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  2. Juggling - Wikipedia

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    Some kings' and noblemen's bards, fools, or jesters would have been able to juggle or perform acrobatics, though their main skills would have been oral (poetry, music, comedy and storytelling). In 1768, Philip Astley opened the first modern circus. A few years later, he employed jugglers to perform acts along with the horse and clown acts ...

  3. Juggling pattern - Wikipedia

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    "Juggling, like music, combines abstract patterns and mind-body coordination in a pleasing way." [ 1 ] Descriptions of patterns and tricks have been most common in toss juggling . A juggling pattern in toss juggling is a sequence of throws and catches using a certain number of props which is repeated continuously.

  4. Common Jasmine Orange (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Common Jasmine Orange" (Chinese: 七里香; pinyin: Qī Lǐ Xiāng) is a song by Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jay Chou, from his fifth studio album of the same name (2004). "Common Jasmine Orange" was written by frequent collaborator Vincent Fang while production and composition was handled by Chou.

  5. Chinese musicology - Wikipedia

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    The concept of music, called 乐 (Chinese: 樂; pinyin: yuè), stands among the oldest categories of Chinese thought; however, in historical sources, it does not receive clear definition until the writing of the Classic of Music (lost during the Han dynasty). Different musical traditions have influenced it throughout its history, dating back to ...

  6. History of juggling - Wikipedia

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    References to jugglers in Chinese literature from the Spring and Autumn period indicate that toss juggling was a well-developed form of ancient Chinese art. Xiong Yiliao ( Chinese : 熊宜僚 ; pinyin : Xióng Yiliáo ), was a Chu warrior who fought under King Zhuang of Chu (ruled 613-591 BC) during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.

  7. Juggling in ancient China - Wikipedia

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    Xiong Yiliao (Chinese: 熊宜僚; pinyin: Xióng Yiliáo), was a famous Chu warrior who fought under King Zhuang of Chu (ruled 613-591 BC) during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. Ancient Chinese annals state that he practiced nongwan ( Chinese : 弄丸 ; pinyin : nòngwán , "throwing multiple objects up and down without ...

  8. Oriental riff - Wikipedia

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    The Oriental riff and interpretations of it have been included as part of numerous musical works in Western music. Examples of its use include Poetic Tone Pictures (Poeticke nalady) (1889) by Antonin Dvořák, [6] "Limehouse Blues" by Carl Ambrose and his Orchestra (1935), "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas (1974), "Japanese Boy" by Aneka (1981), [1] [4] The Vapors' "Turning Japanese" (1980 ...

  9. Beat juggling - Wikipedia

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    Beat juggling can be defined as the art of manipulating two or more samples (e.g. drum beats, or vocal phrases), in order to create a unique composition, using multiple turntables and one or more mixers. [1]