Acknowledgement

Launched on 7/5/2000
Updated on 1/13/2003

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The music of Taiwanese Opera

Song of the week

  • Introduction to the music of Taiwanese opera (with examples)
    Taiwanese Opera is called "Gua-A-He" in Taiwanese. "Gua-A" in Taiwanese means songs and "He" means drama. We can say that "Gua-A-He" is characterized by her music and singing style. Here, we will introduce several representative tunes and melodies that are used in Taiwanese Opera. Also, you can listen to some examples of these tunes.
    Part I: Traditional tunes/melodies
    Part II: Featured tunes

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    Elfin 5/20/2002