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Huaihai opera

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History#

Huaihai opera began in the years around the 1830s and originally as a folk ditty in Shuyang. Fifty years later, several famous troupes were found and spread to the other regions near Shuyang rapidly. In 1900, female artists first appeared on the stage. In the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II), almost all the artists jointed the resistance. The artists wrote and played hundreds of new operas in order to energize the people. This also was the fully developed and recognised time for the Huaihai opera.

Huangmei opera

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Mainland China#

Huangmei Opera was originally known as “Huangmei Picking Tea Tune.” Regarding its origins, there is still no scholarly consensus, and the issue remains highly debated. The only thing that can be confirmed is that this art form originated from the greater Huangmeishan area in Huaining County, Anhui Province, China. Generally accepted opinion is that the opera is from the greater Huangmeishan area (junction of Anhui and Hubei and Jiangxi Province). It became a part of the operatic genre in the Anqing region of southwestern Anhui province before 18th century. Huangmei opera did not involve the traditional opera gestures which often used the sleeves and step movements. It was also not performed on stage initially but as a kind of roving troupe performance. The Huangmei opera was active in Anhui Province, Hubei Province and Jiangxi Province in the late 19th century. From the Revolution of 1911 to 1949, Huangmei performances gradually became professional, from rural areas to city stages. After Huangmei arrived in Anqing City from the counties of Haining, Susong, Tongcheng, artists developed the opera and borrowed performance styles from other operas. They reformed the traditional chants, reducing the function words to make the drama easy to understand with a lively rhythm. 1952 is a key year for Huangmei opera. It was during this year that the excellent artists Yan Fengying, Wang Shaofang and others gave performances in Shanghai for a big opera festival. Audiences from various areas were shocked and appreciated Huangmei opera, attracted by its new singing forms and stories. Huangmei opera became very popular and famous after that. The big success evoked the passion of Huangmei opera artists and they created The Marriage of A Fairy Princess and Female Consort Prince which are classics.

Huapango

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()#

The classical brings together a violin, a and a . The classical is characterized by a complex rhythmic structure mixing duple and triple metres which reflect the intricate steps of the dance. When the players sing (in a duet, in a falsetto tone), the violin stops, and the (the rhythm provided by heels hitting the floor) softens. The is danced by men and women as couples. A very popular is , in which two singers alternate pert and funny repartées.

Huayno

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Subgenres#

Carnaval Ayacuchano, a holiday genre from the Ayacucho Region, Peru
Hiyawa or hiyaway (, ), a dry-season ritual song and dance from north of Potosí Department, Bolivia

Dance#

The dance begins with the man offering his right arm to the woman as an invitation for her to dance (there is even a special word for this action, “to invite woman to dance a wayñu”). Alternatively, he puts his handkerchief on the shoulder of the woman. Next, the partners walk along an enclosure, and finally they dance. The dance consists of an agile and vigorous stamping of the feet during which the man follows the woman, opposite to front, touching her with his shoulders after having turned around, and only occasionally he touches his right arm to the left hand of his partner while both swing to the rhythm of the music. His movements are happy and roguish.

Hui opera

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History#

Anhui Opera originated in the southern part of Anhui Province, particularly in Huizhou (now Huangshan City) and Anqing during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). It spread widely across China, influencing the formation of more than fifty other operatic styles, including Peking Opera. Its formation and early development came during the Ming Dynasty, and it played a part in developing Peking opera during the Qing Dynasty. It was revitalized under the modern People’s Republic of China. Anhui Opera played a pivotal role in the development of Peking Opera. The integration of Anhui Opera’s melodies and performance styles significantly shaped the formation of this quintessential Chinese opera form. Anhui Opera influenced numerous other regional operatic forms, including Dianju, Cantonese Opera, Fujian Opera, Guiju, Hunan Opera, Ganju, Wuju, and Huaiju. Prominent figures and troupes within the movement include: * Hou, Lu 侯露 : National First-Class Playwright, Vice Chairman, and Secretary General of the Anhui Dramatists Association. Anhui Opera scholar. * Li, Taishan 李泰山 : A preeminent Anhui Opera artist and scholar. * Wang, Danhong 王丹红 : National first-class actress and key performer in Anhui Opera. * Wang, Yushu 汪育殊 : National first-class actor and key performer in Anhui Opera. * Anhui Opera Troupe: Established in 1956, this troupe plays a crucial role in preserving and promoting Anhui Opera. Anhui Opera faces challenges such as declining numbers of performers, lack of public awareness, and competition with modern entertainment forms. Efforts to preserve Anhui Opera include documentation of performances, training programs for young artists, and inclusion in cultural heritage lists by UNESCO and Chinese authorities. Recent government initiatives have focused on integrating Anhui Opera into school curriculums, supporting performances, and promoting cultural heritage through events and media.

