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Stage

Stage is the Muzi.com library of performed works: instrumental music, opera, quyi, dance, song and ritual music, arranged by category, with creators, versions and sources.

207works

100entries

8categories

Songs

14 works

Songs passed on by voice across regions and peoples: work chants, mountain songs, ditties and art songs.

Sung Shijing and Chu Verse1worksWork Chants (Haozi)1worksYuefu Songs2worksMountain Songs (Shan'ge)1worksSongs of Tibet and the Northwest Peoples1worksTang–Song Sung Lyrics1worksGrand Song of the Dong1worksQin Songs and Chanting1worksSongs of the Southern Peoples1worksMongolian and Northern Peoples' Songs1worksDitties and Popular Tunes (Xiaodiao)1worksHua'er1worksChinese Art Song1works

Dance

19 works

Dances for stage and street: festival lantern dances, dances of many peoples, classical dance and dance dramas.

Han–Wei Music and Dance1worksDragon Dance1worksDances of the Southern Peoples2worksNuo Masked Dance1worksLion Dance1worksTang Court Music and Dance2worksDai Peacock Dance1worksDrum and Percussion Dance1worksHuagudeng and Lantern Song-Dance1worksDances of Xinjiang's Peoples1worksMongolian and Northern Peoples' Dance1worksTibetan Dance2worksYangge1worksFarmers' Dance of the Korean Ethnic Group1worksClassical Dance1worksChinese Dance Drama1works

Music

72 works

Solo and ensemble pieces for winds, strings and percussion, from The Moon Reflected on Erquan to Ambush on Ten Sides.

Xun and Ancient Flutes1worksGong-and-Drum Music2worksThe Art of the Guqin10worksShengguan Ensembles1worksDizi and Xiao4worksGuzheng5worksPipa9worksRuan and Sanxian1worksErhu9worksSuona and Drum-and-Wind Bands3worksXi'an Wind and Percussion Ensemble1worksJiangnan Sizhu8worksNanyin2worksXiansuo String Ensembles1worksChaozhou Music3worksShifan Ensembles1worksYangqin1worksCantonese Music7worksInstrumental Music of Ethnic Peoples1worksModern Chinese Orchestra6worksChinese Works for Western Instruments3works

Theatre

9 works

Yuan zaju plays and the scenes still staged from them, telling court cases, love stories and history.

Yuan Zaju9works

Storytelling

25 works

Storytelling, ballad and comic pieces, from long serialised tales to short sketches and songs.

Daoqing and Yugu Fish-Drum Ballads1worksDrum-Ballad Storytelling (Gushu)2worksSuzhou Pingtan3worksPingshu and Pinghua Storytelling2worksShidiao and Xiaoqu (Ditty Songs)2worksCantonese Yuequ and Naamyam2worksQinshu (Dulcimer Ballads)2worksErrenzhuan2worksDanxian and Paiziqu (Linked-Tune Ballads)2worksKuaishu and Kuaiban (Clapper Recitation)2worksXiangsheng (Crosstalk)3worksJingyun Dagu (Beijing Drum Ballad)2works

Opera

52 works

Signature plays and scenes of regional opera, where every role type sings of joy, parting and reunion.

Kunqu Opera5worksPeking Opera7worksCantonese Opera3worksYue Opera (Shaoxing Opera)3worksHuangmei Opera3worksYu Opera (Henan Opera)3worksPing Opera (Pingju)2worksQinqiang Opera7worksSichuan Opera2worksHan Opera1worksXiang Opera2worksLiyuan Opera2worksPuxian Opera1worksTibetan Opera2worksGan Opera1worksTeochew Opera (Chaozhou Opera)1worksJin Opera (Shanxi Opera)1worksGezai Opera (Taiwanese Opera)1worksShanghai Opera (Huju)2worksLü Opera (Lüju)2worksNational Opera2works