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Taoist music is the ceremonial music of Taoism. The importance of music in Taoist ceremony is demonstrated by revealing how central beliefs are reflected through elements of music such as instrumentation and rhythm. Expression of spiritual beliefs through music enables followers of Taoism to enhance their path to enlightenment.
In the early 20th century, the term guoyue was widely used to distinguish between imported Western music and traditional Chinese music. It therefore included all Han Chinese music but excluded anything written for Western instruments. [3] In its broadest sense it includes all Chinese instrumental music, opera, regional folk genres, and solo pieces.
Zhang Liyin had mentioned that the song is a follow-up track and a continuation of the storyline of Agape during her YouTube Interview with Victoria and Tao.In a press release from SM Entertainment on September 18, [1] the song would be released on September 20, 2014 in China through Baidu and then later released in South Korea through Korean music sites MelOn, Genie, Naver and Bugs on ...
The music produced by the Chinese orchestra however is unique and very distinct from any Western counterpart. Such orchestras usually perform Chinese orchestral music called guoyue or minyue, although its repertoire may occasionally include adaptations of Western orchestral pieces or music originally composed for Western instruments.
Yayue (Chinese: 雅樂; lit. 'elegant music') was a form of classical music and dance performed at the royal court and temples in ancient China. The basic conventions of yayue were established in the Western Zhou.
A variation on the ancient ‘bili’ of the Tang and Song dynasties, the Guan often accompanies ancient Buddhist and Taoist music, but is also found throughout Chinese cultural music. [23] Due to its distinct tambre, the Guan is usually placed in the mid-section of traditional wind orchestras in a section consisting of two players. [23]
Dunhuang Dance is a form of Chinese dance which combines traditional culture and modern art. [1] Dunhuang dance draws inspiration from the body movements in the Dunhuang grotto frescoes (such as in the Mogao caves), and the musical instruments and music scores found in Dunhuang, Gansu province, West China.
The oldest extant written Chinese music is "Youlan" (幽蘭) or the Solitary Orchid, composed during the 6th or 7th century, but has also been attributed to Confucius. The first major well-documented flowering of Chinese music was for the qin during the Tang dynasty (618-907AD), though the qin is known to have been played since before the Han ...