The top ten famous songs of Suzhou Pingtan include "Butterfly Loves Flowers: Reply to Li Shuyi", "Jiangnan Like Poetry", "The Legend of White Snake - Appreciating the Mid-Autumn Festival", "Jade Dragonfly: Acknowledging Mother in the Nunnery", "The Hairpin-headed Phoenix" , "Sun Erniang and Wu Song", "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Going to the Meeting Alone", "Love Detective·Pear Blossom Fall", "Pearl Tower", "Du Shiniang".
1. "Die Lianhua·A Reply to Li Shuyi"
The Pingtan "Die Lianhua·A Reply to Li Shuyi" was sung by tanci actor Yu Hongxian and was an instant success. For half a century, it has been popular all over the country. It is not only a classic representative of Suzhou Pingtan artistic innovation, but also has a special status in the music history of New China.
2. "The Hairpin-headed Phoenix·The World's Love Is Poor"
"The Hairpin-Headed Phoenix·The World's Love Is Poor" is a poem written by Tang Wan in the Southern Song Dynasty. The top line of the poem describes Tang Wan's infinite pain after being forced to separate under the pressure of Lu You's mother. The next section describes the situation and mood after parting ways with Lu You. The whole poem is straightforward, sad and moving, with complex emotions.
3. "Mother Recognition in the Nunnery"
It tells the story of Xu Yuanzai, a new member of Xieyuan Dynasty, who learned that he was not the biological child of Xu Shangzhen and his wife, and that his biological mother was a monk with the Buddhist name Zhizhen. Yuan Zai then found Fahua Nunnery. Zhizhen was surprised and happy when she learned that Yuan Zai recognized her mother in the nunnery. However, due to the constraints of ethics and ethics, they were even more afraid of affecting Yuan Zai's future and did not dare to recognize each other. Only after Yuan Zai was moved by his true feelings did he have the courage to recognize Yuan Zai's flesh and blood. This is a classic repertoire of opera excerpts performed by Jiang Yuequan and Zhu Huizhen that you can never tire of hearing and performing for a long time.
4. "Appreciating the Mid-Autumn Festival"
"Appreciating the Mid-Autumn Festival" is one of the famous tanci songs in the Suzhou Pingtan "The Legend of White Snake". It describes the beautiful relationship between Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen, so In the play, this music is played in relatively warm scenes.
5. "Going to the Meeting Alone"
"Going to the Meeting Alone" describes Guan Yu, who is lonely and decisive.