Jujube wood clapper.

During the early performances of Qin Opera, jujube bangzi was often used as accompaniment, so it was also called "Bangzi Opera". Qin Opera originated from the Western Zhou Dynasty and originated from Xifu. Mature in Qin. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Qin Opera in Gansu and Shaanxi gradually evolved into Bangzi Opera.

In the process of becoming popular, Qin Opera combined with other forms of opera and folk art, and gradually evolved into a variety of Bangzi Opera types in various places. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Wei Changsheng, a famous actor of Qin opera, came to Beijing from Shu and made a sensation in the capital with his moving accent, popular words and superb acting skills.

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Singing structure:

1. The biggest feature of the musical structure of Qin Opera is that the upper and lower sentences are the basic structural units of the singing. The upper and lower sentences are composed of an upper sentence and a lower sentence respectively. The two sentences usually have the same number of words, usually seven words or a cross sentence. The obvious musical sign of the upper and lower sentences is the falling tone of the phrases.

2. The first sentence of Qinqiang singing usually falls on the unstable tone of the tune, and the next sentence falls on the tonic tone. The instrumental accompaniment that connects the previous and next sentences in the tune is called "passing the door". From the perspective of opera music history, the earliest use of Guomen should be in Qin Opera.

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