Ancient Chinese love music
Some people even found their lover when listening to guqin songs.This story is about Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun,who lived in the Western Han Dynasty. Sima Xiangru was a famous poet and musician. He...
A major characteristic of Chinese instrumental variations
A major characteristic of Chinese instrumental variations is the use of identification motives called the hewu (refrain head) or hewei (refrain tail) that appear in the beginning and end of each movem...
Characteristics of China's Music
Westerners sometimes describe Chinese music as loud. The Chinese themselves consider the northern style more dynamic and energetic and the southem style softer and more graceful. All of these characte...
Confucius' Understanding of Music
Propriety is the generic term for the rites related to daily lives and social activities,which are used as codes of conduct for human behavior.The Duke of Zhou called for making rites and music at the...
Complex Chinese Vocal Music
Perhaps the most intricate aspect of traditional Chinese music,and of much East Asian music,is the use of nuance in instrumental and vocal timbre.Even when playing one instrument, there are minute dif...
The Characteristics of Chinese Music
Except in special cases(such as free-rhythm introductions), most Chinese music is in duple rhythm. This fondness for duple rhythm (the Western equivalent of 2/4 and 4/4) can be attributed to the belie...
There are Different Music styles in Southern and Northern China
When discussing Han Chinese music, it is common to distinguish two major styles: northern and southern. The styles correspond to the two major geographical and cultural areas where most Han people liv...
The Natural Connotation of Chinese Music
The ideologists of the pre-Qin period thought that musici had a close relationship with nature,human beings and society,and it was a kind of culture with profound natural and social significance.Both...
Chinese Wind and Drum Music
Wind and drum music involves such main instruments as pipes,suona,haidi (smaller-sized suona), and flutes,along with other orchestral and percussion instruments. There are wide varieties of wind...
Chinese Traditional String Music
Chinese traditional string music, also known as string music, Xuanshi music, or xiyue (fine music), is popular in the north, south and central plains. It was used to accompany operas and folk arts in...
