- published: 23 Jul 2013
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This is a rare version of the song that I have only ever heard at Ling's wonderful http://www.antiquepopmusic.com. It might predate the 1946 Art version which you can find at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMxOoD4TGSA. The full story of the historical Wang Zhaojun can be found at my upload of Qian Ding's 1970s version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSKI8yUlqB8 Here is a shorter version:
This song tells of Wang Zhaojun's feelings on leaving China, as a political bride, and moving to a new culture. She was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Zhaojun was born to a prominent family in Baoping Village, Zigui County. In 36 BC, Emperor Yuan chose her as his concubine from Nan county. Zhaojun left her hometown and entered the harem of Emperor Yuan in early summer. When choosing a new wife, the Emperor was first presented with portraits of all the possible women. Zhaojun refused to bribe the artist Mao Shouyan as other women did. So he made Zhaojun's portrait ugly. She was never visited by the emperor, remaining a palace lady-in-waiting.
In 33 BC, Huhanye Chanyu visited Chang'an as part of the tributary system between the Han and Xiongnu governments. He requested to become an imperial son-in-law. Emperor Yuan ordered that the plainest girl in the harem be selected. Wang Zhaojun bravely accepted. When the emperor saw her beauty, he wanted to keep her! However, it was too late, and, the emperor, sadly, presented Zhaojun to Huhanye, who was delighted. Relations with the Xiongnu improved and Mao Shouyan, was put to death for his actions.
Once at Xiong-Nu, she persuaded Huhanye to abandon violence. As a result, peace reigned on the border with China for over 60 years. She also introduced Chinese culture. When Huhanye died in 31 BC, Zhaojun asked to return to China. Emperor Cheng, however, ordered that she follow Xiongnu custom and become the wife of the next shanyu, which she did. The Communist government of the People's Republic of China made her a symbol of the integration of Han Chinese and ethnic minorities of China. Today, her name symbolizes physical beauty, and goodwill between different cultures, even at the expense of one's own interests.
English Translation + Pinyin
Wáng zhāojūn
Wáng zhāojūn
Mèn zuò diāo ān
Menzuo carved saddle
Sī yì hàn huáng
Remember Han Emporer
Zhāo zhāo mù mù
Day and night
Mù mù zhāo zhāo
Evening twilight Zhao Zhao
Ànrán shénshāng
Feel dejected
Qiántú mángmáng
Bleak prospects
Jímù kōng qiáowàng
Seeing extreme emptiness
Yáng guān chū chàng wǎngshì nánwàng
Yangguan Pass early morning chanting unforgettable memories
Pípá yī dié huíshǒu xiǎng shēnshì
Pipa repeating itself as I remember my life
Piāolíng zǒng duàncháng
total heartbreak homelessness
Zhuāng xuān ēn zhòng lì è qíng cháng
missing Xuanen County... Attached to these feelings forever
Yuǎn bié jiāxiāng jiùmèng qiánchén
Far removed from my homeland Old dreams of the past..
Qiánchén jiùmèng kōng chóuchàng
Staring at empty melancholy dreams
Yáng guān zài chàng chù jǐng shénshāng
Yangguan Pass chanting again feeling such grief
Pípá sān dié níngmóu wàng yěcǎo
Pipa repeating itself ... I stare at the weeds
Xián huā yì lù cháng wèn tiānyá mángmáng
Wild flowers covering the roads, the other end of the world, vast and unknown
Píng shā yàn luò dàdào shuāng hán
Seeing the wild geese falling on frosty roads
Hú dì fēngguāng shèng shuǐ cán shān
Hu landscape with hills decayed by water
Cán shān shèng shuǐ wúxīn shǎng
Not in the mood to appreciate beauty
Yī qū pípá
One more play on the pipa
Hèn zhèng cháng
Just regrets forever
This song tells of Wang Zhaojun's feelings on leaving China, as a political bride, and moving to a new culture. She was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. The others being Xi Shi, Diao Chan, and Yang Guifei. It is said: "Xi Shi sinks fish; Diao Chan eclipses the moon; Yang Guifei shames flowers, and Wang Zhaojun drops birds" Why is Zhaojun said to drop birds? Well ... On a bright autumn morning she left her hometown on horseback and began a journey northward. Along the way, the horse neighed, making Zhaojun extremely sad and unable to control her emotions. As she sat on the saddle, she began to play sorrowful melodies on a stringed instrument. A flock of geese flying southward heard the music, saw the beautiful young woman riding the horse, immediately forgot to flap their wings, and fell to the ground. From then on, she acquired the nickname "fells geese" or "drops birds."
Zhaojun was born to a prominent family in Baoping Village, Zigui County. In 36 BC, Emperor Yuan chose her as his concubine from Nan county. Zhaojun left her hometown and entered the harem of Emperor Yuan in early summer. When choosing a new wife, the Emperor was first presented with portraits of all the possible women. Because of Zhaojun's confidence of beauty and temperament, she refused to bribe the artist Mao Shouyan as other women did. So he painted a mole of widowed tears on Zhaojun's portrait. As a result, she was never visited by the emperor and overlooked, remaining a palace lady-in-waiting.
In 33 BC, Huhanye Chanyu visited Chang'an as part of the tributary system between the Han and Xiongnu governments. He requested to become an imperial son-in-law. Emperor Yuan ordered that the plainest girl in the harem be selected. He asked for volunteers and promised to present her as his own daughter. The idea of leaving their homeland and comfortable life at the court for the grasslands of the far and unknown north was abhorrent to most of the women, but Wang Zhaojun accepted. When she was summoned to court and her beauty revealed, the emperor wanted to keep her! However, it was too late, and, the emperor, sadly, presented Zhaojun to Huhanye, who was delighted. Relations with the Xiongnu improved and Mao Shouyan, was put to death for his actions.
Wang Zhaojun embarked on the long, hazardous journey to Xiong-Nu. Once there, she persuaded Huhanye to abandon violence. As a result, peace reigned on the border with China for over 60 years. She also introduced Chinese culture. When Huhanye died in 31 BC, Zhaojun asked to return to China. Emperor Cheng, however, ordered that she follow Xiongnu custom and become the wife of the next shanyu, which she did. Her life became a popular subject in Chinese poetry, drama and novels. As she was loved and respected by the Xiongnu, Huhanxie Chanyu conferred on her the title of the First Lady of Xiongnu Peace. The Communist government of the People's Republic of China made her as a symbol of the integration of Han Chinese and ethnic minorities of China. There is a Memorial to Zhaojun in Inner Mongolia. Today, her name not only symbolizes physical beauty, but also a spirit of goodwill to bridge different cultures, even at the expense of one's own interests.
Lyrics Translation:
Wang Zhaojun ... Menzuo carved saddle ... Remember Han Emporer ... Day and night ... Evening twilight Zhao Zhao ... Feel dejected
future prospects are vast and obscure... Seeing extreme emptiness ... See wild goose down ... cut off from the sound of Hengyang
Months dim ... Flashback wild geese ... Beyond the Great Wall wind and frost ... horses hooves pounding ... busy
All day thinking ... Night pondering ... Soul dreams and remembers the king
Yangguan beginning to chant unforgettable memories of the past pipa repeating itself ... Looking back at the homeland ... rivers and mountains - total heartbreak
Rememering my family circumstances ... missing Xuanen County... Attached to these feelings forever .. Far removed from my homeland
Old dreams of the past... Old dreams of the past ... Empty melancholy
Yangguan chanting again ... Filled with grief ... Pipa repeating itself ... Fixing my attention on weeds ... Wild flowers covering the roads ... The other end of the world, vast and unknown
Also see the wild geese falling ... Frosty roads ... Hu landscape Hills decayed by water destroying the hills ... Not in the mood to appreciate beauty
Yangguan final chant ... Future is desolate ... Three plays on the pipa
Looking towards one's future prospects ... Drifting and uncertain ... Gazing at my king expectingly
Gazing at my monarch expectingly ... Soul returning to Han territory ... Witness the morning sun After a long ponder Place of God forever
Forever thinking of and missing One pipa song just regret forever
- published: 15 May 2013
- views: 4564
Arranged by Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 編
World Premiere: June 30, 2012
Venue: Markham Theatre for Performing Arts
Performers: Toronto Chinese Orchestra
Conductor: Karl Pang
www.TorontoChineseOrchestra.com
Programme note:
Barriers give us perceived safety. Safety from the unknown and from potential harm. But barriers also limit us in our experiences and our understanding. Musical sound can help transcend time, place, and the spoken language. Folk songs in particular express fundamental sentiments directly and purely. "Boundless Songs of Love" takes six folk songs - five Canadian and one Chinese - to bring together the common message of love, and to fulfill the words of Aristotle: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
屏障使我們感到安全。它使我們不受外界潛在的影響和危害，但亦限制了我們的經驗和對外界的理解。音樂則可以超越時間，地點和語言的限制。特別是民歌的樸素情懷使我們有更直接和純淨的感受。《楓葉情無界》是由五首加國民歌和一首中國民歌匯合而成的愛的篇章，體現了哲學家亞里士多德的名言："整体大于其部分的總和。"
- published: 18 May 2012
- views: 133
"Song of Monk," a solo for the sanxian (三弦), a Chinese fretless plucked lute with three strings and a top and bottom face made of python skin. The performer is Li Wenxing (the Chinese characters for this name are unknown).
