Sound of Tang music
2 years, 11 months ago

Sound of Tang music

China Daily  

Musicians in Tang Dynasty attire play re-created ancient musical instruments at a concert, Music Along the Silk Road－Echo of the Tang Dynasty, at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai on Jan 6. The Tang Dynasty marked an important period of cultural prosperity in Chinese history, says Nusileti Wajiding, chairman of the musicians' association of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The music, instruments and even dance scenes found in the fresco art, he adds, highlighted influences of countries that traded along the ancient Silk Road. Dai Xiaorong of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music created the stage design for the concert using digital images of fresco art in Xinjiang and Gansu.

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Ancient buildings alive with sound of music
2 months, 1 week ago

Ancient buildings alive with sound of music

China Daily  

Pianist Bao Huiqiao, one of the musicians participating in the Beijing Ancient Architecture Music Festival, which runs until Oct 28. Vaulted ceilings, intricate stonework, and vast open chambers were intended to carry sound in ways that would elevate it, allowing music to linger, echo, and envelop listeners," Zhu says. Zhu also notes that these historical landmarks in the capital were …

Museum strikes ancient notes with replicas
5 months, 1 week ago

Museum strikes ancient notes with replicas

China Daily  

Besides music, dance performances are also featured in the shows, which are choreographed based on cultural relics and historical documents. Archaeological delights He vividly recalls when he went to Xinyang Museum along with other members of the orchestra to do research in 2017, there he saw a set of bianzhong that was unearthed in 1957 in Xinyang, Henan province. With …

Maritime Silk Road culinary culture wows media guests
7 months ago

Maritime Silk Road culinary culture wows media guests

China Daily  

The banquet themed on Maritime Silk Road in Song and Yuan Dynasties showcases China's Maritime Silk Road culture. China-based foreign media correspondents, foreign internet influencers and domestic journalists with A Date with China media tour indulged in a banquet themed on Maritime Silk Road from the Song and Yuan Dynasties on Thursday in Shishi of Quanzhou, East China's Fujian province, …

Maritime Silk Road culinary culture wows media guests
7 months ago

Maritime Silk Road culinary culture wows media guests

China Daily  

The banquet themed on Maritime Silk Road in Song and Yuan Dynasties showcases China's Maritime Silk Road culture. China-based foreign media correspondents, foreign internet influencers and domestic journalists with A Date with China media tour indulged in a banquet themed on Maritime Silk Road from the Song and Yuan Dynasties on Thursday in Shishi of Quanzhou, East China's Fujian province, …

Maritime Silk Road culinary culture wows media guests
7 months ago

Maritime Silk Road culinary culture wows media guests

China Daily  

The banquet themed on Maritime Silk Road in Song and Yuan Dynasties showcases China's Maritime Silk Road culture. China-based foreign media correspondents, foreign internet influencers and domestic journalists with A Date with China media tour indulged in a banquet themed on Maritime Silk Road from the Song and Yuan Dynasties on Thursday in Shishi of Quanzhou, East China's Fujian province, …

An instrument of knowledge
1 year, 6 months ago

An instrument of knowledge

China Daily  

The Zide Guqin Studio is most notable as a folk music ensemble that incorporates guqin and other musical instruments. CHINA DAILY Apart from learning and working, they also formed an NGO that organizes guqin gatherings for fellow enthusiasts, resembling the traditional salons frequented by scholars and literati in ancient China. Listed as "the four friends of literati", alongside chess, calligraphy …

Music concerts to perform Tang poetry in the US
1 year, 11 months ago

Music concerts to perform Tang poetry in the US

China Daily  

Suzhou's performance in 2020. Poetry from the Tang Dynasty is the glory of traditional Chinese culture and they will be performed in songs in two upcoming concerts. The concerts, one in Philadelphia on Jan 6, 2023 and the other in New York on Jan 7, will be performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra with artists from international young singers art festival …

