Henan Opera, also called Henan Bangzi, is the main local opera in Henan Province. Popular in parts of Henan and neighboring provinces. It is a combination of Shaanxi Bangzi, Zhou Pu Bangzi and Henan folk music. Its aria is composed of four tunes: Eastern Henan, Western Henan, Xiangfu and Sha Hetiao. The main schools are eastern Henan tune and western Henan tune. Yudong calls a false voice with a range of five tones, and the melody is often between "5-6-7-". The male voice is loud and exciting, the female voice is lively and jumping, and she is good at performing comedy-style plays. The voice of western Henan tune is full of true voice, with five tones in the range, and the melody is often between "1-2-3-5-6". The male voice is desolate and tragic, and the female voice is low and euphemistic. She is good at performing plays with tragic style. But recently, these four accents have merged. The music of Henan Opera belongs to the plate cavity type, which is based on the change of rhythm (plate type), and its aria mainly includes adagio, bar board, running water, flying board and so on.
Accompaniment instruments mainly include banhu, erhu, xiaosanxian, flute and percussion instruments. Playing with Bangzi, the rhythm is cheerful and lively. Nowadays, many national musical instruments and western musical instruments have been added to the band, which enhances the expressive force of music. There are a large number of excellent traditional plays in Henan Opera, such as Mulan, Mu, Qin Xianglian and The Legend of the White Snake. Since 1950s, many modern Henan operas have been edited and performed, and great achievements have been made. Such as Liu Hulan and Chaoyanggou, are well received by the masses, and there are a large number of outstanding performing artists in Henan Opera, such as Chang Xiangyu. Henan Opera has become a major national drama.
Henan folk songs