From a 78-rpm record, probably recorded before 1961.
As no photograph of Li Wenxing could be found, he photograph depicts Bai Fengyan (白凤岩, 1899-1975), another important sanxian player of the mid-20th century.
- published: 26 May 2015
- views: 646
Arr. Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 www.composer.net
June 30, 2012 Markham Theatre
Toronto Chinese Orchestra
Karl Pang, Conductor
Barriers give us perceived safety. Safety from the unknown and from potential harm. But barriers also limit us in our experiences and our understanding. Musical sound can help transcend time, place, and the spoken language. Folk songs in particular express fundamental sentiments directly and purely. "Boundless Songs of Love" takes six folk songs - five Canadian and one Chinese - to bring together the common message of love, and to fulfill the words of Aristotle: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
1. A la claire fontaine (French; Quebec)
2. Lullaby: Sung to Hiwatha (Algonquin; Ontario)
3. When the Moon Comes Up (Cree; Saskatchewan)
4. I'll Give My Love an Apple (English; Nova Scotia)
5. She's Like the Swallow (Newfoundland)
6. 康定情歌 Love Song of Kangding (China)
Thanks to Professor Elaine Keillor of Carleton University for her expertise and sharing of resources.
屏障使我們感到安全。它使我們不受外界潛在的影響和危害，但亦限制了我們的經驗和對外界的理解。音樂則可以超越時間，地點和語言的限制。特別是民歌的樸素情懷使我們有更直接和純淨的感受。《楓葉情無界》是由五首加國民歌和一首中國民歌匯合而成的愛的篇章，體現了哲學家亞里士多德的名言："整体大于其部分的總和。"
謹在此衷心感謝卡爾頓大學教授 Elaine Keillor 提供的專業知識和資料。
- published: 07 Jul 2012
- views: 395
An improvised composition on a Japanese two-string zither called the Azuma nigenkin 二弦 琴, by Randy Raine-Reusch. This is somewhat of a duet with the heater in the background. This piece is much slower than most nigenkin works so the ghost tones on the nigenkin can be heard. As the nigenkin has two bridges, the string sounds on either side of the slide (rokan) can be heard. These ghost tones are a unique aspect of the nigekin. The nigekin is usually tuned much higher to match a woman's singing voice and has thinner strings. I prefer to use thicker strings and a lower tuning to better hear all the nuances of the instrument.
Nigenkin 二弦 琴 (from ASZA.com)
The Azuma nigenkin, often just referred to as the nigenkin, is an extremely rare two-string zither found only in the Asakusa suburb of Tokyo. The nigenkin is a fairly recent instrument adapted from the Yakumo-goto, a two-string zither used exclusively in Shinto shrines. In the early Meiji Period (1868-1912), Tosha Rosen, a Yakumo-goto player, started to use the instrument to perform the secular popular music of the time (hauta and zokkyoku), and as a result was asked to sever his association with the Shinto Shrine and was forbidden to play the Yakumo-goto. He therefore created the Azuma nigenkin, with only subtle differences to its predecessor, notably an open back and less ornamentation.
The name Tosha Rosen was then passed through the family, eventually from mother to daughter, as each took on the title of Iemoto of the Azuma nigenkin, but the last Tosha Rosen died in 2004 without naming a successor. She had only 25 students. The fate of this instrumental style is unknown. There are only two known players of the nigenkin outside of Japan, and only Randy Raine-Reusch performs on this instrument regularly.
The nigenkin is played with a plastic or ivory pick and a large slide called a rokan. The rokan is slid along the strings, which are tuned in unison, to the desired pitch. As the nigenkin has two bridges on either end of the instrument, the strings on both sides of the rokan sound when it is moved, producing a ghost-like secondary tone, which is quite beautiful. There are 95 original works for Azuma nigenkin mostly composed by the original Tosha Rosen, but the repertoire also includes popular songs from its inception to present. Randy Raine-Reusch has also added works to its repertoire.
- published: 16 Dec 2014
- views: 928
Cantonese Classic Opera-Wong gum gaap7- 黃金甲7 Grand finale singing Friendship is forever and a happy ending for the whole family. 劇終大合唱友誼万嵗
- published: 20 Jul 2012
- views: 157
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Wang Qiang (王牆 also 王檣; 王嬙), more commonly known by her style name Wang Zhaojun (王昭君) was a real person, born in Baoping Village, Zigui County (in current Hubei Province) in the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 8 AD). was sent by Emperor Yuan to marry the Xiongnu Chanyu (呼韓邪) in order to establish friendly relations with the Han Dynasty through marriage. She is famed as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China and her story as a ‘political bride’ has handed down to generations.
According to the most prevalent version of the "Four Beauties" legend, the quartet's members are Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan or Diaochan, and Yang Guifei. They are described by four parallel Chinese quotations: "Xi Shi sinks fish; Wang Zhaojun drops birds; Diao Chan eclipses the moon; Yang Guifei shames flowers." Wang Zhaojun's portion of the legend is that on a bright autumn morning she left her hometown on horseback and began a journey northward. Along the way, the horse neighed, making Zhaojun extremely sad and unable to control her emotions. As she sat on the saddle, she began to play sorrowful melodies on a stringed instrument. A flock of geese flying southward heard the music, saw the beautiful young woman riding the horse, immediately forgot to flap their wings, and fell to the ground. From then on, Zhaojun acquired the nickname "fells geese" or "drops birds."
