The role of Songyang in the early days was divided into eight industries: fate, Dan, purity, ugliness, smallness, paste, being a foreigner and husband. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, there have been more professions such as Erdan, being a poet, being a foreigner, being a second flower and being a fourth flower. Since the establishment of Banshe, Songyang tenor artists have been handed down from generation to generation and have been passed down for 23 generations. Their performances have distinctive artistic features of Han folk operas and exude a strong local flavor. There are more than 40 repertoires in Songyang Gaoqiang, among which Lady's Play, Scholar No.3, Eight Immortals Bridge, Buying Water, Carp, Fire Beads, Restaurant Killing Home are its representative works. From June 5438+065438+1October 19 to June 2 1 Sunday, 2004, there were eight special "guests" in Songyang county, who were Dr. Du, a professor from China Conservatory of Music, and his party. At that time, they were specially invited to Yuyan Town, Songyang County to observe, record and learn musical instruments, and put forward many constructive suggestions. In order to rescue and protect this precious Han folk culture, in recent years, Songyang County has taken various measures to increase the intensity of excavation and protection and fully revitalize this ancient drama. The propaganda and culture department of Songyang County specially allocated more than 30,000 yuan, and the Gaoqiang Opera Troupe raised part of its own funds to add lighting, acoustics and costume props. , and equipped with a subtitle machine for overall packaging. At the same time, actors are encouraged to "pass on the band" and cultivate high notes. The county government and cultural departments have done a lot of excavation and arrangement work, which has enabled this endangered high-pitched opera to resume its performance. Therefore, Songyang Gaoqiang is listed as the first batch of key projects of Zhejiang national folk art protection project, the pilot project of Zhejiang national folk art protection project, the scientific research project of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and the first batch of representative works of intangible cultural heritage in Zhejiang Province. In 2006, Songyang gaoqiang was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage protection project, which undoubtedly played a decisive role in improving the popularity of Songyang. However, according to the author's observation, Songyang gaoqiang is facing many difficulties.

First of all, due to the aging of Songyang tenor artists and the lack of young artists, the oral inheritance model is facing challenges. At the same time, it is difficult for folk troupes to enter the market and face the danger of extinction. Secondly, the county's finances are tight and there is no more economic support. Songyang Gaoqiang is faced with a shortage of funds and cannot carry out various in-depth rescue and protection work; Thirdly, there is a shortage of high-pitched professional researchers in Songyang, and the high-pitched script and high-pitched music arrangement lag behind. There is no standard Songyang high-pitched opera troupe in the county, and it is worrying that it is difficult for folk opera troupes to go to the market.