Chinese Music
Chinese Music
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Ch'ien Metal ■Sj Tui Silk Summer il Li Bjiuiboo Spring Wood ' Spring-summer Winter Skin j^ K'an ^ Winter-spring Summer-autumn ti- Ken — — Earth iJ K'un — — In the following description the instruments will be grouped under one of the above eight categories, according to the material they are made of, but they wiU also be distinguished by a consecutive series of numbers, which will unite them in one whole group.
48 CHINKSE MUSIC.
i\ STONE.
The use of sonorous stone to make musical instruments ma...y be said to be peculiar to China. At all events, the Chinese were the first to give stone a place in music ; their classics frequently mention the stone-chime as being known by the ancient Emperors and held in great esteem. Unfortunately, of the music and the instruments in use durmg the Hsia, Shang, and Chou dynasties, nothing remains but a few books which escaped the destruction ordered by the Emperor She Huang-ti;> and under the Emperor Ch'eng Ti (^ ^) (B. C. 32) a complete stone-chime was discovered in a pool, where it had been thrown, and from this model new chimes were made.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Ch'ien Metal ■Sj Tui Silk Summer il Li Bjiuiboo Spring Wood ' Spring-summer Winter Skin j^ K'an ^ Winter-spring Summer-autumn ti- Ken — — Earth iJ K'un — — In the following description the instruments will be grouped under one of the above eight categories, according to the material they are made of, but they wiU also be distinguished by a consecutive series of numbers, which will unite them in one whole group.
48 CHINKSE MUSIC.
i\ STONE.
The use of sonorous stone to make musical instruments ma...y be said to be peculiar to China. At all events, the Chinese were the first to give stone a place in music ; their classics frequently mention the stone-chime as being known by the ancient Emperors and held in great esteem. Unfortunately, of the music and the instruments in use durmg the Hsia, Shang, and Chou dynasties, nothing remains but a few books which escaped the destruction ordered by the Emperor She Huang-ti;> and under the Emperor Ch'eng Ti (^ ^) (B. C. 32) a complete stone-chime was discovered in a pool, where it had been thrown, and from this model new chimes were made.
What to read after Chinese Music?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J a Van Aalst to read onlineMoreLess
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