An Examination of the Relationship between the Origins of Drama Genres in the Context of the Musical Style of the Clapper Opera

The origin and circulation of Clapper Opera have different opinions, and most of the previous literature has ignored the role of music in the process of the spread of Clapper Opera. This paper proposes: The formation of Banqiang marks the formation of the Clapper Opera, and explores the relationship between similarities and differences by using the existing musical style factors of the Clapper opera, including dialects and Taoism, plate, singing melody, scale mode and accompaniment forms, and finds out the origin relationship between the Clapper Opera operas under the background of musical styles, thus adding new clues to the transmission of the Clapper Opera. It provides the basis for the spread and evolution of the Clapper Operas.