that conducted by Mei-Ann Chen. I picked this concert because the program contains traditional Chinese Lion Dance‚ Spring Festival melody with children’s dance‚ Geoge Gao’s erhu solo‚ The Butterfly Lovers. Tyzen Hsiao’s The Angel from Formosa and my favorite music piece with singing Ali Mountain Evergreen. Geoge Gao’s erhu solo‚ The Butterfly Lovers. I feel so happy to join this event this year because since I came to U.S from China. This is my first time to spend holiday celebration in Davies
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Central and Inner Asian Influence on the Development of Erhu Introduction The Silk Road played an irreplaceable role in connecting China with Central and Inner Asia. It was not just a trade route‚ but was also important for the diffusion of art and religious beliefs along the trade routes. One of the important cultural exchanges took place through music. Music transcends linguistic differences. Music is integral to many human cultures‚ and it is likely that travelers would sing a song or play instruments
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from these similarities mentioned above‚ there are a myriad of differences between traditional and contemporary music. One of the main ways in which they differ is in the expression of music. Traditional music uses traditional instruments‚ such as the erhu‚ the pipa‚ the Chinese zither and the sona. Conversely‚ contemporary Chinese music makes more use of the guitar‚ drums and keyboard‚ which belong to the typical
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Reflection on the first three lectures The course Chinese music‚ aesthetics and cross-cultural context has aroused great interest of me within the first three lectures. With the help of the previous readings‚ I was able to get absolute involved in the following highly-organized lectures and make critical thinking towards the ideas that conveyed. Throughout the time‚ I was not only trained to acquire basic knowledge about Chinese history and music
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Western Influence on Chinese Music China has long been the cultural hub of Asia‚ and has had the longest amount of contact of any Asian country with other Western countries. Ever since the Silk Road was established‚ China has been trading with other Western countries and exchanging aspects of their cultures with one another. One of these aspects is music. But how exactly has Western music influenced Chinese music? In order to understand this‚ we must look at the history of Western encounters
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Name: Kellie Rong Section Instructor (GSI): Antonette Marilyn Adiova Musicology 139 (Fall 2011) Paper #1: World Music CD Report Newly Arranged Chinese Folk Songs is an anthology of Chinese folk music that originated from both Northern and Southern China. Featuring opera singer and concert soloist‚ Dr. Mei Zhong’s operatic soprano vocals along with young composer‚ Dr. TingYi Ma’s fusion of modern atonal music and traditional Chinese tunes‚ the arrangements in this CD bring forward a blend of
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China: “What Are They Listening To Today?” Music in China has gone through many changes since it opened its doors to the world and embraced globalization. With the influence of modern technology‚ western music has had a big impact on the ever-changing music industry in China. With the addition of modern western instruments‚ traditional Chinese ensembles have been able to branch out of their classical molds be adding new sounds and musical concepts. An example of this mix of modern and classical
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Haruka Liu Music and Art 3356 words Drawing manga about “Erhu” 2013 Table of Contents Introduction 3 The goal 3 Selection of sources 5 Application of information 6 Achieving the goal
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down and makes everything done fairer and softly‚ contributing to the harmony of society. In addition‚ art is the main medium of culture. Art bridges the culture gap between different countries or religions. Take the art of Erhu of China as an example‚ in 1980s when Erhu first appeared on the international stage‚ this traditional Chinese instrument electrified the audience .Ever since that‚ western countries have started to learn about the Chinese culture through this art. Hence‚ the government’s
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Chinese Music V.S. Modern Chinese Music Traditional Chinese music and modern Chinese music have many differences. Here is a brief look at some of the differences. First‚ traditional Chinese music often uses traditional musical instruments such as erhu‚ flute‚ and drum and so on. Modern Chinese music uses piano‚ violin‚ guitar and many new musical instruments. Sometimes people use different instruments to create new music in order to give others special feelings. People play traditional music
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