 From Kaifeng , the zaju dramatic style employed the beiqu style of poetic lyrics . After the capital had shifted to Hangzhou , the dramatic style of xiwen ( also nanxi or nanqu ) developed separately . These two different regional genres of musical drama used different regional dialects of speech , recitation , and dialogue , entailed their own unique sets of role types ( juese ) , and employed different types of musical instruments playing different tunes . In Kaifeng drama , one singer was preferred for each play , accompanied by string and percussion instruments . In Hangzhou drama , there was a multitude of singers on stage for each set , while string and wind instruments were preferred . 
