《老六板》是(shi)中國漢族民間器樂(le)曲,為古老的(de)民間絲竹樂(le)曲調。
《老(lao)六(liu)(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)》又(you)稱(cheng)《老(lao)八(ba)(ba)板(ban)(ban)》。流傳地域較廣(guang),在(zai)廣(guang)東、廣(guang)西(xi)、貴州等地稱(cheng)為(wei)(wei)(wei)《十八(ba)(ba)板(ban)(ban)力》,在(zai)內蒙(meng)地區稱(cheng)為(wei)(wei)(wei)《八(ba)(ba)譜》或《八(ba)(ba)音(yin)》。江(jiang)南(nan)絲竹、西(xi)安古樂(le)、山西(xi)八(ba)(ba)大套(tao)等樂(le)種中(zhong)(zhong)也包(bao)含(han)此曲(qu)(qu)。其(qi)變(bian)體繁多(duo),但(dan)唯有江(jiang)南(nan)絲竹中(zhong)(zhong)才存在(zai)由《老(lao)六(liu)(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)》系(xi)列變(bian)體組成(cheng)(cheng)的(de)曲(qu)(qu)體“五代同堂”,其(qi)系(xi)列為(wei)(wei)(wei):六(liu)(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)、快六(liu)(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)、花六(liu)(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)、中(zhong)(zhong)花六(liu)(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)、慢(man)(man)六(liu)(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)。以(yi)《六(liu)(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)》為(wei)(wei)(wei)基礎“放慢(man)(man)加花”,將節拍逐(zhu)層成(cheng)(cheng)倍擴(kuo)充,速度(du)逐(zhu)層放慢(man)(man),逐(zhu)漸加花形成(cheng)(cheng)新的(de)曲(qu)(qu)調變(bian)體。在(zai)民間較多(duo)是(shi)把《中(zhong)(zhong)花六(liu)(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)》和《慢(man)(man)六(liu)(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban)》作為(wei)(wei)(wei)獨立樂(le)曲(qu)(qu)演(yan)奏。李(li)芳園《南(nan)北派十三套(tao)大曲(qu)(qu)琵琶新譜》附(fu)編(bian)《初學入門(men)》中(zhong)(zhong)曾載(zai)老(lao)六(liu)(liu)(liu)板(ban)(ban),改名為(wei)(wei)(wei)《虞舜薰風操》。