英文摘要
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Taiwanese ge-zi-xi Opera is the most representative dramatic form of "mu-biao-xi" (scenario-based performances). From commercialized indoor theatre performances to outdoor performances at temple festivals, professional ge-zi-xi troupes have always adopted the form of "improvisational performance" (mu-biao-xi). In recent years, I have researched on the subject of the improvisational performance of Taiwanese ge-zi-xi Opera, including its history, artistic position, overall operational mechanism, the writing and creating of scripts, acting skills of actors, and contents and dissemination. This paper is part of a series of studies, focusing on the accompaniment of off-stage musicians in ge-zi-xi opera from the perspective of "coordinated improvisational performance." First, the paper explores the training of off-stage musicians for improvisational performance of ge-zi-xi opera. From basic training to skill-training for improvisational accompaniment, musicians who are trained in professional troupes and who are trained in schools form two distinctive groups as they have their respective specialized skills and accompaniment concepts due to their different environments and training methods. The paper then explains the operational mechanism of improvisational accompaniment by off-stage musicians, including the musicians' positions and functions in improvisational performance and the coordination of the musicians among themselves as well as with actors. Finally, the off-stage musicians' improvisational accompaniment skills, including improvisational accompaniment for vocals, improvisational accompaniment for sets of lyrics structured within specific melodic frameworks (songs), and spontaneous reaction, will be analyzed to present the uniqueness and the importance of musicians trained in the special dramatic operation of "improvisational performance."
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