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2:49Liang Ping - Wang Zhaojun (traditional version) 昭君怨-梁萍
Liang Ping - Wang Zhaojun (traditional version) 昭君怨-梁萍Liang Ping - Wang Zhaojun (traditional version) 昭君怨-梁萍
This is a rare version of the song that I have only ever heard at Ling's wonderful http://www.antiquepopmusic.com. It might predate the 1946 Art version which you can find at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMxOoD4TGSA. The full story of the historical Wang Zhaojun can be found at my upload of Qian Ding's 1970s version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSKI8yUlqB8 Here is a shorter version: This song tells of Wang Zhaojun's feelings on leaving China, as a political bride, and moving to a new culture. She was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Zhaojun was born to a prominent family in Baoping Village, Zigui County. In 36 BC, Emperor Yuan chose her as his concubine from Nan county. Zhaojun left her hometown and entered the harem of Emperor Yuan in early summer. When choosing a new wife, the Emperor was first presented with portraits of all the possible women. Zhaojun refused to bribe the artist Mao Shouyan as other women did. So he made Zhaojun's portrait ugly. She was never visited by the emperor, remaining a palace lady-in-waiting. In 33 BC, Huhanye Chanyu visited Chang'an as part of the tributary system between the Han and Xiongnu governments. He requested to become an imperial son-in-law. Emperor Yuan ordered that the plainest girl in the harem be selected. Wang Zhaojun bravely accepted. When the emperor saw her beauty, he wanted to keep her! However, it was too late, and, the emperor, sadly, presented Zhaojun to Huhanye, who was delighted. Relations with the Xiongnu improved and Mao Shouyan, was put to death for his actions. Once at Xiong-Nu, she persuaded Huhanye to abandon violence. As a result, peace reigned on the border with China for over 60 years. She also introduced Chinese culture. When Huhanye died in 31 BC, Zhaojun asked to return to China. Emperor Cheng, however, ordered that she follow Xiongnu custom and become the wife of the next shanyu, which she did. The Communist government of the People's Republic of China made her a symbol of the integration of Han Chinese and ethnic minorities of China. Today, her name symbolizes physical beauty, and goodwill between different cultures, even at the expense of one's own interests. English Translation + Pinyin Wáng zhāojūn Wáng zhāojūn Mèn zuò diāo ān Menzuo carved saddle Sī yì hàn huáng Remember Han Emporer Zhāo zhāo mù mù Day and night Mù mù zhāo zhāo Evening twilight Zhao Zhao Ànrán shénshāng Feel dejected Qiántú mángmáng Bleak prospects Jímù kōng qiáowàng Seeing extreme emptiness Yáng guān chū chàng wǎngshì nánwàng Yangguan Pass early morning chanting unforgettable memories Pípá yī dié huíshǒu xiǎng shēnshì Pipa repeating itself as I remember my life Piāolíng zǒng duàncháng total heartbreak homelessness Zhuāng xuān ēn zhòng lì è qíng cháng missing Xuanen County... Attached to these feelings forever Yuǎn bié jiāxiāng jiùmèng qiánchén Far removed from my homeland Old dreams of the past.. Qiánchén jiùmèng kōng chóuchàng Staring at empty melancholy dreams Yáng guān zài chàng chù jǐng shénshāng Yangguan Pass chanting again feeling such grief Pípá sān dié níngmóu wàng yěcǎo Pipa repeating itself ... I stare at the weeds Xián huā yì lù cháng wèn tiānyá mángmáng Wild flowers covering the roads, the other end of the world, vast and unknown Píng shā yàn luò dàdào shuāng hán Seeing the wild geese falling on frosty roads Hú dì fēngguāng shèng shuǐ cán shān Hu landscape with hills decayed by water Cán shān shèng shuǐ wúxīn shǎng Not in the mood to appreciate beauty Yī qū pípá One more play on the pipa Hèn zhèng cháng Just regrets forever -
6:28Qian Ding - Wang Zhaojun 丁倩-王昭君 1970s
Qian Ding - Wang Zhaojun 丁倩-王昭君 1970sQian Ding - Wang Zhaojun 丁倩-王昭君 1970s
This song tells of Wang Zhaojun's feelings on leaving China, as a political bride, and moving to a new culture. She was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. The others being Xi Shi, Diao Chan, and Yang Guifei. It is said: "Xi Shi sinks fish; Diao Chan eclipses the moon; Yang Guifei shames flowers, and Wang Zhaojun drops birds" Why is Zhaojun said to drop birds? Well ... On a bright autumn morning she left her hometown on horseback and began a journey northward. Along the way, the horse neighed, making Zhaojun extremely sad and unable to control her emotions. As she sat on the saddle, she began to play sorrowful melodies on a stringed instrument. A flock of geese flying southward heard the music, saw the beautiful young woman riding the horse, immediately forgot to flap their wings, and fell to the ground. From then on, she acquired the nickname "fells geese" or "drops birds." Zhaojun was born to a prominent family in Baoping Village, Zigui County. In 36 BC, Emperor Yuan chose her as his concubine from Nan county. Zhaojun left her hometown and entered the harem of Emperor Yuan in early summer. When choosing a new wife, the Emperor was first presented with portraits of all the possible women. Because of Zhaojun's confidence of beauty and temperament, she refused to bribe the artist Mao Shouyan as other women did. So he painted a mole of widowed tears on Zhaojun's portrait. As a result, she was never visited by the emperor and overlooked, remaining a palace lady-in-waiting. In 33 BC, Huhanye Chanyu visited Chang'an as part of the tributary system between the Han and Xiongnu governments. He requested to become an imperial son-in-law. Emperor Yuan ordered that the plainest girl in the harem be selected. He asked for volunteers and promised to present her as his own daughter. The idea of leaving their homeland and comfortable life at the court for the grasslands of the far and unknown north was abhorrent to most of the women, but Wang Zhaojun accepted. When she was summoned to court and her beauty revealed, the emperor wanted to keep her! However, it was too late, and, the emperor, sadly, presented Zhaojun to Huhanye, who was delighted. Relations with the Xiongnu improved and Mao Shouyan, was put to death for his actions. Wang Zhaojun embarked on the long, hazardous journey to Xiong-Nu. Once there, she persuaded Huhanye to abandon violence. As a result, peace reigned on the border with China for over 60 years. She also introduced Chinese culture. When Huhanye died in 31 BC, Zhaojun asked to return to China. Emperor Cheng, however, ordered that she follow Xiongnu custom and become the wife of the next shanyu, which she did. Her life became a popular subject in Chinese poetry, drama and novels. As she was loved and respected by the Xiongnu, Huhanxie Chanyu conferred on her the title of the First Lady of Xiongnu Peace. The Communist government of the People's Republic of China made her as a symbol of the integration of Han Chinese and ethnic minorities of China. There is a Memorial to Zhaojun in Inner Mongolia. Today, her name not only symbolizes physical beauty, but also a spirit of goodwill to bridge different cultures, even at the expense of one's own interests. Lyrics Translation: Wang Zhaojun ... Menzuo carved saddle ... Remember Han Emporer ... Day and night ... Evening twilight Zhao Zhao ... Feel dejected future prospects are vast and obscure... Seeing extreme emptiness ... See wild goose down ... cut off from the sound of Hengyang Months dim ... Flashback wild geese ... Beyond the Great Wall wind and frost ... horses hooves pounding ... busy All day thinking ... Night pondering ... Soul dreams and remembers the king Yangguan beginning to chant unforgettable memories of the past pipa repeating itself ... Looking back at the homeland ... rivers and mountains - total heartbreak Rememering my family circumstances ... missing Xuanen County... Attached to these feelings forever .. Far removed from my homeland Old dreams of the past... Old dreams of the past ... Empty melancholy Yangguan chanting again ... Filled with grief ... Pipa repeating itself ... Fixing my attention on weeds ... Wild flowers covering the roads ... The other end of the world, vast and unknown Also see the wild geese falling ... Frosty roads ... Hu landscape Hills decayed by water destroying the hills ... Not in the mood to appreciate beauty Yangguan final chant ... Future is desolate ... Three plays on the pipa Looking towards one's future prospects ... Drifting and uncertain ... Gazing at my king expectingly Gazing at my monarch expectingly ... Soul returning to Han territory ... Witness the morning sun After a long ponder Place of God forever Forever thinking of and missing One pipa song just regret forever -
0:32Boundless Songs of Love Introduction 楓葉情無界
Boundless Songs of Love Introduction 楓葉情無界Boundless Songs of Love Introduction 楓葉情無界
Arranged by Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 編 World Premiere: June 30, 2012 Venue: Markham Theatre for Performing Arts Performers: Toronto Chinese Orchestra Conductor: Karl Pang www.TorontoChineseOrchestra.com Programme note: Barriers give us perceived safety. Safety from the unknown and from potential harm. But barriers also limit us in our experiences and our understanding. Musical sound can help transcend time, place, and the spoken language. Folk songs in particular express fundamental sentiments directly and purely. "Boundless Songs of Love" takes six folk songs - five Canadian and one Chinese - to bring together the common message of love, and to fulfill the words of Aristotle: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." 屏障使我們感到安全。它使我們不受外界潛在的影響和危害，但亦限制了我們的經驗和對外界的理解。音樂則可以超越時間，地點和語言的限制。特別是民歌的樸素情懷使我們有更直接和純淨的感受。《楓葉情無界》是由五首加國民歌和一首中國民歌匯合而成的愛的篇章，體現了哲學家亞里士多德的名言："整体大于其部分的總和。" -
3:08Historic sanxian 三弦 solo: "Song of Monk," performed by Li Wenxing
Historic sanxian 三弦 solo: "Song of Monk," performed by Li WenxingHistoric sanxian 三弦 solo: "Song of Monk," performed by Li Wenxing
