Literary Forms · LT300

Sanqu & Drama

Sanqu lyric suites, Yuan Zaju poetic dramas, and Ming-Qing Kunqu masterworks.

30works

6sub-forms

3dynasties

Sub-forms

LT301Sanqu SongsSingle-tune lyric songs expressing personal reflections in lively vernacular language.20 works · Yuan—Qing
  • Autumn Thoughts
  • Sails Returning to Distant Shores
  • Falling Plum Wind: Rose Dew
LT302Song SuitesExtended suites of songs bound within a single musical mode.2 works · Yuan
  • Night Voyage: Autumn Reflections
  • Refusing to Yield to Age
LT303Yuan Zaju DramaFour-act verse dramas combining aria singing, dialogue, and dramatic action.4 works · Yuan
  • The Injustice to Dou E · Rolling the Embroidered Ball
  • Romance of the Western Chamber · Farewell at the Pavilion
  • Rain on the Wutong Trees: Act III Aria
LT304Chuanqi DramaGrand multi-scene classical opera scripts featuring elegant Kunqu music.3 works · Ming—Qing
  • The Peony Pavilion: Interrupted Dream
  • The Palace of Eternal Youth: Ballad Singing
  • The Peach Blossom Fan: Lament for Jiangnan
LT305Southern DramaEarly Southern opera forms blending folk melodies and emotional plots.Works in preparation
LT306Storytelling BalladsNarrative verse and storytelling chants performed with stringed instruments.1 works · Yuan
  • Rootless Tree · Daoist Sentiment No. 1

Sub-forms by dynasty

Where each sub-form's works fall across the fifteen dynasties; click an ink dot to open that sub-form at that dynasty.

Sanqu & Drama · Sub-forms by dynasty
XiaShangZhouQinHanThree KingdomsJinNorthern and SouthernSuiTangTen KingdomsSongYuanMingQing
Sanqu Songs20
Song Suites2
Yuan Zaju Drama4
Chuanqi Drama3
Storytelling Ballads1
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