How are you?
Following the last week, I am going to
start my 31st lecture.
I had conducted music lectures at Art
Collage JANG in Seoul, South Korea every Saturday from March 2015 to December
2017.
I am going to introduce some of the music
in the lecture with a brief overview of the lecture by the lecture’s order
every Saturday.
Please refer to the following link for my
previous lectures.
The 31st lecture for today is "World
Music: China".
This lecture was the 31st lecture of “ACJ
Music Academy”, which was held on 28 November 2015.
Chinese music includes not only the music
of the Han Chinese, but also the music of other ethnic minorities within
mainland China.
It also includes the music produced by
Chinese using traditional Chinese instruments or Chinese language on the territories
other than the mainland China, which ranges from traditional music to modern
music.
The roots of Chinese music go back
thousands of years, and ritual music was established in the Han Dynasty (2nd
century BC~ 2nd century).
Also, during this period, interacting with
West Asia through the Silk Road was made in earnest, and instruments such as
Pipa came from Persia.
In the 6th century of Southern
and Northern Dynasties, Buddhism, along with ancient music, musical theories,
and musical instruments of India, were introduced, and in the Tang Dynasty
(618-907), the system of Chinese music as it is today was established.
Chinese instrumental music has a long
tradition of solo performances, and this tradition is being reproduced today in
the National Music Conservatory of China.
The main instruments of traditional solo
performances are 'Qin', 'Pipa', and ‘Guzheng'.
'Qin' is a Stringed instrument with seven
strings, also called 'Guqin'.
It has been considered the most majestic instrument
from the three instruments 'Qin', 'Pipa', and ‘Guzheng', and is something that
Chinese people cherish.
Qin had firstly five strings with twisted
silk strings on a paulownia tree, but sixth and seventh strings were added
during the Zhou era.
‘Pipa’ is a
4-stringed lute instrument with 30 frets and can play a wide range of sounds.
It is one of the most popular instruments
of the Tang Dynasty, and many works with this instrument have been handed down.
In recent years, we can also see that it is
being played with Western string orchestras in concerts.
'Guzheng' had originally five strings, but
it became an instrument with 12-13 strings in Tang Dynasty and 20-25 strings
today.
‘Erhu’ is the most
familiar Chinese musical instrument to us, and it is similar to Haegeum, which
is called “Violin of China.”
Originally it was a musical instrument of
nomadic people in Central Asia, and when it first came to China from Central
Asia, it was dubbed as "barbaric two-string instrument”.
However, it became one of the most popular
Chinese instruments from the Tang Dynasty.
Today, I will introduce 3 music as follows:
1. Kazakh Song-Wu Man (Pipa)
2. 2010 Nominee Montage-Ma Xiaohui (Erhu)
3. Shangarila-12 Girls Band
You can listen to all the songs from
following YouTube link.
Next week, I will lecture "World
Music: Japan" as my 32nd lecture.
Thank you.
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