![]() ![]() The Woman Prisoner tells a story from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), a woman named Su San being wrongly accused for killing her husband. In this aria, on the way to the execution site she complains of her wrong treatment to an old man named Chonggong, whose duty is to escort the prisoners, and he consoles her. The accompaniment instruments are plate (板), single-pi gu (单皮鼓), Chinese large gong (大锣), jinghu (京胡), jing erhu (京二胡), yueqin(月琴), and sanxian (三弦). Rapper Face is an opera that cleverly combines traditional Beijing opera singing and rhythm with pop music, making it easy to sing. The major instruments are the percussion block (板), single-skin drum (单皮鼓), Chinese large gong (大锣), jinghu (京胡), jing erhu (京二胡), yueqin (月琴), and sanxian (三弦). Henan Opera is the biggest regional opera in China, popular mainly in the Yellow River Basin and the Huai River Basin in central China. Henan Opera can be divided into two styles: One mainly consists of singing and some dialogues with orchestral music while the other focuses on acrobatic fighting with percussion music as accompaniment. Nowadays, the costumes of Henan Opera are similar to that of Beijing opera, and the actors also paint their faces. Henan Opera is famous for its singing style: the rhythm is distinctive and the lyrics are extremely colloquial. Every script describes a funny story or a legend, with scenes from the common people’s life. The major instruments of Henan Opera are erhu (二胡), banhu (板胡), pipa (琵琶), so-na (唢呐), Chinese bamboo flute (笛子), gong (锣), drum (鼓) and guzheng (古筝). Now, some western instruments like violin, viola, cello, or even electronic organ can be used as well. Hua Mulan was a legendary brave girl in the Southern and Northern Dynasties Period (AD 420-AD 589). This song praises Hua Mulan's saga of disguising herself as a man and joining the army in place of her father. The accompaniment instruments are mainly banhu (板胡), erhu (二胡), pipa (琵琶), dulcimer (扬琴), guzheng (古筝), Chinese bamboo flute (笛子), suona (唢呐), gong (锣), drum (鼓), and cymbals (镲). This style was formerly known as the Tea Picking Tune, and originated in Huangmei County, Hubei province. The themes are folk stories and legends, and it is popular with audiences for its liveliness and fresh regional style. The costumes of Huangmei Opera show strong Han characteristics, but heavy facial makeup is seldom used. Therefore, the performers look very natural and real. Huangmei Opera is famous for its natural and elegant style, simple and delicate singing and dancing make the characters lively and real. ![]()
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