Chinese Opera
Mates:Lam Chi To TomanWoo Hon KwanJoey HoLam Pang FaiAlbert WanZhong Ka Yu
A Brief History
Prologue
The rise of the Chinese opera had to be traced back to the Zhou dynasty. When Zhou first adopted the Fēngjiàn system (Feudalism)
Timeline
3 Sovereigns & 5 Emperors
Xia Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Western Zhou
Spring and AutumnEastern Zhou
Warring statesZhou
The Rise of Chinese Opera (1)
During Zhou, an emperor, after taking advice from Mèng Zǐ (Mencius) decided that some “popular music” would be more suitable for the country
Mencius
• 372-289 BC• A Chinese philosopher• Established
Confucianism
The rise of Chinese Opera (2)
Then, during the Qin Dynasty, The Imperial Bureau is established. During Han, the bureau was greatly expanded by emperor Han Wu Di. From then on, the bureau was charged with supervising powers
The Rise of Chinese Opera (3)
• At that time and afterwards, the Chinese music is greatly influenced by foreign countries especially the Central Asia
• The music then become the “today’s Chinese Opera”
The Branches
Northern Branches
Southern Branches
Others
Henan Opera
Beijing (Peking) Opera
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Four Great Characteristic Melodies
• Bangziqiang (梆子腔 )• Huangpiqiang ( 黄皮腔 )• Kunqiang (崑腔 )• Gaoqiang (高腔 )
Cantonese Opera
The 4 Elements
http://www.novelhall.org.tw/arthur/chineseopera/flash/index.swf
Does Peking Opera equals to Chinese Opera?
Roles of Play
There’re 4 roles in Chinese Opera:• Sheng (male)• Tan (female)• Ching• Chou
The Make Up
Sheng
Lao Sheng
Hsiao Sheng
Wu Sheng
Tan
Tan
Hua Tan
Ching
Chou
Wen Chou
Wu Chou
The Costumes
Costumes play an important role on telling the audience the
status of a specific character
Hats
This is the most common accessories amongst the costume series
Different characters wear different
hats:
Fake beards
Sheng, Chou and Ching wear “beards” to associate with facial expressions and body gestures
Shoes
Again, they tell the audience the status of the characters
The musical instruments
Bowed String InstrumentsWind Instruments
Plucked String Instruments
Bowed String Instruments
Major components:• bamboo bow• horse tail hair
Characteristics:• Elegant sound• Clear local image
Wind Instruments
Types:• Without reeds
(aloe)• With double-reeds
(aloe)• With single-reed
(aloe)
Plucked String Instruments
Types:• Seven stringed
zithers • Pipa
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Acknowledgement