THE MUSICAL FORMS IN THE WEIFENG PART OF THE SHIJING POETRY SCRIPTURE RELATED TO THE QIHE RIVER BASIN CULTURE

Abstract

This study investigates the music culture associated with the Qi River Basin in the Hebi region of Henan province, as depicted in the Shijing Poetry Scripture. The Shijing Poetry Scripture is essentially divided into three sections: "Feng," "Ya," and "Song." In The Shijing, the content related to the State of Wei mainly consists of traditional songs from Bei, Yong, and Wei. The "Odes of Wei" section is the primary focus of this study.The aims of this study are: (1) to study the musical characteristics in the Weifeng part of the Shijing poetry scripture relating to the Hebi region; (2) to analyze the musical form of the people's way of life in the Weifeng part of the Shijing.The research used content analysis to organize the data collected through fieldwork and case studies. The findingssuggest that the poetry in "Weifeng" includes various repetitive sentence structures, melodies based on the principle of "one character, one musical note," and song forms such as solo singing, choral singing, and singing accompanied withdance. All of these features reflect the vibrant musical life of ancient society.These findings not only improve our comprehension of ancient musical culture but also provide valuable traditional cultural resources for modern music education, highlighting the distinctive appeal and inheritance value of the musical culture of "Weifeng."

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