"Song of Monk," a solo for the sanxian (三弦), a Chinese fretless plucked lute with three strings and a top and bottom face made of python skin. The performer is Li Wenxing (the Chinese characters for this name are unknown). From a 78-rpm record, probably recorded before 1961. As no photograph of Li Wenxing could be found, he photograph depicts Bai Fengyan (白凤岩, 1899-1975), another important sanxian player of the mid-20th century. -
7:42Boundless Songs of Love 楓葉情無界
Boundless Songs of Love 楓葉情無界Boundless Songs of Love 楓葉情無界
Arr. Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 www.composer.net June 30, 2012 Markham Theatre Toronto Chinese Orchestra Karl Pang, Conductor Barriers give us perceived safety. Safety from the unknown and from potential harm. But barriers also limit us in our experiences and our understanding. Musical sound can help transcend time, place, and the spoken language. Folk songs in particular express fundamental sentiments directly and purely. "Boundless Songs of Love" takes six folk songs - five Canadian and one Chinese - to bring together the common message of love, and to fulfill the words of Aristotle: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." 1. A la claire fontaine (French; Quebec) 2. Lullaby: Sung to Hiwatha (Algonquin; Ontario) 3. When the Moon Comes Up (Cree; Saskatchewan) 4. I'll Give My Love an Apple (English; Nova Scotia) 5. She's Like the Swallow (Newfoundland) 6. 康定情歌 Love Song of Kangding (China) Thanks to Professor Elaine Keillor of Carleton University for her expertise and sharing of resources. 屏障使我們感到安全。它使我們不受外界潛在的影響和危害，但亦限制了我們的經驗和對外界的理解。音樂則可以超越時間，地點和語言的限制。特別是民歌的樸素情懷使我們有更直接和純淨的感受。《楓葉情無界》是由五首加國民歌和一首中國民歌匯合而成的愛的篇章，體現了哲學家亞里士多德的名言："整体大于其部分的總和。" 謹在此衷心感謝卡爾頓大學教授 Elaine Keillor 提供的專業知識和資料。 -
6:36Long Winter Night - Nigenkin 二弦 琴
Long Winter Night - Nigenkin 二弦 琴Long Winter Night - Nigenkin 二弦 琴
An improvised composition on a Japanese two-string zither called the Azuma nigenkin 二弦 琴, by Randy Raine-Reusch. This is somewhat of a duet with the heater in the background. This piece is much slower than most nigenkin works so the ghost tones on the nigenkin can be heard. As the nigenkin has two bridges, the string sounds on either side of the slide (rokan) can be heard. These ghost tones are a unique aspect of the nigekin. The nigekin is usually tuned much higher to match a woman's singing voice and has thinner strings. I prefer to use thicker strings and a lower tuning to better hear all the nuances of the instrument. Nigenkin 二弦 琴 (from ASZA.com) The Azuma nigenkin, often just referred to as the nigenkin, is an extremely rare two-string zither found only in the Asakusa suburb of Tokyo. The nigenkin is a fairly recent instrument adapted from the Yakumo-goto, a two-string zither used exclusively in Shinto shrines. In the early Meiji Period (1868-1912), Tosha Rosen, a Yakumo-goto player, started to use the instrument to perform the secular popular music of the time (hauta and zokkyoku), and as a result was asked to sever his association with the Shinto Shrine and was forbidden to play the Yakumo-goto. He therefore created the Azuma nigenkin, with only subtle differences to its predecessor, notably an open back and less ornamentation. The name Tosha Rosen was then passed through the family, eventually from mother to daughter, as each took on the title of Iemoto of the Azuma nigenkin, but the last Tosha Rosen died in 2004 without naming a successor. She had only 25 students. The fate of this instrumental style is unknown. There are only two known players of the nigenkin outside of Japan, and only Randy Raine-Reusch performs on this instrument regularly. The nigenkin is played with a plastic or ivory pick and a large slide called a rokan. The rokan is slid along the strings, which are tuned in unison, to the desired pitch. As the nigenkin has two bridges on either end of the instrument, the strings on both sides of the rokan sound when it is moved, producing a ghost-like secondary tone, which is quite beautiful. There are 95 original works for Azuma nigenkin mostly composed by the original Tosha Rosen, but the repertoire also includes popular songs from its inception to present. Randy Raine-Reusch has also added works to its repertoire. -
3:31廣東音樂 - 78RPM 50665 PATHE ( MADE IN CHINA ) 1940
廣東音樂 - 78RPM 50665 PATHE ( MADE IN CHINA ) 1940 -
2:27广东音乐：步步高
广东音乐：步步高广东音乐：步步高
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28:58Cantonese Classic Opera-Wong gum gaap7- 黃金甲7
Cantonese Classic Opera-Wong gum gaap7- 黃金甲7Cantonese Classic Opera-Wong gum gaap7- 黃金甲7
Cantonese Classic Opera-Wong gum gaap7- 黃金甲7 Grand finale singing Friendship is forever and a happy ending for the whole family. 劇終大合唱友誼万嵗 -
2:06Eric Chinese song
Eric Chinese songEric Chinese song
Lol ring da ling
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Liang Ping - Wang Zhaojun (traditional version) 昭君怨-梁萍
This is a rare version of the song that I have only ever heard at Ling's wonderful http://www.antiquepopmusic.com. It might predate the 1946 Art version which you can find at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMxOoD4TGSA. The full story of the historical Wang Zhaojun can be found at my upload of Qian Ding's 1970s version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSKI8yUlqB8 Here is a shorter version: This song tells of Wang Zhaojun's feelings on leaving China, as a political bride, and moving to a new culture. She was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Zhaojun was born to a prominent family in Baoping Village, Zigui County. In 36 BC, Emperor Yuan chose her as his concubine from Nan county. Zhaojun left her hometown and entered the harem of Emperor Yuan in early summer. When choosing a new ... -
Qian Ding - Wang Zhaojun 丁倩-王昭君 1970s
This song tells of Wang Zhaojun's feelings on leaving China, as a political bride, and moving to a new culture. She was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. The others being Xi Shi, Diao Chan, and Yang Guifei. It is said: "Xi Shi sinks fish; Diao Chan eclipses the moon; Yang Guifei shames flowers, and Wang Zhaojun drops birds" Why is Zhaojun said to drop birds? Well ... On a bright autumn morning she left her hometown on horseback and began a journey northward. Along the way, the horse neighed, making Zhaojun extremely sad and unable to control her emotions. As she sat on the saddle, she began to play sorrowful melodies on a stringed instrument. A flock of geese flying southward heard the music, saw the beautiful young woman riding the horse, immediately forgot to flap their wings, ... -
Boundless Songs of Love Introduction 楓葉情無界
Arranged by Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 編 World Premiere: June 30, 2012 Venue: Markham Theatre for Performing Arts Performers: Toronto Chinese Orchestra Conductor: Karl Pang www.TorontoChineseOrchestra.com Programme note: Barriers give us perceived safety. Safety from the unknown and from potential harm. But barriers also limit us in our experiences and our understanding. Musical sound can help transcend time, place, and the spoken language. Folk songs in particular express fundamental sentiments directly and purely. "Boundless Songs of Love" takes six folk songs - five Canadian and one Chinese - to bring together the common message of love, and to fulfill the words of Aristotle: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." 屏障使我們感到安全。它使我們不受外界潛在的影響和危害，但亦限制了我們的經驗和對外界的理解。音樂則可以超越時間，地點和語言的限制。... -
Historic sanxian 三弦 solo: "Song of Monk," performed by Li Wenxing
"Song of Monk," a solo for the sanxian (三弦), a Chinese fretless plucked lute with three strings and a top and bottom face made of python skin. The performer is Li Wenxing (the Chinese characters for this name are unknown). From a 78-rpm record, probably recorded before 1961. As no photograph of Li Wenxing could be found, he photograph depicts Bai Fengyan (白凤岩, 1899-1975), another important sanxian player of the mid-20th century. -
Boundless Songs of Love 楓葉情無界
Arr. Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 www.composer.net June 30, 2012 Markham Theatre Toronto Chinese Orchestra Karl Pang, Conductor Barriers give us perceived safety. Safety from the unknown and from potential harm. But barriers also limit us in our experiences and our understanding. Musical sound can help transcend time, place, and the spoken language. Folk songs in particular express fundamental sentiments directly and purely. "Boundless Songs of Love" takes six folk songs - five Canadian and one Chinese - to bring together the common message of love, and to fulfill the words of Aristotle: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." 1. A la claire fontaine (French; Quebec) 2. Lullaby: Sung to Hiwatha (Algonquin; Ontario) 3. When the Moon Comes Up (Cree; Saskatchewan) 4. I'll Give My Love an ... -
Long Winter Night - Nigenkin 二弦 琴
An improvised composition on a Japanese two-string zither called the Azuma nigenkin 二弦 琴, by Randy Raine-Reusch. This is somewhat of a duet with the heater in the background. This piece is much slower than most nigenkin works so the ghost tones on the nigenkin can be heard. As the nigenkin has two bridges, the string sounds on either side of the slide (rokan) can be heard. These ghost tones are a unique aspect of the nigekin. The nigekin is usually tuned much higher to match a woman's singing voice and has thinner strings. I prefer to use thicker strings and a lower tuning to better hear all the nuances of the instrument. Nigenkin 二弦 琴 (from ASZA.com) The Azuma nigenkin, often just referred to as the nigenkin, is an extremely rare two-string zither found only in the Asakusa suburb of Tok... -
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广东音乐：步步高
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Cantonese Classic Opera-Wong gum gaap7- 黃金甲7
Cantonese Classic Opera-Wong gum gaap7- 黃金甲7 Grand finale singing Friendship is forever and a happy ending for the whole family. 劇終大合唱友誼万嵗 -
Eric Chinese song
Lol ring da ling
Liang Ping - Wang Zhaojun (traditional version) 昭君怨-梁萍
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:49
- Updated: 23 Jul 2013
- views: 2662
This is a rare version of the song that I have only ever heard at Ling's wonderful http://www.antiquepopmusic.com. It might predate the 1946 Art version which y...
