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  2. Music of China - Wikipedia

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    Correct" music according to Zhou concept would involve instruments correlating to the five elements of nature and would bring harmony to nature. Around or before the 7th century BC, a system of pitch generation and pentatonic scale was derived from a cycle-of-fifths theory. [6] Chinese philosophers took varying approaches to music.

  3. Chinese musicology - Wikipedia

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    (クミヲゥドゥイ) This performance form is based on Sanshin's music, combines elements of poetry, music, and dance, and has a solid national style and exotic flavor. [ 1 ] In Japan, Kabuki is a comprehensive variety of art combining foreign and local arts, and it has a long production history, which absorbed the essence of Chinese song ...

  4. Chinese traditional music - Wikipedia

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    Chinese traditional music includes various music genres which have been inherited for generations in China. [1] Specifically, this term refers to the music genres originated in or before Qing dynasty. [2] According to the appearance, the genres can be classified into instrumental ensemble, instrumental solo, theatre, shuochang, dance music and ...

  5. Elements of music - Wikipedia

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    Music can be analysed by considering a variety of its elements, or parts (aspects, characteristics, features), individually or together. A commonly used list of the main elements includes pitch, timbre, texture, volume, duration, and form. The elements of music may be compared to the elements of art or design.

  6. Chinese musical notation - Wikipedia

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    The earliest music notation discovered is a piece of guqin music named Jieshi Diao Youlan (Chinese: 碣石調·幽蘭) during the 6th or 7th century. The notation is named "Wenzi Pu", meaning "written notation". The Tang manuscript, Jieshidiao Youlan (碣石調·幽蘭) The tablature of the guqin is unique and complex.

  7. Timeline of Chinese music - Wikipedia

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    The Great Music Bureau (大樂署) responsible for yayue and yanyue (燕樂, entertainment music and dance for banquet) The Royal Academy founded by Emperor Gaozu "Pear Garden", an acting and music academy founded by Emperor Xuanzong. The Drum and Pipes Bureau (鼓吹署) responsible for ceremonial music.

  8. Verdi’s opera 'Forza del Destino' gets its first new ... - AOL

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    When the Metropolitan Opera last revived Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino,” a reviewer bemoaned its “four soul-numbing hours of ludicrous plot twists.” All the while, the main characters ...

  9. List of Chinese musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Chinese musical instruments are traditionally grouped into eight categories (classified by the material from which the instruments were made) known as bā yīn (). [1] The eight categories are silk, bamboo, wood, stone, metal, clay, gourd and skin; other instruments considered traditional exist that may not fit these groups.