end-blown flute is called the xiao. The xiao is made of bamboo and has a mellow timbre. It is blown vertically and has five holes for fingers with one thumbhole in the back (Xiao Musical Instrument). The more recent traditional flute is called the dizi, or di, for short. Unlike the paixiao or xiao, the di is a transverse flute, which is played horizontally (Di Musical Instrument). The di’s unique sound characterizes many aspects of Chinese music, from its elegance in operas to military marching bands
Peking Opera *Works Cited Not Included Peking opera first started to gain national recognition in the 19th century, as is probably the best-known Chinese traditional music-theater in the West. Though known to the West as Peking opera, it is referred to in China as "jing ju," translated as "capital theater." This musical genre contains such diverse characteristics including virtuosic singing in romantic scenes involving young lovers, stylized battle scenes at land our at seas featuring spectacular
based on a five-tone scale, CDEGA being an example (Estrella 2013). That is the base for current scales used today which may be explained as CDEFGAB. These scales are used when playing an instrument. Some ancient Chinese instruments are: the pipa, dizi, erhu, xiaoluo and nao along with tuned chimes, drums, bells. Most of these insruments are all still used today, and not just in Chinese
On March 17th, 2014 the department of music at Hunter College hosted a recital of Qing Yi Arias from The Peony Pavilion, a Kunqu Opera. Kunqu Opera is a form of Chinese musical drama consisting of three components that work concurrently and in synchronization. The Qing Yi Arias adheres to these principles and is successful in executing them. The recital was composed of three performers, Ms. Yang Ling as Qing Yi, a virtuous and noble woman, Mr. Chen Tao on Kundi, a bamboo flute and Mr. Huang Shi-Rong
the incredible beauty and dignity evident in these people. I chose to concentrate on the Mursi for the purposes of this paper. The Omo Valley is in southwestern Ethiopia. The Mursi share the southwestern borderlands with six other groups; the Suri, Dizi, Me'en, Kwegu, Bodi and Nyangatom tribal peoples. These peoples are indigenous to Ethiopia and have inhabited the lowlands of the Omo Valley for several hundred years. http://www.ethiopianriftvalleysafaris.com/pics/map2.jpg The Mursi are a nomadic