Qupai antithetical couplets: Hunan ancient painting and opera repertoire and musical characteristics

Hunan ancient paintings and operas mainly reflect folk life, which is closely related to everything in people's lives. With rich themes and strong local flavor, there are about 400 traditional plays in total. Next, through the introduction of the traditional Chinese opera culture of ancient paintings, we can understand the repertoire and musical characteristics of xiang opera's ancient paintings.

Traditional repertoire of Hunan ancient paintings and operas;

There are more than 400 traditional dramas of ancient paintings and operas in Hunan, which mainly reflect folk life, and most of them focus on productive labor, love between men and women or family conflicts, with vivid language and strong local flavor. After 1949, the art of ancient paintings and operas has developed greatly, not only sorting out traditional operas such as chopping wood with bangs and shooting birds, but also creating many modern operas such as Double Food Delivery, Busy Sister-in-law and Sanliwan. Besides, Gong, Pot Mending, On the Way to Delivery and Yeyadao have all been made into movies.

After liberation, under the guidance of the Party's literary policy, and with the joint efforts of old artists and new literary and art workers, Hunan ancient painting plays have excavated, sorted out and adapted many traditional plays, among which Liu Hai chopping firewood and Liu Hai Jin Chan have great influence in the whole country.

Music function:

There are about 300 musical tunes of ancient paintings and operas, which are mainly qupai, supplemented by plate changes. The music is mainly Hunan ancient painting drums with local characteristics, supplemented by suona, pipa, flute, gongs and drums and other national musical instruments. The tune is lively and lively, and the melody is smooth and lively.

According to the difference of tune structure, music style and expression form, it can be divided into four categories:

1, Sichuan Tune

Or Gong Zheng tune, that is, Heizi tune, with drums and suona. Tune is composed of aria and aria, and its mode and melody are changeable, which is the main aria of ancient painting and opera.

Step 2 knock gong

Also known as Gong Diao, Qupai combination structure, the combination of "Diao" and "Liu" (several boards) is like a high-pitched tune, which is one of the main vocals of Changsha, Yueyang and Changde operas.

3. Brand

Brands, including Zou Pai and Gong and Drum Pai, originated from southern Hunan folk songs, with small suona and gongs and drums. They are lively and light, suitable for song and dance dramas and are one of the main vocals of various schools in southern Hunan.

4. Smaller

There are folk songs and strings. Although the latter belongs to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has been localized. All kinds of tunes are rough and hearty.