The two most basic vocal cavities in Beijing opera are

The two most basic tunes in Beijing Opera are "Xipi" and "Huang Er".

The most striking difference between "Xipi" and "Huang Er" is the melody. Xipi is mainly bright, while Huang Er is mainly deep and sad. "Xipi" means beating drums, singing, playing the board and receiving the radio, while "Huang Er" means playing the board and throwing things.

"Xipi Opera" was born out of Bangzi Opera, so its melody is high and passionate, with obvious northern characteristics. There are two theories about the origin of Huang Er's opera. One theory originated from Yihuang tune in Jiangxi; One theory comes from Huizhou Qupai. Whether it originated from Yihuang tune or Huizhou tune, it is a southern opera, so its southern music features are more prominent.

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Beijing Opera is called "national opera" and regarded as the "representative" of China opera. The vocal cavity of Peking Opera belongs to the "Pihuang vocal cavity system" among the four major vocal cavities of China traditional opera (Pihuang vocal cavity is the main one in Peking Opera), and it absorbs and integrates the musical factors of Kunqu Opera, Bangzi and other vocal cavities. It consists of singing, percussion and Qupai.

Peking Opera is the quintessence of China, named after its formation in Beijing, but its origin can be traced back to several ancient local dramas. Huiban often cooperates with artists in Hubei, so a new kind of drama was born, which is based on the Hui tune "Huang Er" and the Han tune "Xipi", and combines the essence of local operas such as Kunqu Opera, Shaanxi Opera and Bangzi. This is Beijing Opera.