Chang Xiangyu (1923 —2004), formerly known as Zhang Miaoling, was born in Gongxian County (now gongyi city), Henan Province, and was a performing artist of Henan Opera. Chang Xiangyu, deputy to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th National People's Congress, honorary member of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. He used to be vice chairman of Chinese Dramatists Association, president of Henan Dramatists Association, president of Henan Opera Academy, president of Henan Opera School and professor of Shenyang Conservatory of Music.
Chang Xiangyu, with clear pronunciation and mellow voice, is full of luck, sincere charm and novel style. He enters the painting with sound and enters the emotion with sound; The performance is vigorous and fresh, delicate and generous, with profound connotation and distinctive personality. In expressing the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters, it is nuanced and lifelike. Representative works include Mulan, Copying Red, Broken Bridge, Big Sacrifice Piles, People Cheering Horses, The Story of Red Lantern, etc.
Chang Xiangyu, the founder of Changpai School, is rich in timbre, wide in range, pure in sound quality, correct in operation, grand in vocalization, skillful in enunciation and skillful in cavity moistening. His singing is sweet, his articulation is clear, his performance is delicate and vivid, his specification is accurate and he is full of masculinity.
Chang Xiangyu used to sing western Henan tune, while his subordinates sang five tunes. Later, it gradually merged the simple, mellow, euphemistic, subtle, beautiful and elegant style of Xiangfu tune, and at the same time absorbed the elements of Quju, Hebei Bangzi, Beijing Opera and other operas, forming a unique "long school" aria.
Chang Xiangyu's creation and expansion of Henan Opera's aria is firstly manifested in his comprehensive inheritance and mastery of predecessors' aria art according to his own personality and characteristics, and on this basis, he pursues high style and endows Henan Opera's traditional aria with distinctive personality and strong spirit of the times. Secondly, it is also reflected in the flexible use and development of plate type. In addition, Chang Xiangyu's other contribution to the creation of Henan Opera aria is the development of the performance form of Henan Opera oratorio.
Chang Xiangyu's normal school mainly uses the methods of moistening the cavity: embellishing the cavity with decorative sounds, moistening the cavity with nasal sounds, moistening the cavity with frustration, moistening the cavity with strength and speed, moistening the cavity with timbre, moistening the cavity with emotional reaction and so on. Decorative tone embellishment is the key tone that does not change the melody. Decorative tones such as up and down glide and vibrato are used to decorate the aria, which plays the role of orthography. Nasal cavity moistening refers to putting the rhyme into the nasal cavity to moisten the cavity when singing a word with nasal endings according to the needs of the characters.
Articulation is a major feature of Chang Xiangyu Henan Opera. Chang Xiangyu once said: "Articulation is the most important method in singing, because it is the foundation of all singing. Only by conforming to the requirements of four tones, reciting sharp sounds, separating cadences and paying attention to rhymes can we pronounce words clearly. If you can't pronounce words clearly, you can't express your meaning, and even the best vocal audience will not be popular. "
Chang Xiangyu, jade and ice are distinct, both morality and art are perfect, and Xiang Yu is always there, an artist of a generation; The pear garden is full of spring scenery, sound and emotion, youth forever, and the soul of opera. Horizontal criticism: the drama is bigger than the sky.
Conclusion The trace left by Chang Xiangyu in the sentence has benefited many people. Her granddaughter Xiang Yuxiao has also made great achievements in the culture of Henan Opera, among which Chang Xiangyu's teaching is indispensable.