Journal of a Residence in China And the Neighboring Countries With a Prelimin
Journal of a Residence in China And the Neighboring Countries With a Prelimin
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Excellence of instrumental harmony. They are fond of sounds, and have a variety of instruments, and practice sufficiently to become proficients ; but either all our ideas on the subject are wrong, or there is ve- ry little musical talent or taste in the nation. Their instruments are in general, differently constructed from ours, and the musicians are not unfrequently lads. Who appear in a great measure to consult their own childish whims, in the manner and pauses of their performances. In the m...usic which is generally heard at their processions, one is inclined to doubt, whether any thing is aimed at beyond mere noise, and their most popular tunes, when performed by practiced men, have little in them that strikes pleasantly upon the ear of any but Chinamen. The gong is generally produ- ced on every occasion which calls for music, and there are many ceremoliies, both in etiquette and reli- gion, in which it is considered the only appropriate instrument. Its loud and vibratory sounds, according to the usucil mode of beating it, though considered agreeable b}^ some, appear to me to be on a par with the tones of a cracked bell, — scarcely so mellifluous.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Excellence of instrumental harmony. They are fond of sounds, and have a variety of instruments, and practice sufficiently to become proficients ; but either all our ideas on the subject are wrong, or there is ve- ry little musical talent or taste in the nation. Their instruments are in general, differently constructed from ours, and the musicians are not unfrequently lads. Who appear in a great measure to consult their own childish whims, in the manner and pauses of their performances. In the m...usic which is generally heard at their processions, one is inclined to doubt, whether any thing is aimed at beyond mere noise, and their most popular tunes, when performed by practiced men, have little in them that strikes pleasantly upon the ear of any but Chinamen. The gong is generally produ- ced on every occasion which calls for music, and there are many ceremoliies, both in etiquette and reli- gion, in which it is considered the only appropriate instrument. Its loud and vibratory sounds, according to the usucil mode of beating it, though considered agreeable b}^ some, appear to me to be on a par with the tones of a cracked bell, — scarcely so mellifluous.
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