This blog will chart my progress in learning about the history, language, people and contemporary culture of China. Under the auspices of the Confucius Institute at Pace University I traveled to China with several faculty colleagues in summer '11. I began this blog to discuss my preparations for the trip and the China Seminar at Pace. The Seminar ended in fall 2011, but my curiosity about China continues.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Traditional Chinese Music on the Guzheng
The performer is Liu Fang, a native of China who now lives in Montreal. She is a world-renowned performer on this instrument and other ancient ("gu") Chinese stringed instruments. There are many YouTube videos, some sounding more like western classical music on the harp. This performance, though, is traditional music like what we heard in Xian. This tune is "Seagulls Playing in the Water." It is an excerpt from a longer work.
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China,
guzheng,
Liu Fang,
traditional Chinese music
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