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Qing |
| Qing (musical stone) was a kind of stone/jade percussion instrument in ancient China. It was not only a kind of musical instrument, but also the
symbol of power and status. |
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Shi Mian Mai Fu (Ambush on All Sides)
Shi Mian Mai Fu is a famous ancient Pipa (lute) score of China, which is always played on concerts. A foreigner is as familiar with it just as a Chinese with the Blue Danube.
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The Butterfly Lovers -- Violin Concerto
The music of Liang Zhu, or "Butterfly Lovers," is undoubtedly the best-known and most popular in all of China. It is also one of the few Chinese pieces that have often appeared on the international stage. |
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Harvest Drum -- A Special Instrument
Harvest Drum is popular among regions of Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Hebei and Anhui provinces. It's a kind of feature instrument used mainly by the Han and Manchu people.
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Yangguan San Die (Adios at Yangguan)
Yangguan San Die (Adios at Yangguan) is a piece of music played with Guqin according to a poem written by Wang Wei, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
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Dance of the Yi People
Dance of the Yi People, composed by Wang Huiran in 1960, is a classical Pipa composition that airs a sense of happy life and can be heard almost everywhere in China.
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Music Instruments
In China, music instruments are classified according to the material, not according to the generated sound or the construction method like in the West. |
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