mapeh 4th

• Beijing 1790
• Sheng- male characters
• Dan- female characters
• Jing- male face paint
• Chou- male clown
• Xipi means skin puppet show
• Xipi- melody is vivacious
• Erhuang- smooth rhythm
• Manban- slow
• Sanban- rubato
• Yuanban- medium fast
• Yaoban- shaking
• Emotive- emotional and touchy
• Condemnatory- critical n disapproving
• Narrative- descriptive
• Disputatious- arguementative
• Peking opera has wind and string instruments
• Jing hu- small high pitch
• Yueqin circular
• Erhu- 2 string bowed
• Sheng- mouth-blown free reed
• Suona- dbl reed wind
• Bangzi- wooden drum
• Daluo- large flat gong
• Xiaolou- small flat gong
• Peking opera history more than 200 years
• Naobo- ancient cymbals
• Xiaosheng- young and handsome
• Wusheng- martial artist male
• Laosheng- older male role
• Laodan- old woman
• Wudan- martial woman
• Daomadan- young female warriors
• Qingyi- virtuous and elite women
• Huadan- vivacious and unmarried women
• Chou means ugly
• Red- devotion, courage, bravery, uprightness
• Black- roughness and fierceness
• Yellow- fierceness, ambition, and cool
• Purple- uprightness, sophistication, and cool