Beijing Opera Percussion Pattern Dataset

The Beijing Opera Percussion Pattern (BOPP) dataset is a collection of audio examples of percussion patterns played by the percussion ensemble in Beijing Opera (Jingju, 京剧). The percussion ensemble in Jingju plays a set of pre-defined and labeled percussion patterns, which serve many functions. The percussion patterns can be defined as sequences of strokes played by different combinations of the percussion instruments, and the resulting variety of timbres are transmitted using oral syllables as mnemonics. More information on the percussion instruments used in Beijing Opera can be found at http://compmusic.upf.edu/examples-percussion-bo.

The dataset presented here was used as the training dataset in the referenced paper. A detailed description of percussion patterns in Jingju can also be found in it.