Kazakh aytis

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Kazakh aytis

Applicant: Akesai Kazak Autonomous County, Gansu Province

Project No.: 281

Project No.: V - 45

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: quyi

Region: Gansu Province

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Akesai Kazak Autonomous County, Gansu Province

Protection unit: cultural and sports center of Akesai Kazak Autonomous County (cultural center of Akesai Kazak Autonomous County)

Introduction to aytis of Kazak nationality

Applicant: Akesai Kazak Autonomous County, Gansu Province

Ay Tes has the intention of "picking essence", "selecting" and "collecting together". It is a form of Kazakh Folk quyi, and it is a nature of persuaded metaphor. It extracts the essence from Kazakh proverbs, maxims, poetry and other literary works, and then performs the singing with the tune. Aytis has a history of more than 200 years, mainly spread in Aksai Kazak Autonomous County in Gansu Province, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture (ILI, Tacheng, Altay) in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Balikun Kazak Autonomous County, Mulei Kazak Autonomous County and other Kazak inhabited areas.

According to the content, aytis can be divided into two types: traditional duet and aken duet. The traditional duet is closely related to the celebration of birth and the blessing of festival etiquette. It has no fixed singing style. The singing men and women give each other the lyrics. The music is passionate and full of interest. Different from the traditional duet, aken duet is a kind of high-level and standardized duet with fixed singing style. Its singing can be divided into "ture" and "sure". The most wonderful repertoire in the popular repertoire are "aiseti and erles Hongjiang duet", "biljiang and Sara duet", etc., which focus on the skills of the two tribes. The language is gorgeous, the rhythm is emphasized, and the melody is active and compact The melody is full of passion. Aytis is the artistic crystallization of Kazakh wisdom. It sums up life experience with refined, popular and beautiful poetic language, expresses its understanding of the vast world, expresses its love for beautiful nature and reverence for scientific knowledge, and reflects the typical characteristics of Kazakh traditional culture. It has great significance in the study of Kazakh Folk Custom, social history, culture and art Important reference value.