The tunes of Peking Opera are extremely rich and popular, with Erhuang and Xipi as the main ones, as well as Siping tune, Gao Bozi, Nan Bangzi, etc.; The repertoire of Bazi and Siping tunes also includes ancient tunes such as Kunqiang, Gaoqiang and Qinqiang, as well as folk minor tunes such as Luoluo tune, Liuzhi tune and Yinyusi tune. Its content not only shows emperors, generals, talents and beauties, but also plays that express the diligence, bravery, wisdom, and kindness of ordinary people, as well as people's yearning for freedom and a happy life. Its themes and forms of expression are also diverse, including literary opera, martial arts opera, singing opera, kung fu opera, children's play, group opera, excerpt opera, original opera, etc.

The traditional musical instruments of Peking Opera mainly refer to the "three major pieces", namely Jinghu, Erhu and Yueqin. The accompaniment band is traditionally referred to as the "scene". On the early opera stage, the band did not sit on one side of the stage or in the orchestra pit like today, but was located in the center of the stage and back, supporting the entire stage scene. The "scene" was composed of This is where the name comes from. The orchestral instruments are called "Wen Chang" and the percussion instruments are called "Wu Chang", so the opera band is often called "Wen Wu Chang". Creating the atmosphere mostly relies on percussion (i.e. scene) and performance (i.e. performance). And the rhythm of the dialogue and singing.

The following content is excerpted from high school music textbooks:

Peking Opera Music:

1) Peking Opera music is mainly based on Xipi Tune and Erhuang Tune. Xipi Opera originated from Qin Opera and was formed in Wuhan. Xipi tune is generally high-pitched, vigorous, lively and bright, suitable for expressing passionate, bright and cheerful emotions. Erhuang originated in Jiangxi and was formed in Hubei and Anhui. Its singing style is calm, steady, condensed and serious, suitable for expressing deep, sad and resentful emotions.

2) The accompaniment band is called the "scene" and is divided into two parts: the "writing field" and the "martial field". The Wenchang is composed of orchestral instruments that play melodies. Commonly used instruments include Jinghu, Yueqin, Xiaosanxian, Jingerhu, flute, suona, sheng, etc.