This is a rare version of the song that I have only ever heard at Ling's wonderful http://www.antiquepopmusic.com. It might predate the 1946 Art version which you can find at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMxOoD4TGSA. The full story of the historical Wang Zhaojun can be found at my upload of Qian Ding's 1970s version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSKI8yUlqB8 Here is a shorter version:
This song tells of Wang Zhaojun's feelings on leaving China, as a political bride, and moving to a new culture. She was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Zhaojun was born to a prominent family in Baoping Village, Zigui County. In 36 BC, Emperor Yuan chose her as his concubine from Nan county. Zhaojun left her hometown and entered the harem of Emperor Yuan in early summer. When choosing a new wife, the Emperor was first presented with portraits of all the possible women. Zhaojun refused to bribe the artist Mao Shouyan as other women did. So he made Zhaojun's portrait ugly. She was never visited by the emperor, remaining a palace lady-in-waiting.
In 33 BC, Huhanye Chanyu visited Chang'an as part of the tributary system between the Han and Xiongnu governments. He requested to become an imperial son-in-law. Emperor Yuan ordered that the plainest girl in the harem be selected. Wang Zhaojun bravely accepted. When the emperor saw her beauty, he wanted to keep her! However, it was too late, and, the emperor, sadly, presented Zhaojun to Huhanye, who was delighted. Relations with the Xiongnu improved and Mao Shouyan, was put to death for his actions.
Once at Xiong-Nu, she persuaded Huhanye to abandon violence. As a result, peace reigned on the border with China for over 60 years. She also introduced Chinese culture. When Huhanye died in 31 BC, Zhaojun asked to return to China. Emperor Cheng, however, ordered that she follow Xiongnu custom and become the wife of the next shanyu, which she did. The Communist government of the People's Republic of China made her a symbol of the integration of Han Chinese and ethnic minorities of China. Today, her name symbolizes physical beauty, and goodwill between different cultures, even at the expense of one's own interests.
English Translation + Pinyin
Wáng zhāojūn
Wáng zhāojūn
Mèn zuò diāo ān
Menzuo carved saddle
Sī yì hàn huáng
Remember Han Emporer
Zhāo zhāo mù mù
Day and night
Mù mù zhāo zhāo
Evening twilight Zhao Zhao
Ànrán shénshāng
Feel dejected
Qiántú mángmáng
Bleak prospects
Jímù kōng qiáowàng
Seeing extreme emptiness
Yáng guān chū chàng wǎngshì nánwàng
Yangguan Pass early morning chanting unforgettable memories
Pípá yī dié huíshǒu xiǎng shēnshì
Pipa repeating itself as I remember my life
Piāolíng zǒng duàncháng
total heartbreak homelessness
Zhuāng xuān ēn zhòng lì è qíng cháng
missing Xuanen County... Attached to these feelings forever
Yuǎn bié jiāxiāng jiùmèng qiánchén
Far removed from my homeland Old dreams of the past..
Qiánchén jiùmèng kōng chóuchàng
Staring at empty melancholy dreams
Yáng guān zài chàng chù jǐng shénshāng
Yangguan Pass chanting again feeling such grief
Pípá sān dié níngmóu wàng yěcǎo
Pipa repeating itself ... I stare at the weeds
Xián huā yì lù cháng wèn tiānyá mángmáng
Wild flowers covering the roads, the other end of the world, vast and unknown
Píng shā yàn luò dàdào shuāng hán
Seeing the wild geese falling on frosty roads
Hú dì fēngguāng shèng shuǐ cán shān
Hu landscape with hills decayed by water
Cán shān shèng shuǐ wúxīn shǎng
Not in the mood to appreciate beauty
Yī qū pípá
One more play on the pipa
Hèn zhèng cháng
Just regrets forever
wn.com/Liang Ping Wang Zhaojun (Traditional Version) 昭君怨 梁萍
This is a rare version of the song that I have only ever heard at Ling's wonderful http://www.antiquepopmusic.com. It might predate the 1946 Art version which you can find at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMxOoD4TGSA. The full story of the historical Wang Zhaojun can be found at my upload of Qian Ding's 1970s version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSKI8yUlqB8 Here is a shorter version:
This song tells of Wang Zhaojun's feelings on leaving China, as a political bride, and moving to a new culture. She was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Zhaojun was born to a prominent family in Baoping Village, Zigui County. In 36 BC, Emperor Yuan chose her as his concubine from Nan county. Zhaojun left her hometown and entered the harem of Emperor Yuan in early summer. When choosing a new wife, the Emperor was first presented with portraits of all the possible women. Zhaojun refused to bribe the artist Mao Shouyan as other women did. So he made Zhaojun's portrait ugly. She was never visited by the emperor, remaining a palace lady-in-waiting.
In 33 BC, Huhanye Chanyu visited Chang'an as part of the tributary system between the Han and Xiongnu governments. He requested to become an imperial son-in-law. Emperor Yuan ordered that the plainest girl in the harem be selected. Wang Zhaojun bravely accepted. When the emperor saw her beauty, he wanted to keep her! However, it was too late, and, the emperor, sadly, presented Zhaojun to Huhanye, who was delighted. Relations with the Xiongnu improved and Mao Shouyan, was put to death for his actions.
Once at Xiong-Nu, she persuaded Huhanye to abandon violence. As a result, peace reigned on the border with China for over 60 years. She also introduced Chinese culture. When Huhanye died in 31 BC, Zhaojun asked to return to China. Emperor Cheng, however, ordered that she follow Xiongnu custom and become the wife of the next shanyu, which she did. The Communist government of the People's Republic of China made her a symbol of the integration of Han Chinese and ethnic minorities of China. Today, her name symbolizes physical beauty, and goodwill between different cultures, even at the expense of one's own interests.
English Translation + Pinyin
Wáng zhāojūn
Wáng zhāojūn
Mèn zuò diāo ān
Menzuo carved saddle
Sī yì hàn huáng
Remember Han Emporer
Zhāo zhāo mù mù
Day and night
Mù mù zhāo zhāo
Evening twilight Zhao Zhao
Ànrán shénshāng
Feel dejected
Qiántú mángmáng
Bleak prospects
Jímù kōng qiáowàng
Seeing extreme emptiness
Yáng guān chū chàng wǎngshì nánwàng
Yangguan Pass early morning chanting unforgettable memories
Pípá yī dié huíshǒu xiǎng shēnshì
Pipa repeating itself as I remember my life
Piāolíng zǒng duàncháng
total heartbreak homelessness
Zhuāng xuān ēn zhòng lì è qíng cháng
missing Xuanen County... Attached to these feelings forever
Yuǎn bié jiāxiāng jiùmèng qiánchén
Far removed from my homeland Old dreams of the past..
