Asian Music History
Introduction
Chinese Orchestra, emerging in the 20th Century
Guqin Music
Chinese Traditional Music
Han Dynasty
“Jiangnan” (South of the Rimer) –
Tang Dynasty
Yǎ yuè (雅樂)
Ming Dynasty
Kunqu (Kun Opera, 崑曲)
Qing Dynasty
Chinese Opera
Music Since the 20th-Century
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Chinese Musical Instruments
Dizi
Jī Zhènshān (俞遜發):
Flying Song (Fēi Gē)
Pastoral Flute for Solo Dizi
Jiang Xianwei:
《姑蘇行》(Gusu Xing), for Solo Dizi
(1962)
Xiao
《梅花三弄》(Three Variations on the Plum Blossom), arranged for Solo Xiao
Ma Changsheng (馬常勝):
Water as the Sun Sets in Autumn (秋水斜陽)
for Xiao and Guqin
1. 《寒山僧踪》
2. 《梵海云僧》
《平沙落雁》
Erhu
A Bing (Yàn-jūn Huà):
Moon on Erquan (Èr Quán Yìng Yuè) , for Erhu and Chinese Orchestra
(1950)
《江河水》 for Solo Erhu
Hai-Huai Hunag (黃海懷):
Horse Racing (Sài Mǎ)
(1960)
Pipa
Composer (anonymous):
Ambush from Ten Sides (Shi Mian Mai Fu)
(Ancient, exact date unknown)
Composer (anonymous):
Ambush from Ten Sides (Shi Mian Mai Fu)
(Ancient, exact date unknown)
White Snow in Sunny Spring,arranged for Solo Pipa
White Snow in Sunny Spring,arranged for Solo Pipa
White Snow in Sunny Spring,arranged for Solo Pipa
Guzheng
《高山流水》 for Solo Guzheng
《山丹丹開花紅艷艷》(Red Flowers all over the Mountain), for Solo Guzheng
Wáng Chāngyuán (王昌元):
Fighting the Typhoon (Zhàn Tái Fēng), for Solo Guzheng
Wáng Chāngyuán (王昌元):
Fighting the Typhoon (Zhàn Tái Fēng), for Solo Guzheng
Composer (anonymous): Ambush from Ten Sides (Shi Mian Mai Fu) (Ancient, exact date unknown), arranged for Solo Guzheng
Composer (anonymous): Ambush from Ten Sides (Shi Mian Mai Fu) (Ancient, exact date unknown), arranged for Guzheng Ensemble
Guqin
Composer (anonymous):
Moonlight over the Spring River (Chun Jiang Hua Yue Ye)
(Late Qing Dynasty, 19th century)
Composer (anonymous):
Moonlight over the Spring River (Chun Jiang Hua Yue Ye)
(Late Qing Dynasty, 19th century)
Yi-De Chen, Composer 