The sound of traditional music goes online
2 years, 7 months ago

The sound of traditional music goes online

China Daily  

Musicologists Wang Shixiang and Meng Xianfu doing research about ancient Chinese musical instrument Bianzhong. This is why we have a deep sense of responsibility to preserve these audio materials," says Han, adding that since many of the early musical materials in China was mainly kept orally, audio materials are crucial. According to Han, the launch of the digitalized sound archives …

Sound of Tang music
2 years, 11 months ago

Sound of Tang music

China Daily  

Musicians in Tang Dynasty attire play re-created ancient musical instruments at a concert, Music Along the Silk Road－Echo of the Tang Dynasty, at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai on Jan 6. The concert, Music Along the Silk Road－Echo of the Tang Dynasty, which took place at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai on Jan 6, was one of the …

Sound of Tang music
2 years, 11 months ago

Sound of Tang music

China Daily  

Musicians in Tang Dynasty attire play re-created ancient musical instruments at a concert, Music Along the Silk Road－Echo of the Tang Dynasty, at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai on Jan 6. The Tang Dynasty marked an important period of cultural prosperity in Chinese history, says Nusileti Wajiding, chairman of the musicians' association of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The …

Sound of Tang music
2 years, 11 months ago

Sound of Tang music

China Daily  

Musicians in Tang Dynasty attire play re-created ancient musical instruments at a concert, Music Along the Silk Road－Echo of the Tang Dynasty, at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai on Jan 6. The concert, Music Along the Silk Road－Echo of the Tang Dynasty, which took place at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai on Jan 6, was one of the …

Sound of Tang music
2 years, 11 months ago

Sound of Tang music

China Daily  

Musicians in Tang Dynasty attire play re-created ancient musical instruments at a concert, Music Along the Silk Road－Echo of the Tang Dynasty, at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai on Jan 6. The concert, Music Along the Silk Road－Echo of the Tang Dynasty, which took place at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai on Jan 6, was one of the …

Sound of Tang music
2 years, 11 months ago

Sound of Tang music

China Daily  

Musicians in Tang Dynasty attire play re-created ancient musical instruments at a concert, Music Along the Silk Road－Echo of the Tang Dynasty, at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai on Jan 6. The Tang Dynasty marked an important period of cultural prosperity in Chinese history, says Nusileti Wajiding, chairman of the musicians' association of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The …

Sound of Tang music
2 years, 11 months ago

Sound of Tang music

China Daily  

Musicians in Tang Dynasty attire play re-created ancient musical instruments at a concert, Music Along the Silk Road－Echo of the Tang Dynasty, at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai on Jan 6. The concert, Music Along the Silk Road－Echo of the Tang Dynasty, which took place at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai on Jan 6, was one of the …

Sound of Tang music
2 years, 11 months ago

Sound of Tang music

China Daily  

Musicians in Tang Dynasty attire play re-created ancient musical instruments at a concert, Music Along the Silk Road－Echo of the Tang Dynasty, at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai on Jan 6. The concert, Music Along the Silk Road－Echo of the Tang Dynasty, which took place at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai on Jan 6, was one of the …

Music that takes the high ground
3 years, 5 months ago

Music that takes the high ground

China Daily  

Tang Shengsheng performs with the Amne Machin music group from Golog at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House. She brought together Heping and 11 other musicians from the Golog Song and Dance Troupe, who play traditional folk instruments, including a flute made of the bone from the eagle's wing, the Tibetan Dharma Drums, which have a history dating back …

Music that takes the high ground
3 years, 5 months ago

Music that takes the high ground

China Daily  

Tang Shengsheng performs with the Amne Machin music group from Golog at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House. She brought together Heping and 11 other musicians from the Golog Song and Dance Troupe, who play traditional folk instruments, including a flute made of the bone from the eagle's wing, the Tibetan Dharma Drums, which have a history dating back …