Qiánchén jiùmèng kōng chóuchàng
Staring at empty melancholy dreams
Yáng guān zài chàng chù jǐng shénshāng
Yangguan Pass chanting again feeling such grief
Pípá sān dié níngmóu wàng yěcǎo
Pipa repeating itself ... I stare at the weeds
Xián huā yì lù cháng wèn tiānyá mángmáng
Wild flowers covering the roads, the other end of the world, vast and unknown
Píng shā yàn luò dàdào shuāng hán
Seeing the wild geese falling on frosty roads
Hú dì fēngguāng shèng shuǐ cán shān
Hu landscape with hills decayed by water
Cán shān shèng shuǐ wúxīn shǎng
Not in the mood to appreciate beauty
Yī qū pípá
One more play on the pipa
Hèn zhèng cháng
Just regrets forever
- published: 23 Jul 2013
- views: 2662
Qian Ding - Wang Zhaojun 丁倩-王昭君 1970s
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:28
- Updated: 15 May 2013
- views: 4564
This song tells of Wang Zhaojun's feelings on leaving China, as a political bride, and moving to a new culture. She was one of the Four Beauties of ancient Chin...
This song tells of Wang Zhaojun's feelings on leaving China, as a political bride, and moving to a new culture. She was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. The others being Xi Shi, Diao Chan, and Yang Guifei. It is said: "Xi Shi sinks fish; Diao Chan eclipses the moon; Yang Guifei shames flowers, and Wang Zhaojun drops birds" Why is Zhaojun said to drop birds? Well ... On a bright autumn morning she left her hometown on horseback and began a journey northward. Along the way, the horse neighed, making Zhaojun extremely sad and unable to control her emotions. As she sat on the saddle, she began to play sorrowful melodies on a stringed instrument. A flock of geese flying southward heard the music, saw the beautiful young woman riding the horse, immediately forgot to flap their wings, and fell to the ground. From then on, she acquired the nickname "fells geese" or "drops birds."
Zhaojun was born to a prominent family in Baoping Village, Zigui County. In 36 BC, Emperor Yuan chose her as his concubine from Nan county. Zhaojun left her hometown and entered the harem of Emperor Yuan in early summer. When choosing a new wife, the Emperor was first presented with portraits of all the possible women. Because of Zhaojun's confidence of beauty and temperament, she refused to bribe the artist Mao Shouyan as other women did. So he painted a mole of widowed tears on Zhaojun's portrait. As a result, she was never visited by the emperor and overlooked, remaining a palace lady-in-waiting.
In 33 BC, Huhanye Chanyu visited Chang'an as part of the tributary system between the Han and Xiongnu governments. He requested to become an imperial son-in-law. Emperor Yuan ordered that the plainest girl in the harem be selected. He asked for volunteers and promised to present her as his own daughter. The idea of leaving their homeland and comfortable life at the court for the grasslands of the far and unknown north was abhorrent to most of the women, but Wang Zhaojun accepted. When she was summoned to court and her beauty revealed, the emperor wanted to keep her! However, it was too late, and, the emperor, sadly, presented Zhaojun to Huhanye, who was delighted. Relations with the Xiongnu improved and Mao Shouyan, was put to death for his actions.
Wang Zhaojun embarked on the long, hazardous journey to Xiong-Nu. Once there, she persuaded Huhanye to abandon violence. As a result, peace reigned on the border with China for over 60 years. She also introduced Chinese culture. When Huhanye died in 31 BC, Zhaojun asked to return to China. Emperor Cheng, however, ordered that she follow Xiongnu custom and become the wife of the next shanyu, which she did. Her life became a popular subject in Chinese poetry, drama and novels. As she was loved and respected by the Xiongnu, Huhanxie Chanyu conferred on her the title of the First Lady of Xiongnu Peace. The Communist government of the People's Republic of China made her as a symbol of the integration of Han Chinese and ethnic minorities of China. There is a Memorial to Zhaojun in Inner Mongolia. Today, her name not only symbolizes physical beauty, but also a spirit of goodwill to bridge different cultures, even at the expense of one's own interests.
Lyrics Translation:
Wang Zhaojun ... Menzuo carved saddle ... Remember Han Emporer ... Day and night ... Evening twilight Zhao Zhao ... Feel dejected
future prospects are vast and obscure... Seeing extreme emptiness ... See wild goose down ... cut off from the sound of Hengyang
Months dim ... Flashback wild geese ... Beyond the Great Wall wind and frost ... horses hooves pounding ... busy
All day thinking ... Night pondering ... Soul dreams and remembers the king
Yangguan beginning to chant unforgettable memories of the past pipa repeating itself ... Looking back at the homeland ... rivers and mountains - total heartbreak
Rememering my family circumstances ... missing Xuanen County... Attached to these feelings forever .. Far removed from my homeland
Old dreams of the past... Old dreams of the past ... Empty melancholy
Yangguan chanting again ... Filled with grief ... Pipa repeating itself ... Fixing my attention on weeds ... Wild flowers covering the roads ... The other end of the world, vast and unknown
Also see the wild geese falling ... Frosty roads ... Hu landscape Hills decayed by water destroying the hills ... Not in the mood to appreciate beauty
Yangguan final chant ... Future is desolate ... Three plays on the pipa
Looking towards one's future prospects ... Drifting and uncertain ... Gazing at my king expectingly
Gazing at my monarch expectingly ... Soul returning to Han territory ... Witness the morning sun After a long ponder Place of God forever
Forever thinking of and missing One pipa song just regret forever
wn.com/Qian Ding Wang Zhaojun 丁倩 王昭君 1970S
This song tells of Wang Zhaojun's feelings on leaving China, as a political bride, and moving to a new culture. She was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. The others being Xi Shi, Diao Chan, and Yang Guifei. It is said: "Xi Shi sinks fish; Diao Chan eclipses the moon; Yang Guifei shames flowers, and Wang Zhaojun drops birds" Why is Zhaojun said to drop birds? Well ... On a bright autumn morning she left her hometown on horseback and began a journey northward. Along the way, the horse neighed, making Zhaojun extremely sad and unable to control her emotions. As she sat on the saddle, she began to play sorrowful melodies on a stringed instrument. A flock of geese flying southward heard the music, saw the beautiful young woman riding the horse, immediately forgot to flap their wings, and fell to the ground. From then on, she acquired the nickname "fells geese" or "drops birds."
Zhaojun was born to a prominent family in Baoping Village, Zigui County. In 36 BC, Emperor Yuan chose her as his concubine from Nan county. Zhaojun left her hometown and entered the harem of Emperor Yuan in early summer. When choosing a new wife, the Emperor was first presented with portraits of all the possible women. Because of Zhaojun's confidence of beauty and temperament, she refused to bribe the artist Mao Shouyan as other women did. So he painted a mole of widowed tears on Zhaojun's portrait. As a result, she was never visited by the emperor and overlooked, remaining a palace lady-in-waiting.
In 33 BC, Huhanye Chanyu visited Chang'an as part of the tributary system between the Han and Xiongnu governments. He requested to become an imperial son-in-law. Emperor Yuan ordered that the plainest girl in the harem be selected. He asked for volunteers and promised to present her as his own daughter. The idea of leaving their homeland and comfortable life at the court for the grasslands of the far and unknown north was abhorrent to most of the women, but Wang Zhaojun accepted. When she was summoned to court and her beauty revealed, the emperor wanted to keep her! However, it was too late, and, the emperor, sadly, presented Zhaojun to Huhanye, who was delighted. Relations with the Xiongnu improved and Mao Shouyan, was put to death for his actions.
Wang Zhaojun embarked on the long, hazardous journey to Xiong-Nu. Once there, she persuaded Huhanye to abandon violence. As a result, peace reigned on the border with China for over 60 years. She also introduced Chinese culture. When Huhanye died in 31 BC, Zhaojun asked to return to China. Emperor Cheng, however, ordered that she follow Xiongnu custom and become the wife of the next shanyu, which she did. Her life became a popular subject in Chinese poetry, drama and novels. As she was loved and respected by the Xiongnu, Huhanxie Chanyu conferred on her the title of the First Lady of Xiongnu Peace. The Communist government of the People's Republic of China made her as a symbol of the integration of Han Chinese and ethnic minorities of China. There is a Memorial to Zhaojun in Inner Mongolia. Today, her name not only symbolizes physical beauty, but also a spirit of goodwill to bridge different cultures, even at the expense of one's own interests.
