Celestial airs of antiquity : music of the seven-string zither of China / edited by Bell Yung.


Madison [Wis.] : A-R Editions, c1997.
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Part of the series Recent researches in the oral traditions of music, 1066-8209 5;Recent researches in the oral traditions of music 5. 1066-8209
Notes:

  • Selections from the Shenqi mipu collection, 1425 A.D. includes reproduction of the pieces in the original notation from the 1956 ed. (p. 93-157).
  • Performer on compact disc: Yao Bingyan, qin.
  • Compact disc recorded in Shanghai, 1981-1982.
  • Editorial and historical notes in English, in part translated from Chinese.
  • Includes glossary of Chinese names and terms.
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]).
  • Introduction (The guqin Notation Performance practice The Shenqi mipu Yao Bingyan Jianzipu and performance Jianzipu and staff notation Note on the transcription) — Preface translations and commentaries — Selections from the Shenqi mipu collection. Jiukuang = Wine madness Huaxuyin = Song of Huaxu Yangchun = Sunny spring Liushui = Flowing waters Xiaohujia = Little barbarian horn, or, The story of Cai Wenji Guanglingsan = Niezheng assassinates the King of Han.
  • Compact disc contents: Jiukuang = Wine madness (2:18) — Huaxuyin = Song of Huaxu (1:52) — Yangchun = Sunny spring (6:53) — Liushui = Flowing waters (11:59) — Xiaohujia = Little barbarian horn, or, The story of Cai Wenji (12:40) — Guanglingsan = Niezheng assassinates the King of Han (15:07).

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