Collection of Popular Peking Opera Arias

Author: Shandong Literature and Art Publishing House
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Publish Date: 1999-12-01
Features: Peking Opera is a treasure of traditional Chinese cultural art. After more than 200 years of development, it has had a widespread influence among the people. In recent years, under the guidance of the Party Central Committee's policy of supporting and promoting national culture, the art of Peking Opera has become increasingly prosperous, and the number of Peking Opera enthusiasts has rapidly increased. To meet the needs of Peking Opera enthusiasts for vocal scores, face paintings, and tunes, and to further promote this excellent traditional art, this book was compiled. Peking Opera vocal music is extremely rich, and most of the highlights are performed in folk opera houses. This book selects some widely circulated and representative aria segments that reflect the characteristics of different schools. To facilitate readers' reference, this book is divided into six parts—Old Scholar, Young Lady, Painted Face, Old Woman, Young Scholar, and Duet— 61 segments. Each part is further organized by school, grouping the vocal music of the same school together to help readers appreciate the characteristics of different vocal styles. In recent years, the modern Peking Opera that was particularly popular had a widespread influence due to special reasons. To cater to the needs of enthusiasts, this book also includes some segments of modern Peking Opera.