What are the characteristics of Bangzi music in the northern foothills of Shanxi?

Influenced by the spread of Pu Opera, North Road Bangzi with rich voice and bold style came into being in northern Shaanxi. Hokuriku Bangzi music is divided into three parts: aria, Qupai and gongs and drums classics.

The vocal structure of Hokuriku Bangzi belongs to the plate cavity, which is divided into adagio, splint, amphoteric board, laminated board, flowing board, three-character board, inverted board, white roll, dielectric board and flower cavity.

Traditional accompaniment instruments can be divided into Wen and Wuchang. Wen Chang musical instruments are composed of bangzi, Erxian, Sanxian, Sixian, Sheng, flute and suona. Wuchang musical instruments are composed of bangu, mahong, cymbals, hand gongs, bangzi, war drums, tanggu, chimes, chimes and so on.

The singing of Hokuriku Bangzi is deeply influenced by Zhou Pu Bangzi, and has the characteristics of high-pitched, vigorous, steady and rough. At the same time, combined with local folk songs, it forms a self-contained singing style such as "cough cavity", which has distinctive local characteristics and fully embodies the simple, simple and generous character of local working people.

There are more than 200 traditional plays of Hokuriku Bangzi, mainly including Nine Clothes, Yang Bamei You Chuntu, Wang Baochuan, Playing Golden Branches, Jinshui Bridge, Crying Hall, Cutting Yellow Robe, Bloody Handprints, My Beauty Case, Counting Grain and Cutting Yellow Robe.