The artistic feature of Beijing opera is that it is a very complex and comprehensive art, first of all, before its performance itself. As we know, all operas are comprehensive arts. However, this comprehensive art is not the same as what we call comprehensive art. Generally speaking, drama is a comprehensive art, which means that drama is a comprehensive art including literature, performance, artistic production, lighting and other departments. However, Beijing opera only shows this one, and it is a comprehensive art, including singing, reading, doing and playing. If music, beauty (including makeup, face spectrum, stage design, landscape painting, etc.), lighting, clothing (needlework) and furniture (workmanship) are all included, Beijing opera is actually a kind of comprehensive art with a lot of complexity. Another special feature of Beijing opera is that it can't be copied. Beijing opera does not take life as its natural form, as it is, on the stage, but develops from life, based on life, and carries out high-level generalization. The most fundamental aesthetic feature of Beijing opera is to refine, exaggerate, beautify and decorate the form, words and actions in life, to form a special hand segment, and then use it to reflect life.

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Characteristics of Beijing Opera Music

The singing of Beijing Opera belongs to the plate-type variant, with Xipi and Erchun as the main vocals. Xipi's melody fluctuates greatly and its rhythm is tight.

Together, the singing is smooth and lively, suitable for expressing cheerful and determined emotions; The melody of Erhuang is relatively stable and the rhythm is slow.

Singing is dignified and vigorous, and it is more suitable for expressing depressed, sad and angry feelings.

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