- Huju
"Huju" (; pinyin: hùjù; literally "Shanghai opera") is a variety of
Chinese opera from the area ofShanghai . It is typically sung in theShanghainese dialect.It is particularly popular in Baihe, the oldest town in the Qingpu District of Shanghai. [http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/Districts/Qingpu/userobject1ai808385.html] There are eight to ten "huju" troupes in the town, and many local residents hire the troupes to perform for weddings and funerals. [http://english.shqp.gov.cn/gb/content/2005-06/06/content_65120.htm]
"Huju" is accompanied by an ensemble of traditional Chinese instruments, including "
dizi " (transverse bamboo flute), "erhu " (two-stringed fiddle), "pipa " (pear-shaped lute), "yangqin " (hammered dulcimer), and percussion. The instrumentation and style are closely related to the instrumental genre of "Jiangnan sizhu ".The famous Chinese composition "Purple Bamboo Melody" () is adapted from "huju".
References
*Stock, Jonathan P. J. (2003). "Huju: Traditional Opera in Modern Shanghai". OUP/British Academy. ISBN 0197262732. ISBN 9780197262733.
External links
* [http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2003/0424/cu18-1.html Article about "huju"]
* [http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/Districts/Qingpu/userobject1ai808385.html Article about "huju"]
* [http://www.china.org.cn/english/LivinginChina/206849.htm Article about American singing "huju"]
* [http://english.cn-dot.com/aarticle-16333.html Article about the revival of "huju"]ee also
*
Shaoxing opera , opera from theShaoxing region of northeasternZhejiang Province
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
