The earliest Qin Opera piece is "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation".

"The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation" was originally used for banquets and later for sacrifices. It belongs to the category of martial dance (as opposed to literary dance). It is a symbol of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty and has extraordinary momentum. The King of Qin was Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and "Qin" was his title before he ascended the throne.

It is said that Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, once set up a pear garden to train his singing children, who sang both palace music and folk songs. Li Guinian, a musician in Liyuan, was originally a Shaanxi folk artist. His "Qin Wang Breaking the Formation Music" is called Qin Wang Opera, or "Qin Opera" for short. This is probably the earliest Qin Opera music.

Historical background:

"The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation" is the "Dance of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation", also known as the "Seven Virtues Dance". It is a famous song and dance song in the Tang Dynasty. In the early military song, in 620 AD, King Qin Li Shimin defeated the rebel Liu Wuzhou and consolidated the newly established Tang regime. Therefore, his soldiers filled in the old songs with new words and sang a hymn in praise of Li Shimin: "The head of state accepted the law and the prime minister punished the rebellious ministers. The Xian song "The Music of Breaking the Formation" was used to reward the Taiping people."

After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he personally composed this piece of music into a dance, which was then processed and organized by court artists into a huge, magnificent music and dance. Kucha's tone is blended into the original tune, making it melodious, high-pitched and very appealing. At the same time, there is a large-scale palace band accompaniment, and the big drums are so loud that they can be heard for hundreds of miles. The momentum is so powerful that it moves the heaven and the earth.

This song and dance made all the officials excited and excited. When performing this dance, even the foreign guests couldn't help but dance along. The symbol of the Chinese nation's heyday is truly extraordinary.