The Four Clappers of Opera

Puzhou Opera, Jin Opera, North Road Opera and Shangdang Opera.

1. Puzhou Opera

Puzhou Opera is a local traditional theater in Linfen City and Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, and one of the national intangible cultural heritages.

Puzhou Opera is named after its origin in ancient Puzhou. It is called "South Road Opera" or "South Road Play" in Jinzhong and Jinbei, "Xifu Play" in Shangdan, and "West Play" in Henan. In the northwestern part of Shaanxi Province and Gansu Province, it is called "Jin Cavity", "Pu Opera", "Shanxi Opera" and "Bangkang Cavity". Puzhou Opera", "Pu Opera", "Shanxi Opera", and "Bangkok Opera". Puzhou Opera has a high pitch and specializes in the performance of generous and tragic historical stories. It has a deep tradition of music and performing arts, and is especially famous for stunts such as cap and wing, plume, and hair flinging.

2, Jin Opera

Jin Opera is Shanxi opera, is an important theater in northern China, also known as the middle of the road play, traditional Chinese opera. It is named after Fenyang, Xiaoyi, Qixian, Taigu and Taiyuan in central Shanxi.

Jin Opera is characterized by its melodious and smooth melody, beautiful, mellow and friendly tunes, and clear speech, with a strong local flavor and its own unique style in Jinzhong area.

3. North Road Opera

One of the four major operas of Shanxi. In the early Qing Dynasty, the Puzhou Opera went north and took root in Xinzhou, gradually forming the North Road Opera. Its singing, tunes, and readings are similar to those of the Puzhou Opera, but the tone is more high-pitched. Later on, it was influenced by Hebei Opera, which paid special attention to singing and created a lot of flowery cadences.

4, Shangdang Bangkas

Shanxi Province, one of the four major bangkas. The Shangdang Opera sings mainly in the clapper chamber, and also sings Kunqu, Pihuang, Luo Luo cavity, and rolled theater, commonly known as "Kun bang Luo rolled yellow". Its tone is high and lively, and it has the characteristics of rude and healthy peasant art.

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Shang Dang Bang Opera's Cultural Specialties:

Shang Dang Bang Opera's cultural specialties include the following p>Shangtang Bang Opera's cultural characteristics:

1, singing

Shangtang Bang Opera's singing song of both the song and the plate cavity and the main plate cavity, the plate is divided into big plate, in the four-six, four-six, big plate, stacking plate, scattered plate, rolling cavity, etc., to four-six and big plate use the most and the most distinctive. When singing, both men and women sing in the same key, and the male voice uses a falsetto.

2. Musical Instruments

Shangdang Bang Opera's accompanying musical instruments are mainly the giant zither, the two handles, and the huohu, the "three big things".

3, footwork

Shangdang Opera has four main footwork roles: Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou, and the basic performance program for each role is called the "Three Handles," in which the actors hold their chests out and their heads high, with a strong and steady presence. The performance style is rough, large outline, straight out and in, concise and quick, and then gradually influenced by Beijing Opera in the process of development, with some changes.

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