常德是位于湖南省北部洞庭湖的西方的一座小城。明末清初时期,由于经济贸易的繁荣,带动了文化的交流与传播。江浙一带的民歌和时调小曲传入了常德,后来与当地民间音乐相结合,不断演变,最终发展成型。由于演唱时使用了扬琴、琵琶、三弦、胡琴等丝弦乐器来伴奏,故这种音乐形式被称为丝弦。又因为丝弦是用常德方言演唱,故又称常德丝弦。 Changde is a small town in the west of Dongting Lake in northern Hunan Province. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, due to the prosperity of economy and trade, the exchange and dissemination of culture was promoted. The folk song and tune tune in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces were introduced into Changde, and later combined with the local folk music, evolving and eventually developing. Because of the use of dulcimer singing, pipa, sanshu, violin and other stringed instruments to accompaniment, so this form of music is called the string. And because the string is used Changde dialect singing, it is also known as Changde string.