Dong Pipa song

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Dong Pipa song

Applicant: Congjiang County, Guizhou Province

Item No.: 60

Project No.: Ⅱ - 29

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: Traditional Music

Region: Guizhou Province

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Congjiang County, Guizhou Province

Protection unit: Congjiang Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center

Brief introduction of Dong Pipa song

Applicant: Congjiang County, Guizhou Province

The pipa songs of Dong Nationality in Congjiang County, Guizhou Province are mainly distributed in the villages of Guandong, luoxiang, Qingyun, Gaozeng and other towns, with young men and women singing and sitting on the moon (talking about love) as the main content. It is widely displayed in social activities and stage performances. Its structure is generally three strings, sometimes four strings. The fixed tone of Dong Pipa is: 6, 1, 3 or 5, 7, 2 and 6, 1, 1, 3 or 5, 7, 7, 2. The melody is mostly national mode, and the main melody is almost 6, 1, 3 minor triad.