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The sheng (笙), a Chinese free-reed mouth organ, was exported to Europe by Amiot. This instrument gained widespread acceptance and popularity in Europe and quickly led to the invention of three new, more popular instruments: the harmonica, the accordion, and the reed organ. The invention of these three instruments brought new elements and ...
The Chinese Musicians Association (Chinese: 中国音乐家协会; pinyin: Zhōngguó Yīnyuèjiā Xiéhuì; abbreviated CMA) is China's largest and most important musical organization. It was established in July 1949 by the Chinese Communist Party [ 1 ] and, as of 2020, has more than 15,600 individual members.
This is the list of the top 50 most-viewed Chinese music videos on the American video-sharing website YouTube. "A Little Happiness" by Hebe Tien is first Chinese music video to reach 100 million views on August 20, 2016 [ 1 ] while "Goodbye Princess" by Tia Lee is the fastest Chinese music video to reach 100 million views in 20 days. [ 2 ]
A Farewell Song is a 2006 documentary film about a group of retired Chinese musicians who reunite to perform a series of concerts outside of the state-backed music system. It was directed by Arthur Jones (film director) and Luther Jones, and supported by the British Documentary Film Foundation ( BRITDOC ).
Asian music encompasses numerous musical styles originating in many Asian countries. Musical traditions in Asia A Japanese man playing a shamisen while another sings A Korean gayageum performer A Mongolian musician A Lady Playing the Tanpura; Rajasthan A musical theatre group in Baghdad. Music of East Asia. Music of China; Music of Hong Kong ...
Chinese Music is the only journal in the world devoted wholly to theoretical and applied Chinese music. Chinese Music provides a forum for original papers concerned with musicology, musical life, composition, acoustics, analysis, orchestration, musicians, global interactions, intercultural studies, and musical instruments.
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Shi'er lü (Chinese: 十二律; pinyin: shí'èr lǜ; lit. '12 pitches'; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʂɻ̩˧˥ aɚ˥˧ ly˥˩]) is a standardized gamut of twelve notes used in ancient Chinese music. [1] It is also known, rather misleadingly, as the Chinese chromatic scale; it was only one kind of chromatic scale used in ancient