The music of Yu opera is rich and colorful, and the singing style is Banqiang style. The lyrics are easy to understand and are mostly seven-character sentences or cross sentences. It has a unique board structure and a relatively complete music program. It can be divided into four major categories: Adagio, Flowing Board, Erba Board, and Fly Board. The accompaniment instruments of Henan Opera are divided into civil and military scenes. There are two strings, three strings and Yueqin, which are called Laosan Shou or Sanxian Shou. Later, due to the sharp and noisy tone of the second string, it was replaced by banhu. Commonly used musical instruments in the martial arts field include bangu, tanggu, large gong, small gong (also known as tang gong or hand gong), hand cymbals, bangzi, hand board, etc.

Yu Opera: (English: Yu Opera) originated in the Central Plains (Henan). It is one of the five major opera types in China and the largest local opera type in China. Yu Opera is continuously inherited, reformed and adapted on the basis of Henan Bangzi. Developed through innovation.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Culture, in addition to Henan Province, there are professional Yu operas in Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong, Hebei, Beijing, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Taiwan and other provinces and municipalities. Group distribution. There are more than 300 Henan Opera Troupes and more than 1,300 private Henan Opera Troupes nationwide (first and second troupes at the provincial level, first and second troupes at the municipal level, first and second troupes at the county level, etc.) with more than 100,000 employees.

Singing is the most common method in Henan Opera. The singing in Henan Opera is sonorous and powerful, full of passionate and unrestrained masculinity, and has strong emotional power. Secondly, Henan opera is simple, popular and natural in character, and is closer to the lives of ordinary people. In addition, Henan opera has a distinct and intense rhythm, sharp conflicts, a coherent storyline, and sharp characters.

Five major schools of Henan Opera

1. Xiangfu Diao? The style is rough, high-pitched, exciting, simple, mellow, euphemistic and bright. Representative figures: Chen Suzhen, Yan Lipin, Sang Zhenjun, Zhang Xiuyun, Song Guiling, Wang Xiulan.

2. Henan West Diao (Xifu Diao). The sound is slightly Qinqiang, beautiful and melodious, with clear articulation and easy listening. It is suitable for playing pessimism and indignation, and the music is deep and tragic. Representative figures: Chang Xiangyu, Cui Lantian, Wang Ershun, Li Shujian.

3. Henan East Diao. Generous and passionate. Female voices have more coloratura and are bright and pretty, while male voices are upright and high-spirited. Representative figures: "Red Face King" Tang Yucheng, Zhao Yiting, Ma Jinfeng, Li Sizhong, Liu Zhonghe.

4. Shahe Diao. Lively, tactful, passionate and loud. It is suitable to express not only a happy and comfortable mood, but also a generous and heroic atmosphere. It spreads in Huaibei and Shahe River basins. People in Anhui call it Bangzi Opera and Huaibei Bangzi. Representative figures: Liang Zhenqi, Liu Fayin, Tang Xicheng, An Jinfeng.

5. Modern tone. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yang Lanchun integrated other voices of Yu Opera to form a new singing style. It is easy to understand, similar to folk music, cheerful and lively. Representative play: "Chaoyanggou", an absolutely classic modern play of Yu Opera.

Reference material: Henan Opera_Baidu Encyclopedia