In the past, the accompaniment band of Henan Opera used to say "one drum, two gongs, three plays and eight cymbals". In the early Henan Opera, four fans (cymbals and cymbals) and the top angle (the pipe length is about 1 m) were used to create a grand and warm atmosphere.
In 1930s, Mr. Fan Cuiting borrowed from the accompaniment band of Shandong Bangzi, and introduced tenor Banhu (commonly known as "Piao") as the main string in the literary field of Henan Opera Band. The main musical instruments in the early stage of Henan Opera Band were Daxian (Octagonal Qin Yue, a performer and suona performer), Erxian (a bamboo or wooden piano barrel and a wooden tenor banhu) and Sanxian (a plucked instrument).
In 1930s, Mr. Fan Cuiting borrowed the accompaniment band of Shandong Bangzi and introduced Banhu. The big and second strings were gradually abandoned, with tenor banhu (commonly known as "gone with the wind") as the main string. The main instruments in the martial arts field of Henan Opera Band are Bangu, Tanggu, Gong, Clam, Xiao Gong and Bangzi. Since the 1950s, erhu, pipa, bamboo flute, sheng and cello have gradually joined the literary field, and some have also joined Hu and Guzheng.
Since the 1950s, erhu, pipa, bamboo flute, sheng, stuffy son and cello have gradually joined the general literary field. Some also added pendants and guzheng. There are also violins, violas, western brass instruments and woodwinds to form a band that combines Chinese and western music. There are more than 300 kinds of traditional accompaniment cards in Henan Opera, including suona card 130, flute card-20 and string card 170.
The main instruments in the martial arts field of Henan Opera Band are Bangu, Tanggu, Gong, Clam, Xiao Gong and Bangzi. There are three types of gongs and drums in the martial arts field of Henan Opera: 1. The opening gongs and drums are mainly composed of "mixed officials", "raw edges" and "Bao Lao Cui". Second, cooperate with the performance movements to set off the gongs and drums of the stage atmosphere. Most of them are the same as Beijing opera, but some of them are called differently.
Commonly used are various forms of "one gong", "two gongs" and "three gongs" as well as "closing the head", "four blowing heads", "emergency wind" and "battlefield". Third, the characteristics of gongs and drums and drama in singing are more prominent. Commonly used are "windward", "take off your boots" and "turn your head to nail". There are all kinds of "running heads" and "a drop of oil" on the running board. There are various kinds of loose boards, such as "non-board head" and "white rolling".
28 bangongs and drums are the most abundant, which are divided into two categories: single drum and double drum. In addition to the string hammer and Dragon Palace, single drum sticks are often used as left inside and left outside, and double drum sticks are often used as five nails, bangzi nails and wind stirring snow. Plus all kinds of gongs and drums in other attached vocals, there are always more than 100 kinds of gongs and drums.
Conclusion The completion of a drama needs a large number of accompaniment instruments. If it is a play, the actors are an important part of the stage, then the people who play musical instruments are an indispensable part of the stage.