The tune of time is the local tune of Tianjin. Singing in Tianjin local language has a strong local color. At that time, Tianjin people loved to eat. According to Wang Yubao, a famous artist, it is said that in the late Qing Dynasty, Tianjin was popular in four places, and many folk artists appeared. These four areas are Yixing Port, Dinggu, Shenzhuangzi and Guozhuangzi in Hedong, Xichenggen, Northwest corner and cities in the west.
Among them, the city is the most prosperous and enduring. Yang Kaitai, the most representative artist in the city, plays and sings by himself, with soft and delicate lines. He sings euphemistically and tells elegant jokes. In Hedong area, there is an old man named Wen, who has a clear pronunciation and a neat articulation, and dares to be unconventional. When he sang his masterpiece "Tie a Doll", he not only had a longevity lock for props, but also stood next to a little baby with a total horn. As a silent supporting role, the old gentleman sang and performed, with some funny actions and very popular singing effects. In addition, there was a shoemaker who sold steamed cakes in Sanyizhuang, Hexi, and was once famous.
There are many bad habits in my later years when my front face is full of swearing.
As a 78-year-old artist, Wang Yubao experienced the whole process from old to new in Tianjin. With her efforts, many old bad habits were changed.
Recalling the original days, the old man told reporters that there were no professional actors at the beginning, most of them were porters, handicraft workers and drivers, porters, bricklayers and working people in industries such as repairing shoes and shaving, and they sang in their spare time. Later, with the development of urban commerce, professional or semi-professional artists appeared gradually, and the fashion actors of the older generation appeared, such as Ba Cuicui, Qin Cuihong and Gao Gao. "In the old society, singing drums, cross talk, storytelling, acrobatics, etc. It is collectively called "what kind of juggling". In the streets and alleys of Tianjin, you can hear the phrase' what juggling to see' everywhere. Tianjin people like juggling very much, but the artists in the industry are at the bottom of society, collectively referred to as the lower class who eat public meals, and now the songs are more discriminated against. "
According to her introduction, there was no set of stereotypes when singing "Backing the Mountain". Usually fans sing on the strings when they come out. There is no "foreshadowing" of "serving for a while" (a kind of foreshadowing before the play). Later, when the song came to the stage of Quyi, the singer would go on stage to sing, sing a song and take a bow. When she officially took the stage, she followed the old style of performance. After she took the stage, she said nothing and began to sing and bow. However, although singing has no "outline", it also has its bad rules. "This bad rule may have started from the early stage. At that time, the singing was duet between men and women, and the male artists only talked but didn't sing, which was called' the front face at that time'. In the singing of female artists, the front face is blocked at will, and sometimes some obscene words are said. Until the 1930s, this bad habit of changing the front face was not carved from the roots, especially in some simple scenes changing hours in Sanguan, Sanjiao and other places to cater to the low-level tastes of some listeners. When our family life was extremely embarrassing, someone advised my father to let me go to sea and promised to "earn money" and "share" to support my family, but my father resolutely refused. Later, the bird market' Yu Mingchun' promised to cancel the front face and outline, and I started my formal career there. "
1953 After the establishment of Tianjin Radio Quyi Troupe, the performers and the old-timers in the Quyi circle were invited to make a preliminary study of the song. According to its historical origin and artistic characteristics, this piece was named "Tianjin Tune". And reform the current tone, focusing on purification. Firstly, the traditional aria and lyrics are screened to purify the content. Secondly, it purified the stage. Except for the accompanist, the long square table that was useless and hindered the actors was removed. In the aria design, according to the need, some rigid traditional singing methods have been changed, dulcimer, sheng and other playing instruments have been added, and the accompaniment method has been changed. In addition, according to the segmentation and gap of the singing content, an episode is added. These reforms and innovations have been used to this day.