Lyrics Translation:
Wang Zhaojun ... Menzuo carved saddle ... Remember Han Emporer ... Day and night ... Evening twilight Zhao Zhao ... Feel dejected
future prospects are vast and obscure... Seeing extreme emptiness ... See wild goose down ... cut off from the sound of Hengyang
Months dim ... Flashback wild geese ... Beyond the Great Wall wind and frost ... horses hooves pounding ... busy
All day thinking ... Night pondering ... Soul dreams and remembers the king
Yangguan beginning to chant unforgettable memories of the past pipa repeating itself ... Looking back at the homeland ... rivers and mountains - total heartbreak
Rememering my family circumstances ... missing Xuanen County... Attached to these feelings forever .. Far removed from my homeland
Old dreams of the past... Old dreams of the past ... Empty melancholy
Yangguan chanting again ... Filled with grief ... Pipa repeating itself ... Fixing my attention on weeds ... Wild flowers covering the roads ... The other end of the world, vast and unknown
Also see the wild geese falling ... Frosty roads ... Hu landscape Hills decayed by water destroying the hills ... Not in the mood to appreciate beauty
Yangguan final chant ... Future is desolate ... Three plays on the pipa
Looking towards one's future prospects ... Drifting and uncertain ... Gazing at my king expectingly
Gazing at my monarch expectingly ... Soul returning to Han territory ... Witness the morning sun After a long ponder Place of God forever
Forever thinking of and missing One pipa song just regret forever
- published: 15 May 2013
- views: 4564
Boundless Songs of Love Introduction 楓葉情無界
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:32
- Updated: 18 May 2012
- views: 133
Arranged by Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 編
World Premiere: June 30, 2012
Venue: Markham Theatre for Performing Arts
Performers: Toronto Chinese Orchestra
Conductor: Kar...
Arranged by Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 編
World Premiere: June 30, 2012
Venue: Markham Theatre for Performing Arts
Performers: Toronto Chinese Orchestra
Conductor: Karl Pang
www.TorontoChineseOrchestra.com
Programme note:
Barriers give us perceived safety. Safety from the unknown and from potential harm. But barriers also limit us in our experiences and our understanding. Musical sound can help transcend time, place, and the spoken language. Folk songs in particular express fundamental sentiments directly and purely. "Boundless Songs of Love" takes six folk songs - five Canadian and one Chinese - to bring together the common message of love, and to fulfill the words of Aristotle: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
屏障使我們感到安全。它使我們不受外界潛在的影響和危害，但亦限制了我們的經驗和對外界的理解。音樂則可以超越時間，地點和語言的限制。特別是民歌的樸素情懷使我們有更直接和純淨的感受。《楓葉情無界》是由五首加國民歌和一首中國民歌匯合而成的愛的篇章，體現了哲學家亞里士多德的名言："整体大于其部分的總和。"
wn.com/Boundless Songs Of Love Introduction 楓葉情無界
Arranged by Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 編
World Premiere: June 30, 2012
Venue: Markham Theatre for Performing Arts
Performers: Toronto Chinese Orchestra
Conductor: Karl Pang
www.TorontoChineseOrchestra.com
Programme note:
Barriers give us perceived safety. Safety from the unknown and from potential harm. But barriers also limit us in our experiences and our understanding. Musical sound can help transcend time, place, and the spoken language. Folk songs in particular express fundamental sentiments directly and purely. "Boundless Songs of Love" takes six folk songs - five Canadian and one Chinese - to bring together the common message of love, and to fulfill the words of Aristotle: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
屏障使我們感到安全。它使我們不受外界潛在的影響和危害，但亦限制了我們的經驗和對外界的理解。音樂則可以超越時間，地點和語言的限制。特別是民歌的樸素情懷使我們有更直接和純淨的感受。《楓葉情無界》是由五首加國民歌和一首中國民歌匯合而成的愛的篇章，體現了哲學家亞里士多德的名言："整体大于其部分的總和。"
- published: 18 May 2012
- views: 133
Historic sanxian 三弦 solo: "Song of Monk," performed by Li Wenxing
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- Duration: 3:08
- Updated: 26 May 2015
- views: 646
"Song of Monk," a solo for the sanxian (三弦), a Chinese fretless plucked lute with three strings and a top and bottom face made of python skin. The performer is ...
"Song of Monk," a solo for the sanxian (三弦), a Chinese fretless plucked lute with three strings and a top and bottom face made of python skin. The performer is Li Wenxing (the Chinese characters for this name are unknown).
From a 78-rpm record, probably recorded before 1961.
As no photograph of Li Wenxing could be found, he photograph depicts Bai Fengyan (白凤岩, 1899-1975), another important sanxian player of the mid-20th century.
wn.com/Historic Sanxian 三弦 Solo Song Of Monk, Performed By Li Wenxing
"Song of Monk," a solo for the sanxian (三弦), a Chinese fretless plucked lute with three strings and a top and bottom face made of python skin. The performer is Li Wenxing (the Chinese characters for this name are unknown).
From a 78-rpm record, probably recorded before 1961.
As no photograph of Li Wenxing could be found, he photograph depicts Bai Fengyan (白凤岩, 1899-1975), another important sanxian player of the mid-20th century.
- published: 26 May 2015
- views: 646
Boundless Songs of Love 楓葉情無界
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:42
- Updated: 07 Jul 2012
- views: 395
Arr. Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 www.composer.net
June 30, 2012 Markham Theatre
Toronto Chinese Orchestra
Karl Pang, Conductor
Barriers give us perceived safety. Safe...
Arr. Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 www.composer.net
June 30, 2012 Markham Theatre
Toronto Chinese Orchestra
Karl Pang, Conductor
Barriers give us perceived safety. Safety from the unknown and from potential harm. But barriers also limit us in our experiences and our understanding. Musical sound can help transcend time, place, and the spoken language. Folk songs in particular express fundamental sentiments directly and purely. "Boundless Songs of Love" takes six folk songs - five Canadian and one Chinese - to bring together the common message of love, and to fulfill the words of Aristotle: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
1. A la claire fontaine (French; Quebec)
2. Lullaby: Sung to Hiwatha (Algonquin; Ontario)
3. When the Moon Comes Up (Cree; Saskatchewan)
4. I'll Give My Love an Apple (English; Nova Scotia)
5. She's Like the Swallow (Newfoundland)
6. 康定情歌 Love Song of Kangding (China)
Thanks to Professor Elaine Keillor of Carleton University for her expertise and sharing of resources.
屏障使我們感到安全。它使我們不受外界潛在的影響和危害，但亦限制了我們的經驗和對外界的理解。音樂則可以超越時間，地點和語言的限制。特別是民歌的樸素情懷使我們有更直接和純淨的感受。《楓葉情無界》是由五首加國民歌和一首中國民歌匯合而成的愛的篇章，體現了哲學家亞里士多德的名言："整体大于其部分的總和。"
謹在此衷心感謝卡爾頓大學教授 Elaine Keillor 提供的專業知識和資料。
wn.com/Boundless Songs Of Love 楓葉情無界
Arr. Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 www.composer.net
June 30, 2012 Markham Theatre
Toronto Chinese Orchestra
Karl Pang, Conductor
Barriers give us perceived safety. Safety from the unknown and from potential harm. But barriers also limit us in our experiences and our understanding. Musical sound can help transcend time, place, and the spoken language. Folk songs in particular express fundamental sentiments directly and purely. "Boundless Songs of Love" takes six folk songs - five Canadian and one Chinese - to bring together the common message of love, and to fulfill the words of Aristotle: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
1. A la claire fontaine (French; Quebec)
2. Lullaby: Sung to Hiwatha (Algonquin; Ontario)
3. When the Moon Comes Up (Cree; Saskatchewan)
4. I'll Give My Love an Apple (English; Nova Scotia)
5. She's Like the Swallow (Newfoundland)
6. 康定情歌 Love Song of Kangding (China)
Thanks to Professor Elaine Keillor of Carleton University for her expertise and sharing of resources.
