摘 要:戏曲音乐是中国特有的，轴承的民族智慧的结晶国粹。然而，在各种娱乐方式普及的科学化时代，在流行音乐充斥的现在；最被人忽略的，往往也是这些蕴含了民族智慧结晶的文化与艺术。湖南花鼓戏《刘海砍樵》，便属于这蕴含了民族智慧结晶的文化与艺术中的一种，更是湖南地方最为出名的戏曲之一。湖南花鼓戏，乃湖南地方戏曲剧种；它随着时代的变更以及历史的发展而逐渐转变成一旦一丑演唱的花鼓戏形式，到后来更是加入了更多的角色与行当，以‘三小’为主要演唱角色。而本文通过对湖南花鼓戏的由来与发展的阐述，以及花鼓戏《刘海砍樵》的艺术特征、情节、唱腔以及表演方式的分析与理解，使我们更加了解花鼓戏这一民间戏曲音乐。也希望在了解此花鼓戏曲的同时，我们能更加重视属于本民族的传承，并加以发扬与创新！

关键词  湖南花鼓戏，特征，唱腔，发展

ABSTRACT:The opera music is unique to Chinese, bearing the national essence of the wisdom of the whole nation.However, in the scientific era of popularization of various kinds of entertainment  aswell as the time of today's fulling of pop music,the most overlooked parts are often these civilization and arts containing the wisdom of national crystallization.For example ,belonging to this kind of civilization and arts, is one of the most famous opera in Hunan. Hunan Flower-Drum Opera is the local opera in Hunan;It gradually transfomed to the form of singing by a clown and a Dan,which put in more roles,like San Xiao,and trades later on following the change of time and the development of history.  And this text through the exposition of the origin and development of Hunan Flower-Drum Opera along with the analysis and understanding of artistic characteristics ,plot,singing tune as well as performing ways about <Liu HaiCuts Firewood>,makes us know better about this folk opera music---Flower-Drum Opera.Also in the hope that during our comprehending of Flower-Drum Opera,we can pay more attention to our national heritage so that carrying foward and innovate it at the same time!

Key Words:  Hunan Flower Drum Opera   Features    Music for voices in a Chinese Opera    Development