The aria structure of Shanxi Jin Opera belongs to banqiang, which can be divided into three categories: prosaic, cavity and tune. Randomly playing is the main vocal control of Shanxi Jin Opera. There are seven kinds of * * * boards: flat board, splint, sex board, running water board, intermediary board, rolling white board and guide board. Tone refers to all kinds of coloratura in Shanxi Jin Opera, which are generally not used alone, but attached to all kinds of plate-type random play. There are five-flowered cavities, three-flowered cavities, walking-horse cavities, two-fingered cavities, thirteen-cough cavities, four-image cavities, guide plates and so on. Quzi refers to the singing of Kunqu opera and local ditty. This kind of singing and performance of Shanxi Jin Opera not only has the general characteristics of fierce and rough Bangzi Opera, but also has a round and delicate unique style. Therefore, it can not only show impassioned historical stories, but also show a beautiful and healthy folk life. This ingenious combination of roughness and delicacy is the most direct factor to win the favor of many audiences.
Shanxi Opera is characterized by its euphemistic and smooth melody, beautiful and mellow, cordial and clear melody, which has a strong local flavor and unique style in Jinzhong area. In the past, Shanxi Jin Opera was sung purely by actors, usually in F key; Later, it gradually developed into actor-led, and changed to G key. In addition to the two tones of falsetto singing, there are seven kinds of random playing: flat (also called four eyes) 4 /4 as the beat; Splint 2 /4 beat; Duality is 1/4 beats; The running water is 1 /4 beats; In addition, there are intermediary boards, reverse boards, white rolling and so on. There are many changes on each plate. For example, there are big running water, small running water, tight running water, slow running water and second running water on the running water board. In addition, there are many flower cavities, such as three-flower cavity, five-flower cavity, horse-walking cavity, three-inverted cavity and inverted cavity.
Jin opera attaches great importance to the artistic characteristics of singing, and often adopts the way of duet and rotation of more than two people. For example, "Serving the Country with Loyalty" traces the past stories and communicates the present feelings through singing with a big face and a solemn voice. In round singing, a sex board suitable for narration is often used, and the melody is lengthened. Walking on the Snow Mountain is based on the duet between the old man and Tsing Yi, which tells the story that the old man saved the girl and fled in a hurry after the disaster in Cao Fu. First, the duet with the intermediary board shows the embarrassing state when the master and servant leave the tiger's mouth; Secondly, the singing method of rotation between the two sexes, tracing persecution, the decline of male voice, the resurgence of female voice, and the alternation of singing methods have a unique charm.
Shanxi Jin Opera also has long solos. This kind of solo usually uses slow stacking board; For example, the solo arias of Kongming, Qin Xianglian and Shen Hou in the empty city plan, when seeing the queen, hit the golden branch, there was no sound of gongs and drums, and the melody was like dew drizzle, dripping into the ground. In the aria of Shanxi Jin Opera, there is also a set of aria composed of flat plate, splint, hermaphrodite and flowing water. Generally used for memory, confession, thinking, etc.
Rolling white is used to express sobbing and extreme sadness. From the door to the singing, it has great appeal. For example, in Lu Hua, Min Deren's two flashes are often sung by actors with tears and listened to by the audience with tears.
In the past, the civil and military fields of Jin Opera were composed of nine people, which were called Jiushou Opera, that is, drums (conducting), cymbals, horsemen, gongs, bangzi, huhu, Sanxian, Erxian and Sixian. Sometimes the accompaniment needs hinges, and the player who plays the four strings will do it for you. When suona accompaniment is needed, it is played by people who play the three-stringed and two-stringed instruments. Wenchang musical instrument, Tribe Tiger is a alto musical instrument, also called Huluzi. Coconut shell, larger than banhu shell, is shaped like a chicken heart, and its mouth surface diameter is about 12- 13cm, which is glued together with paulownia panels. The main landing gear is made of hardwood and 70 cm long. There is a waist size, fixed in the middle of the file. The yard at the bottom is placed on one fifth of the surface of paulownia. Horsetail bamboo bow, with soft sound quality, resembles baritone voice cavity. Huhula theme, accompanied by two strings, three strings and four strings. The artist said: Hu Hu, three strings are muscles, two strings are bones and four strings are tendons. He added: Call Hu Li's pole, plug two strings, fill the cave with three strings, and set the tone with four strings. Machong, a percussion instrument, is heavy and big, with a diameter of 55cm and a thickness of about 1cm, and its sound is steady. At present, six-character horsemen are widely used, which is in harmony with the sl sound of strings, so it is useful to have the traditional habit of horsemen to set the tone.
Shanxi Jin Opera has many strings. There are also [embroidered purse] and the like to show a happy mood. There are also "Sun God Needles" that show distress, such as nervous "killing chickens" and soothing "parasitism". These qupai can be used alone or in combination. For example, the music of "Noisy Palace" in "Playing Golden Branches" and "Gathering Wood" in "Spring and Autumn Match" is an ensemble composed of several tunes. There are also many suona qupai, such as "opening the door drum" and "slow attendance" for sitting on the account, which can render the grand and solemn atmosphere when the marshal raises the account. The antithetical dance used in "The Battle of Wancheng" has the momentum of attacking Ma Benteng with thousands of troops.
There are about forty or fifty kinds of percussion gongs and drums. Such as "hard three hammers", "five hammers", "three flippers", "outpost warfare", "war monster", "sea sand", "Beetle", "hat head", "turn around" and so on. When used, it can be selected according to the needs of plot development. Such as [boring field] (commonly known as rubbing the stomach), it can match the movements and shouting rhythm of the characters beating their chests and feet. Gao Huaide played in Cut the Yellow Robe, Zhao Yun played in Back to Jingzhou, and after Zhang Fei reprimanded Zhao Yun in Changbanpo, they all used this drum beat to set off the characters' irritability and anxiety. In front of four-legged eyes, splint and bisexual singing, Zhong Bangzi sometimes uses [seven hammers] to connect the strings, and when necessary, he uses [Liao Zi] to whip or connect the door with the actions of the people in the play. Song Jiang killed Yan Poxi in "Sitting on a Building and Killing Cherish". When searching her Liangshan letters, he accompanied her with a "small conflict", effectively rendering her trembling and extremely nervous state.