Music that takes the high ground
3 years, 5 months ago

Music that takes the high ground

China Daily  

Tang Shengsheng performs with the Amne Machin music group from Golog at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House. She brought together Heping and 11 other musicians from the Golog Song and Dance Troupe, who play traditional folk instruments, including a flute made of the bone from the eagle's wing, the Tibetan Dharma Drums, which have a history dating back …

Traditional music modernizes to beat of the future
3 years, 6 months ago

Traditional music modernizes to beat of the future

China Daily  

The Magnificent China concert, presented by the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, features more than 10 ethnic music instruments. The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra kicked off its new music season on May 15 with the premiere of its Magnificent China concert. Wang Yunfei, the composer of Magnificent China, says the team has rich experience in creating new composition pieces using ethnic music instruments. …

Traditional music modernizes to beat of the future
3 years, 6 months ago

Traditional music modernizes to beat of the future

China Daily  

The Magnificent China concert, presented by the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, features more than 10 ethnic music instruments. The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra kicked off its new music season on May 15 with the premiere of its Magnificent China concert. Wang Yunfei, the composer of Magnificent China, says the team has rich experience in creating new composition pieces using ethnic music instruments. …

Tang-era riches
3 years, 8 months ago

Tang-era riches

China Daily  

The Xi'an Symphony Orchestra and its chorus will stage Chang'an in Beijing on Saturday and Sunday. Chang'an, a symphony concert themed on Tang Dynasty poetry, premiered in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, on Nov 14. The concert will be staged by the Xi'an Symphony Orchestra and Xi'an Symphony Orchestra Chorus at Beijing's National Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday …

Classic Chinese tales thrive in modern times
3 years, 9 months ago

Classic Chinese tales thrive in modern times

China Daily  

Visitors dressed in traditional Chinese costumes check out ancient statues displayed at an exhibition to commemorate the 270th anniversary of the Summer Palace construction in Beijing in September. Last month, as numerous TV stations around the country made their own galas for the Spring Festival season, A Tang Dynasty Banquet, a five-minute-long dance on Henan TV featuring cultural relics, was …

Creative dance revives cultural heritage
3 years, 9 months ago

Creative dance revives cultural heritage

China Daily  

Blending augmented reality tech, the show on Henan TV for the Lantern Festival gala on Feb 26 offered the audience a visual tour of the Henan Museum, as the dancers represented female musicians depicted on Tang tri-colored pottery at a banquet during Tang Dynasty. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying tweeted on Monday that "beauty comes from creativity," commending a …

Creative dance revives cultural heritage
3 years, 9 months ago

Creative dance revives cultural heritage

China Daily  

Blending augmented reality tech, the show on Henan TV for the Lantern Festival gala on Feb 26 offered the audience a visual tour of the Henan Museum, as the dancers represented female musicians depicted on Tang tri-colored pottery at a banquet during Tang Dynasty. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying tweeted on Monday that "beauty comes from creativity," commending a …

Dance show on Tang Dynasty wins hearts
3 years, 10 months ago

Dance show on Tang Dynasty wins hearts

China Daily  

A poster of the dance show Night Banquet in Tang Dynasty Palace A dance show which recreates Tang Dynasty scene has gone viral online, winning much acclaim from netizens. Titled Tang Gong Ye Yan, the show presents the process from making preparations to performing by a group of female musicians at a banquet in Tang Dynasty. Fourteen dancers wearing jumpsuits …

Dance show on Tang Dynasty wins hearts
3 years, 10 months ago

Dance show on Tang Dynasty wins hearts

China Daily  

A poster of the dance show Night Banquet in Tang Dynasty Palace A dance show which recreates Tang Dynasty scene has gone viral online, winning much acclaim from netizens. Titled Tang Gong Ye Yan, the show presents the process from making preparations to performing by a group of female musicians at a banquet in Tang Dynasty. Fourteen dancers wearing jumpsuits …

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