Four categories of folk arts

Our country’s folk art culture is extensive, profound and diverse. According to the characteristics of scripts, performance methods and musical styles, folk arts are generally divided into four categories: storytelling and rap, cross talk, allegro, drum music and rap.

1. Storytelling and rap. There are two branches here, one is storytelling and the other is rap. Storytelling is only spoken but not sung, and the form is also simple. It is just a storyteller telling a story. Whether it is exciting or not depends entirely on the storyteller's mouth. The language of storytelling is mostly Mandarin, or it can be a dialect, such as Sichuan Storytelling and Hubei Storytelling. famous. Different from storytelling, rap is a combination of speaking and singing, which is a combination of rap and rap. Rap music generally uses medium to long books, and its performance form is more flexible and very popular among farmers.

The second is cross talk. Crosstalk developed from folk jokes and is characterized by being relaxed, lively, funny and interesting. It can also increase the people's knowledge and meet the people's cultural and entertainment requirements through humorous and witty language and performances. The most common form is a stand-alone spoken by one person and a playful and argumentative dialogue between A and B. Groups of more than three people rarely perform. Southern one-man shows (burlesque) and Sichuan photo books all belong to this category.

The fourth is drum music. Drum music occupies the majority of folk art. It has strong musicality and many types. If broken down, it can be divided into seven categories: tanci, big drum, fishing drum, brand music, Qinshu, miscellaneous music and walking singing. The Northeastern duo, Peking opera, singing, etc. that we are familiar with all fall into this category.