Melodies inspired by children
2 years, 6 months ago

Melodies inspired by children

China Daily  

Pianist and composer Kong Xiangdong. Pianist and composer Kong Xiangdong on Wednesday unveiled The Greeting of the Seasons, a song he made in collaboration with a chorus in the Shennongjia forestry district in Hubei province, to celebrate Children's Day. "The voice of children is the most divine sound in humankind," said the 53-year-old musician, who made the song from his home in Shanghai during the lockdown. "These children do not have any music training and their beautiful singing brought tears to my eyes for the first time in the past two months. The past two months have brought back the old-time neighborhood experience, and I hope these close ties would go on for a long time."

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Children's songs are a melody of success
4 years ago

Children's songs are a melody of success

China Daily  

Children perform ballads adapted by Xiaohe. The song became the first work of Xiaohe's project, titled Nursery Rhyme Program, which aims to preserve old Chinese children's songs. The writer also created a map of Beijing for people who are interested in listening to the old children's songs, which covers hutong areas of Beijing, such as Ditan, Tiantan and Yuyuantan. "The …

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