A Study on the Threefold Origins of Gelang(Singer)in the Performances of Gong & Drum Weeding Music
The performances of gong & drum weeding music are traditional agricultural music activities with the purpose of"mutual help and collaboration in the fields".As the main part of the dissemination and inheritance of gong & drum weeding music,three-fold characteristics are displayed by Gelang(singer):"sacredness","entertainment"and"authority"in their"performances".The official system of"Sizhu(the ceremonial official during the sacrificial ceremony)","Yuezhang(the official in charge of sacri-ficial rites)"and"Guren(the official in managing drum music)"in Rites of Zhou(Zhouli)has a direct relationship with the final formation of the"role"of"Gelang(singer)".And it shows that after the"collapse of rituals and music",state music did not dis-appear,but was deeply integrated with secular music,thus evolving a more inclusive and open Chinese ritual and music civiliza-tion.
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