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Autumn Yearning at the Dressing Table has a historical allusion. Wang Zhaojun was one of the four legendary beauties in Chinese history. Initially a palace maiden, she was sent to marry the head of a foreign kingdom as a gesture of peace. Enduring a life in an alien land with harsh natural and cu...
Reminiscing the Xiao Players at Fenghuang Terrace has a historical allusion. Attracting a phoenix with the Xiao, leaving on a dragon and ascend to the heaven. Men of literature and writing throughout the ages sang about this history to express their longing and blessing to the divine couple....
The Little Cowherd was adapted from a folk music and dance with the same title, which was popular in Hebei Province. It was used as an antistrophic melody sung by a girl and a young boy, describing an interesting scene that a cowherd creates difficulties for a village girl when she asks the way. T...
“Summer in Turpan” is an adaptation of a Xinjiang folk song. Its warm and cheerful melody not only preserves the rich characteristics of the local ethnic groups, but also has an innovative and unique flavor....
Delivering Public Grain with Horse Carts is composed in the folk music style of northeast China. The passionate and lively piece adopts a simple and rustic tune to depict the joyful scene of farmers transporting grains from their bountiful harvest to be sold as public grains....
The “Spring on Xiang River” is a famous piece composed by Ning Baosheng in 1976. It has captivated many dizi performers all around China with its lively and refreshing tune. This piece tries to picture the lively spring scenery of Xiang River and the enthusiasm of the people living there as they b...
“Two Springs Reflect the Moon” is the most widespread piece of Erhu, composed in the mid-20th century by Abing. His original name was Hua Yanjun, a blind street musician in Wuxi in eastern China. There is a profound range of feeling in this piece, which incorporates a majestic spirit within a tigh...
“Spring in Jiangnan” is a famous Jiangnan-style erhu piece that was created based on a little Yangzhou tune, the “Intimate Guest”. The piece uses techniques such as variations, expansions, and contrast to change the folk tune into a touching and lively erhu piece....
The Grapes Are Ripe movingly depicts the rousing scene of Xinjiang people dancing and singing during the grape harvest season, colored with distinct folk characteristics. The score is meticulously structured with a distinct melodic format, imbued with elegant, refreshing tunes and a unique, bold sty...
Horse Racing is one of the most representative erhu (two-stringed fiddle) pieces in Chinese folk music.With bold and glamorous melodies, the piece conveys the passion of horse racing and the freedom of the vast grassland....
