Articles for Traditional Musical

Craftsman keeps musical tradition thriving
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Craftsman keeps musical tradition thriving

China Daily  

Nurdun Esmayil makes rewap, a folk musical instrument, in his courtyard in Xinhe county, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Oct 15, 2024. Hailing from a village in Xinhe county in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Nurdun Esmayil is a master craftsman specializing in making Uygur folk musical string instruments such as dutar, tambur and satar. Nurdun Esmayil installs strings …

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Capital anticipates musical feast
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Capital anticipates musical feast

China Daily  

Composer-conductor Tan Dun at the Beijing Music Festival in previous years.This year, the 27th edition of the festival has been announced to run from Oct 5 to 13. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Marking the 60th anniversary of China-France diplomatic relations, it will feature soloists, including cellist Wang Jian, violinist Lu Wei and suona player Liu Wenwen, playing music from the two …

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Sound of the steppes
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sound of the steppes

China Daily  

Editor's note: Traditional arts and crafts are supreme samples of Chinese cultural heritage. Haunting melodies of morin khuur give voice to cultural heritage of Inner Mongolia, Chen Nan and Yuan Hui report. The connection is embodied by the haunting melodies of the morin khuur, a traditional two-stringed instrument often referred to as the horse-headed fiddle. Beyond its musical prowess, the …

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Sound of the steppes
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sound of the steppes

China Daily  

Editor's note: Traditional arts and crafts are supreme samples of Chinese cultural heritage. Haunting melodies of morin khuur give voice to cultural heritage of Inner Mongolia, Chen Nan and Yuan Hui report. The connection is embodied by the haunting melodies of the morin khuur, a traditional two-stringed instrument often referred to as the horse-headed fiddle. Beyond its musical prowess, the …

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Outdoor concert celebrates long friendship between China, Brazil
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Outdoor concert celebrates long friendship between China, Brazil

China Daily  

A concert marking the 50th anniversary of China-Brazil diplomatic relations takes place at the Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 21. A concert marking the 50th anniversary of China-Brazil diplomatic relations took place at the Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 21. The outdoor event attracted over 300 audience members and featured Chinese musicians, including the …

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Sunday morning concert program highlights 'sound of China'
1 year ago

Sunday morning concert program highlights 'sound of China'

China Daily  

The Chinese Music Orchestra of the China Conservatory of Music will perform as part of a new series launched by Beijing Concert Hall, which highlights traditional Chinese music. The Chinese Orchestra of China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater will play four concerts, with each one highlighting a category of traditional Chinese musical instruments, such as wind, string, plucked and …

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The sound of traditional music goes online
2 years, 8 months ago

The sound of traditional music goes online

China Daily  

Musicologist Jian Qihua interviewing a folk musician in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in 1963. Arts academy ensures public has access to historic recordings stretching back decades, Chen Nan reports. The library of the Music Research Institute of the Chinese National Academy of Arts is considered the main reference center for traditional music thanks to the richness …

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In China's Hainan, 86-yr-old artist gives modern makeover to traditional music
2 years, 10 months ago

In China's Hainan, 86-yr-old artist gives modern makeover to traditional music

China Daily  

For the Spring Festival holiday, Huang Zihe and his troupe visited various venues and performed with the Hainan Bayin, a traditional musical instrument endemic to south China's Hainan Province. "I am the luckiest guy in the world because I get to pass on the traditional Bayin art," said 86-year-old Huang. "Hainan Bayin was quite popular with foreigners in Australia and …

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Encountering the unexpected throughout China's northwest
3 years, 4 months ago

Encountering the unexpected throughout China's northwest

China Daily  

The camel spit on me. I'd figured our group of travelers would likely end up riding one of these beasts of burden, as is common for many visitors to the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, which I'd previously visited twice. But I didn't presume we'd encounter people burying themselves up to their necks in the sand along the roadside to relieve …

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Music teacher keeps village students in tune with their talent
3 years, 7 months ago

Music teacher keeps village students in tune with their talent

China Daily  

Music teacher Li Shuyou talks with students from a primary school in Liling city, Hunan province, before a music competition last year. Every Sunday afternoon, from 3 pm, a melody of different Chinese musical instruments can be heard and appreciated by passersby as they stroll by Li Shuyou's house in Jiantouzhou village in Liling city, Hunan province. Inside the dwelling, …

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Sound investment as indie label turns up volume on folk music
5 years ago

Sound investment as indie label turns up volume on folk music

China Daily  

The musical instrument fangxiang. When the 80-year-old Chinese musician Li Hongsen played the fangxiang, inside the tranquil courtyard of Beijing Stone Carving Art Museum on a sunny afternoon, the audience was intrigued by the sounds and eager to learn more about the instrument they had never heard of before. Born and raised in Beijing, Li started to collect traditional Chinese …

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China Institute to launch new program on traditional Chinese music
5 years, 10 months ago

China Institute to launch new program on traditional Chinese music

China Daily  

For over 5,000 years, music has been essential to Chinese culture. China Institute will launch a new educational program on traditional Chinese music in partnership with the Bard College Conservatory of Music on Sunday. The New York City-based non-profit educational and cultural institution and BCCM's US-China Music Institute will celebrate the opening of the new program -- Music at China …

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