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Eleven Centuries of Traditional Music of China

Various Artists - International - Far East - China

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Audio CD (July 18, 1994)
Original Release Date: July 18, 1994
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Legacy
ASIN: B000002NQB
Also Available in: MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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

By	A. Butler (UK, Norwich) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

By	Adam Bigham (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

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 ANCIENT MUSIC OF CHINA, August 23, 2007

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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 WONDERFUL AND ENLIGHTENING.

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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

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5.0 out of 5 stars Poetry
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.

Published 9 months ago by Lori A. Brubaker

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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