《老六板》是中國漢族(zu)民(min)(min)間(jian)器樂曲,為古老的民(min)(min)間(jian)絲竹樂曲調。
《老(lao)六板(ban)(ban)(ban)》又(you)稱《老(lao)八板(ban)(ban)(ban)》。流傳(chuan)地域較(jiao)廣(guang),在廣(guang)東、廣(guang)西(xi)(xi)、貴州等(deng)地稱為(wei)《十八板(ban)(ban)(ban)力》,在內蒙(meng)地區稱為(wei)《八譜(pu)》或《八音(yin)》。江(jiang)南(nan)絲竹(zhu)(zhu)、西(xi)(xi)安古(gu)樂(le)、山(shan)西(xi)(xi)八大(da)套等(deng)樂(le)種中(zhong)也包(bao)含此曲(qu)。其(qi)變體(ti)繁多,但唯有江(jiang)南(nan)絲竹(zhu)(zhu)中(zhong)才(cai)存在由《老(lao)六板(ban)(ban)(ban)》系列變體(ti)組成(cheng)的曲(qu)體(ti)“五代(dai)同(tong)堂”,其(qi)系列為(wei):六板(ban)(ban)(ban)、快六板(ban)(ban)(ban)、花(hua)六板(ban)(ban)(ban)、中(zhong)花(hua)六板(ban)(ban)(ban)、慢六板(ban)(ban)(ban)。以《六板(ban)(ban)(ban)》為(wei)基礎“放(fang)慢加花(hua)”,將節拍逐層(ceng)成(cheng)倍擴充,速(su)度逐層(ceng)放(fang)慢,逐漸加花(hua)形成(cheng)新的曲(qu)調變體(ti)。在民間較(jiao)多是把《中(zhong)花(hua)六板(ban)(ban)(ban)》和《慢六板(ban)(ban)(ban)》作為(wei)獨立樂(le)曲(qu)演奏(zou)。李芳園《南(nan)北派十三套大(da)曲(qu)琵琶新譜(pu)》附編(bian)《初學(xue)入(ru)門》中(zhong)曾(ceng)載老(lao)六板(ban)(ban)(ban),改名(ming)為(wei)《虞舜薰風操》。