Complete Collection of Opera Genres in Chinese Peking Opera: Volume 1

Author: Huang Ke
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The Complete Collection of Peking Opera School Play Scripts is a key book publishing project under the 11th Five-Year Plan of the National Key Book Publishing Program. It encompasses representative play scripts of various Peking Opera schools, making it the most comprehensive collection of Peking Opera scripts since the founding of the People's Republic of China, featuring the widest range of schools, the most numerous play scripts, and the most detailed arrangements. Many of the play scripts included have never been published before. The compilers primarily consist of successors to the schools, renowned amateurs, Peking Opera scholars, and teaching elites from schools, forming a strong team. The play scripts are recorded in their entirety, including lyrics, vocal scores, percussion scores, physical performance descriptions, and costume designs. The collection includes Ma Lianliang's representative play scripts, such as Golden Platform, Battle of Huaihe Camp, Sima Wu Herding Sheep, White Python Terrace, The Honest Official, and Clear Wind Pavilion. This book adopts a full-script recording method (complete with costume designs, lyrics, vocal scores, percussion scores, and physical performance scores), including the play scripts of Golden Platform, Battle of Huaihe Camp, Sima Wu Herding Sheep, White Python Terrace, The Honest Official, and Clear Wind Pavilion by Ma Lianliang.