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"Daoqing for Good Harvest" is originally a piece of erhu music composed by Mr. Lu Rirong in 1960. It is based on the flat-tune of Daqiban (grand overture) of traditional narrative singing "Shaanbei Daoqing" in northern Shaanxi, with the background of celebrating the harvest on the yellow land of nor...
The melody “Deep Night ” is often used as an accompaniment for the sword dance of Yu Ji in the Beijing opera “Farewell My Concubine”, as well as for the drumming of Ni Heng in the play “Hit the Drum and Curse Cao”. It takes the form of music to express the qualities of loyalty and toughness, which h...
“Blue and White Porcelain” is one of Jay Chou’s most famous songs. It used classical Chinese as lyrics and traditional instrumentation combined with modern sound technology to create a different kind of traditional feel to the song that became very popular in Asia. ...
It is orginally the theme song of the Peking Opera "Datang Royal Concubine", which tells a touching love story between Li Longji, the Emperor of Tang Dynasty and his concubine Yang Yuhuan....
This Liuqin piece is jointly created by contemporary composer Su Wenqing and his wife Zheng Cuiping. With its refreshing and romantic emotional tone and strong Western compositional style, “The Courtyard After the Rain” opens up new ideas for the creation of music for liuqin. The perfect blend of l...
Pelle Nordqvist 高俊 is a repeat customer of Red Music Shop from Sweden and a true China hand. To select a bawu that suits him best, he came to China to visit our office in person and we became friends. He also took a trip to Hangzhou and Suzhou, where he appreciated the beauty of Jiangnan scenery and...
This Zhongruan solo is adapted from the music of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. The music brings people into the beautiful scenery, as if seeing the smiles of the girls and hearing their distant singing....
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra) was composed in 1896 in Granada by Spanish composer and guitarist Francisco Tárrega. Taking advantage of the quiet, soft and poetic characteristics of Zhong Ruan's timbre, Zhongruan performer Xue Miao adapted this work. It evokes people's memories ...
Based on Xinjiang folk songs, this music piece depicts a camel caravan along the ancient Silk Road. It celebrates the natural scenery, rejoices over the caravan’s free spirits, and exults to the jingles of the camel bells. During a rest, the caravan members break into a cheerful dance to lift their ...
By making the best use of the timbre of ruan, this piece successfully demonstrates the static beauty and the graceful character of the sleeping lotus in a fresh and elegant way. Moreover, the techniques adopted in this piece, such as vibrato, glissando, and overtone, add a distinctive flavor to the ...