Humppa

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Dances#

Three different dances are typically danced to humppa music. They existed long before the word “humppa” was coined. One form of Humppa dance is related to one-step, which arrived in Finland 1913. In this kind of humppa, both dancers take a step on each first beat (on “hump”) and progress to the direction of dance. This is danced making turns in closed position or making figures by changing various open positions. The second Humppa form is related to two-step, which came to Finland in 1910. This Humppa has some rhythm and movement from samba and waltz. A third form of dance, Nilkku, is based on a slow, slow, quick, quick rhythm. The first quick step hardly takes any weight and gives the dance an appearance of limping. In the early 1970s, pop music and dancing almost killed social dancing, but the revival of humppa keeps traditional social dancing alive. The revival meant that humppa had become the most popular music and dancing form for older people and for the countryside’s youth in the Eastern and South-Eastern parts of the country. Popular humppa artists from the 1970s include male singers Erkki Junkkarinen, Henry Theel, Mikko Järvinen, Eino Valtanen, Eero Aven, female singers , Eija-Sinikka, and bands Tulipunaruusut, Kaisa & Kumppanit, and Mutkattomat. The most popular humppa festivals were in Lappeenranta.

Hungarian folk music

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External links#

*Hungarian Folk Music Collection: Népdalok and Magyar Nóta (8000 melodies).

Hungarian hip-hop

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The beginning and domination in mainstream#

It began with a rapper named Ganxsta “Döglégy” Zolee (b. Zoltán Zana, 7 January 1968) and his clique The Kartel. He is the son of a high-class actor family and is a professional ice-hockey player. In musical grounds he was originally the drummer for a hard rock band Sex Action before forming his then-underground gangsta rap collective in 1995. Their first album Egyenesen a gettóból (“Straight out the Ghetto”) was not a commercial success and gained little radio airplay, though their first single “Boom a fejbe” (“Boom to the Head”) reached the top 20 on a major record megastore sales chart that was published weekly in Danubius Rádió (the only commercial radio station with full country coverage then). Their second and third LP’s, Jégre teszlek (“Put you on Ice”) and Helldorado, were big successes with the latter having a Latino rap influence and being certified platinum (50,000).

Hungarian metal

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Gallery#

File:Mayhem - Jalometalli 2008 - 10.JPG Attila Csihar performing with Mayhem File:FreshFabrik prague.jpg FreshFabrik performing live in Prague, 2001, supporting AC/DC and Rammstein File:Ektomorf RockTheLake2007 01.JPG Ektomorf performing at Rock the Lake Festival in 2007

Hungarian opera

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Hungarian pop

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1930s#

One of the early acts is associated with Rezső Seress who composed the worldwide hit Gloomy Sunday while living in Paris, in an attempt to become established as a songwriter in late 1932. Seress composed the song at the time of the Great Depression and increasing fascist influence in Hungary, although sources differ as to the degree to which his song was inspired by personal melancholy rather than concerns about the future of the world. In the 1930s and 1940s Pál Kalmár was one of the most celebrated singers in Hungary. He was also noted for singing the song Gloomy Sunday. He also appeared in the 1935 film St. Peter’s Umbrella, directed by Géza von Cziffra.

HU on Music Theory Print

Huaihai opera

History#

Huangmei opera

Mainland China#

Huapango

()#

Huayno

Subgenres#

Dance#

Hui opera

History#

Humppa

Dances#

Hungarian folk music

See also#

External links#

Hungarian hip-hop

The beginning and domination in mainstream#

Hungarian metal

Gallery#

Hungarian opera

See also#

Hungarian pop

1930s#