屏障使我們感到安全。它使我們不受外界潛在的影響和危害，但亦限制了我們的經驗和對外界的理解。音樂則可以超越時間，地點和語言的限制。特別是民歌的樸素情懷使我們有更直接和純淨的感受。《楓葉情無界》是由五首加國民歌和一首中國民歌匯合而成的愛的篇章，體現了哲學家亞里士多德的名言："整体大于其部分的總和。"
謹在此衷心感謝卡爾頓大學教授 Elaine Keillor 提供的專業知識和資料。
- published: 07 Jul 2012
- views: 395
Long Winter Night - Nigenkin 二弦 琴
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- Duration: 6:36
- Updated: 16 Dec 2014
- views: 928
An improvised composition on a Japanese two-string zither called the Azuma nigenkin 二弦 琴, by Randy Raine-Reusch. This is somewhat of a duet with the heater in t...
An improvised composition on a Japanese two-string zither called the Azuma nigenkin 二弦 琴, by Randy Raine-Reusch. This is somewhat of a duet with the heater in the background. This piece is much slower than most nigenkin works so the ghost tones on the nigenkin can be heard. As the nigenkin has two bridges, the string sounds on either side of the slide (rokan) can be heard. These ghost tones are a unique aspect of the nigekin. The nigekin is usually tuned much higher to match a woman's singing voice and has thinner strings. I prefer to use thicker strings and a lower tuning to better hear all the nuances of the instrument.
Nigenkin 二弦 琴 (from ASZA.com)
The Azuma nigenkin, often just referred to as the nigenkin, is an extremely rare two-string zither found only in the Asakusa suburb of Tokyo. The nigenkin is a fairly recent instrument adapted from the Yakumo-goto, a two-string zither used exclusively in Shinto shrines. In the early Meiji Period (1868-1912), Tosha Rosen, a Yakumo-goto player, started to use the instrument to perform the secular popular music of the time (hauta and zokkyoku), and as a result was asked to sever his association with the Shinto Shrine and was forbidden to play the Yakumo-goto. He therefore created the Azuma nigenkin, with only subtle differences to its predecessor, notably an open back and less ornamentation.
The name Tosha Rosen was then passed through the family, eventually from mother to daughter, as each took on the title of Iemoto of the Azuma nigenkin, but the last Tosha Rosen died in 2004 without naming a successor. She had only 25 students. The fate of this instrumental style is unknown. There are only two known players of the nigenkin outside of Japan, and only Randy Raine-Reusch performs on this instrument regularly.
The nigenkin is played with a plastic or ivory pick and a large slide called a rokan. The rokan is slid along the strings, which are tuned in unison, to the desired pitch. As the nigenkin has two bridges on either end of the instrument, the strings on both sides of the rokan sound when it is moved, producing a ghost-like secondary tone, which is quite beautiful. There are 95 original works for Azuma nigenkin mostly composed by the original Tosha Rosen, but the repertoire also includes popular songs from its inception to present. Randy Raine-Reusch has also added works to its repertoire.
wn.com/Long Winter Night Nigenkin 二弦 琴
An improvised composition on a Japanese two-string zither called the Azuma nigenkin 二弦 琴, by Randy Raine-Reusch. This is somewhat of a duet with the heater in the background. This piece is much slower than most nigenkin works so the ghost tones on the nigenkin can be heard. As the nigenkin has two bridges, the string sounds on either side of the slide (rokan) can be heard. These ghost tones are a unique aspect of the nigekin. The nigekin is usually tuned much higher to match a woman's singing voice and has thinner strings. I prefer to use thicker strings and a lower tuning to better hear all the nuances of the instrument.
Nigenkin 二弦 琴 (from ASZA.com)
The Azuma nigenkin, often just referred to as the nigenkin, is an extremely rare two-string zither found only in the Asakusa suburb of Tokyo. The nigenkin is a fairly recent instrument adapted from the Yakumo-goto, a two-string zither used exclusively in Shinto shrines. In the early Meiji Period (1868-1912), Tosha Rosen, a Yakumo-goto player, started to use the instrument to perform the secular popular music of the time (hauta and zokkyoku), and as a result was asked to sever his association with the Shinto Shrine and was forbidden to play the Yakumo-goto. He therefore created the Azuma nigenkin, with only subtle differences to its predecessor, notably an open back and less ornamentation.
The name Tosha Rosen was then passed through the family, eventually from mother to daughter, as each took on the title of Iemoto of the Azuma nigenkin, but the last Tosha Rosen died in 2004 without naming a successor. She had only 25 students. The fate of this instrumental style is unknown. There are only two known players of the nigenkin outside of Japan, and only Randy Raine-Reusch performs on this instrument regularly.
The nigenkin is played with a plastic or ivory pick and a large slide called a rokan. The rokan is slid along the strings, which are tuned in unison, to the desired pitch. As the nigenkin has two bridges on either end of the instrument, the strings on both sides of the rokan sound when it is moved, producing a ghost-like secondary tone, which is quite beautiful. There are 95 original works for Azuma nigenkin mostly composed by the original Tosha Rosen, but the repertoire also includes popular songs from its inception to present. Randy Raine-Reusch has also added works to its repertoire.
- published: 16 Dec 2014
- views: 928
廣東音樂 - 78RPM 50665 PATHE ( MADE IN CHINA ) 1940
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- Duration: 3:31
- Updated: 01 Jul 2010
- views: 6750
VERY OLD CANTONESE MUSIC EXTREMELY POPULAR IN SOUTHERN CHINA - PLAYED BY THE GUANGDONG FOLK MUSICAL EMSEMBLE. THIS RECORD WAS MADE EARLY 1940s PERIOD IN CHINA....
VERY OLD CANTONESE MUSIC EXTREMELY POPULAR IN SOUTHERN CHINA - PLAYED BY THE GUANGDONG FOLK MUSICAL EMSEMBLE. THIS RECORD WAS MADE EARLY 1940s PERIOD IN CHINA.
wn.com/廣東音樂 78Rpm 50665 Pathe ( Made In China ) 1940
广东音乐：步步高
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- Duration: 2:27
- Updated: 17 Feb 2013
- views: 47011
- published: 17 Feb 2013
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Cantonese Classic Opera-Wong gum gaap7- 黃金甲7
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- Duration: 28:58
- Updated: 20 Jul 2012
- views: 157
Cantonese Classic Opera-Wong gum gaap7- 黃金甲7 Grand finale singing Friendship is forever and a happy ending for the whole family. 劇終大合唱友誼万嵗
Cantonese Classic Opera-Wong gum gaap7- 黃金甲7 Grand finale singing Friendship is forever and a happy ending for the whole family. 劇終大合唱友誼万嵗
wn.com/Cantonese Classic Opera Wong Gum Gaap7 黃金甲7
Cantonese Classic Opera-Wong gum gaap7- 黃金甲7 Grand finale singing Friendship is forever and a happy ending for the whole family. 劇終大合唱友誼万嵗
- published: 20 Jul 2012
- views: 157
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Liang Ping - Wang Zhaojun (traditional version) 昭君怨-梁萍
This is a rare version of the song that I have only ever heard at Ling's wonderful http://...
published: 23 Jul 2013
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Qian Ding - Wang Zhaojun 丁倩-王昭君 1970s
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Boundless Songs of Love Introduction 楓葉情無界
Arranged by Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 編
World Premiere: June 30, 2012
Venue: Markham Theatre fo...
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Historic sanxian 三弦 solo: "Song of Monk," performed by Li Wenxing
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Historic sanxian 三弦 solo: "Song of Monk," performed by Li Wenxing
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Boundless Songs of Love 楓葉情無界
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June 30, 2012 Markham Theatre
Toronto Chinese O...
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Boundless Songs of Love 楓葉情無界
Boundless Songs of Love 楓葉情無界
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Long Winter Night - Nigenkin 二弦 琴
An improvised composition on a Japanese two-string zither called the Azuma nigenkin 二弦 琴, ...
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Long Winter Night - Nigenkin 二弦 琴
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廣東音樂 - 78RPM 50665 PATHE ( MADE IN CHINA ) 1940
VERY OLD CANTONESE MUSIC EXTREMELY POPULAR IN SOUTHERN CHINA - PLAYED BY THE GUANGDONG FO...
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广东音乐：步步高
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Cantonese Classic Opera-Wong gum gaap7- 黃金甲7
Cantonese Classic Opera-Wong gum gaap7- 黃金甲7 Grand finale singing Friendship is forever an...
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