Tang Xuanzong was the 7th emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but many people don’t know that Tang Xuanzong has a direct connection with the current theater troupe. People are very accustomed to calling the theater troupe Liyuan, and the opera actors are called Liyuan. Disciples, they also call Tang Xuanzong the leader of the Liyuan. It seems that there is a huge gap between the two. Today I will explain why Tang Xuanzong became the leader of the Liyuan.
This also starts with Tang Xuanzong's own preference for music. Tang Xuanzong was good at singing and dancing when he was six years old. He was good at playing a variety of musical instruments, such as pipa and so on. Tang Xuanzong was also a very famous master composer. He participated in the creation of many musical works during his life, most of which were ensembles and solos.
In the early days of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the whole country was economically prosperous and culturally prosperous. Envoys from many other countries also came to learn relevant knowledge. With cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, the music of the Tang Dynasty also achieved unprecedented development. At this time, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty also reformed music and promoted the development and improvement of music art. Later, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty established a Liyuan, which cultivated many outstanding musical artists and absorbed a lot of foreign music.
Since then, under the leadership of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Liyuan has become one of the most important artistic activity centers in the Tang Dynasty. Later, people became accustomed to calling the opera troupe Liyuan, and the opera actors Liyuan disciples. Because of this, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was called the leader of Liyuan.
The story of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei is also related to music. Yang Guifei has outstanding appearance. What makes Tang Xuanzong like it is that Yang Guifei is also very skilled in music and dance arts. At that time, Yang Yuhuan only read a piece of music for the first time and could quickly compile a complete score. Then they danced gracefully, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty even accompanied him personally for his beloved concubine.