌叙事的演唱传统,被视为歌师歌唱技艺的最高体现。通过若干首长歌不同角度的特征分析,结合文献相互观照得出:该地区民间叙事长歌在艺术形式与内容上呈现出朴素美、浑融美、诗意美的审美特征。

Folk narrative songs of Wudang Mountains,also called Big Book,follow the tradition of singing and performing events in the local funerals,regarded as the supreme demonstration of singers＇ singing skills.Through studying several songs from different angles and referring to the literature,the folk narrative songs of Wudang Mountains have aesthetic characters,such as simplicity,pleroma and poetic charm.