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Eleven Centuries Of Traditional Chinese Music

Chinese Traditional Group (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews) |

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1. The Ambush 6:35 $0.99

2. Some Ways Of Touching The Ch'in 3:57 $0.99

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Product Details

Audio CD (November 11, 2009)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Legacy International
ASIN: B000002NQB
In-Print Editions: MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Un Westernised, April 6, 2005

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I've had the vinyl version of this for years. Unlike most of the recordings of Chinese music that I have heard this shows no Western influence whatsoever. At times the music approaches the sparse textures more commonly associated with Japanese art music. Features excellent recordings made by John Levy in the sixties, and the sleeve notes (with the lp version at least) explain all the tracks.

Beautiful sounds, and probably an important ethnomusicalogical document.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent real Chinese music, October 11, 2005

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Traditional instruments, historical recordings. "Some Ways of Touching the Ch'in" is a demonstration of zither technique. The brief liner notes mention that the final track is a piece for orchestra with solo for small oboe; well, "orchestra" in this sense is the Chinese version with percussion and stringed intruments -- I think of the accompaniment to the puppet show in the movie "To Live". The pipa is featured on several tracks, such as "Ambush". Soloists and the name of each instrument featured are listed for each track. This great CD is an hour in length.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Poetry, October 12, 2008

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Stark. Discordant. Primitive. Traditional Chinese. Beautiful poetry of sound. The history of the Chinese culture and the sounds of ancient instruments are on display here.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars not good enough
one very good track, wild geese decending played on the zheng zither, the rest are pretty worthless unless you dont have any other chinese traditional!!! Read more

Published 6 months ago by casio smith

5.0 out of 5 stars History, Relaxation and Good Qi
If you are looking for the soothing sounds of the East to help you focus your Qi... I would recommend this.

Published on September 2, 2009 by Jennifer E. Andrew-tryon

4.0 out of 5 stars I ws expecting more
I am not fully familiar with traditional music from China other then what you hear on movies. This album to me was more of a learning about the various instruments and their... Read more

Published on November 18, 2008 by Patricia Robertson

5.0 out of 5 stars ANCIENT MUSIC OF CHINA
FOR ANYONE WHO IS A MUSIC LOVR OF ALL CULTURES, THIS IS ANOTHER WONDERFUL CD. THE EXPLANTIONS OF THE DIFFERENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND THE HISTORY BEHIND THE MUSIC IS JUST... Read more

Published on August 23, 2007 by F. I. Khattab

1.0 out of 5 stars This CD is boring!
It is so boring that I listened to it for only one time, and after that I don't have any desire to play it again anymore. Read more

Published on August 6, 2004 by xiao

5.0 out of 5 stars I have enjoyed this disc for years.
I bought this disc many years ago out of curiosity and it became one of my favorites.

Published on November 9, 2001

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