Haicheng trumpet Opera

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Haicheng trumpet Opera

Applicant: Anshan City, Liaoning Province

Item No.: 701

Project No.: Ⅳ - 100

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: Traditional Drama

Region: Liaoning Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Anshan City, Liaoning Province

Protection unit: Anshan Cultural Tourism Development Promotion Center (Anshan cultural tourism market comprehensive administrative law enforcement team)

Introduction to Haicheng trumpet Opera:

Applicant: Anshan City, Liaoning Province

Haicheng trumpet opera is widely spread in Anshan, Haicheng, Yingkou, Dashiqiao, Liaoyang and surrounding areas of Liaoning Province. It was first formed in Niuzhuang area in the west of Haicheng, and its main musical instrument suona is also commonly known as "trumpet", so it is called "Haicheng trumpet opera".

At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Haicheng trumpet opera began to take shape. In the years of Tongzhi and Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, with the popularity of Haicheng stilt Yangko, trumpet opera entered the stilt meeting from the ground Yangko, and skillfully integrated stilt Gong and handkerchief Gong into the performance, forming a performance form of stilt opera. There are more than 40 kinds of traditional operas in Haicheng trumpet opera, which can be roughly divided into "single play", "two person play" and "three small plays", among which the representative works are Wang Po's scolding chicken "," silly pillar's picking up daughter-in-law "," shenzhouhui "and" curium VAT ". The plots of these plays are simple and the language is simple. Most of them reflect the life of the working people at the bottom. They are popular and entertaining, and are deeply loved by the local people. The singing music of Haicheng trumpet opera belongs to Qupai style, with liuqiang and zaqiang minor as its important parts.

Haicheng trumpet opera has a small number of existing artists, and all of them are over the age of the ancients. However, most of this drama style is passed on through oral and personal teaching, and most of the actors are half farmers and half artists, which restricts the inheritance of the trumpet opera. Influenced by many factors, the traditional repertoire of trumpet opera is also losing a lot. In this situation, it is necessary to formulate measures to rescue and protect the endangered Haicheng trumpet opera.

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