《老六板(ban)》是中(zhong)國漢族民間器樂曲,為古老的民間絲(si)竹(zhu)樂曲調(diao)。
《老(lao)六(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)》又稱(cheng)《老(lao)八(ba)(ba)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)》。流傳(chuan)地(di)域較(jiao)廣,在廣東、廣西(xi)(xi)、貴州等地(di)稱(cheng)為(wei)《十八(ba)(ba)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)力》,在內蒙地(di)區(qu)稱(cheng)為(wei)《八(ba)(ba)譜》或(huo)《八(ba)(ba)音》。江南(nan)(nan)絲竹、西(xi)(xi)安古樂、山(shan)西(xi)(xi)八(ba)(ba)大(da)套等樂種中(zhong)(zhong)也包含(han)此(ci)曲。其變(bian)體(ti)(ti)繁多,但唯有(you)江南(nan)(nan)絲竹中(zhong)(zhong)才存在由《老(lao)六(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)》系(xi)列變(bian)體(ti)(ti)組成的曲體(ti)(ti)“五(wu)代同(tong)堂”,其系(xi)列為(wei):六(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)、快六(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)、花(hua)(hua)六(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)、中(zhong)(zhong)花(hua)(hua)六(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)、慢(man)六(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)。以《六(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)》為(wei)基礎“放(fang)慢(man)加花(hua)(hua)”,將節拍(pai)逐(zhu)層(ceng)成倍擴充,速度逐(zhu)層(ceng)放(fang)慢(man),逐(zhu)漸加花(hua)(hua)形成新的曲調變(bian)體(ti)(ti)。在民間較(jiao)多是把《中(zhong)(zhong)花(hua)(hua)六(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)》和《慢(man)六(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)》作為(wei)獨立樂曲演奏。李(li)芳(fang)園(yuan)《南(nan)(nan)北派十三套大(da)曲琵琶新譜》附(fu)編《初學入門》中(zhong)(zhong)曾載老(lao)六(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban),改名為(wei)《虞(yu)舜薰風(feng)操》。