mus 111 chinese music

yang guan san die 陽關三疊

artist: wu wenguang

genre: chinese art music

instrument: qin solo

pu an zhou 普庵咒

artist: li xiangting

genre: chinese art music

instrument: xiao and qin duet

composed over 400yrs ago, describes the solemn and tranquil atmosphere in a buddhist temple

yue er gao 月儿高

artist: lui pei-yuen (famous pipa master from shanghai)

genre: chinese art music

instrument: pipa solo

produced and distributed by the nonesuch explorder series in 1979

yu zhou chang wan 渔舟唱晚

artist: cao zheng

genre: chinese instrumental music

instrument: zheng solo

er quan ying yue 二泉映月

artist: min huifen

genre: chinese instrumental music

instrument: erhu solo w/ orchestra

composer: a bing (daoist monk blind musician)

da lang tao sha 大浪淘沙

artist: li yi

genre: chinese instrumental music

instrument: sanxian solo

composer: a bing

inspired by music in daoist rituals, og was for pipa, arranged by li yi

gu su xing 姑 苏 行

artist: zheng jimin

genre: chinese instrumental music

instrument: dizi solo

composer: jiang xianwei

hua san liu 花三六

artist: the shanghai folk orchestra

genre: chinese instrumental music

instrument: jiangnan sizhu, pipa, erhu, dizi, yangqin

guanyin zhou 觀 音 咒

artist: the peartree orchard opera troupe

genre: nanguan ensemble music, chinese instrumental music

instrument: pipa, sanxian, dongxiao, erxian, xiao

example of a zhi-type piece, but only instr intro, shows connection btwn nanguan ensemble and religious music of cn buddhism and daoism

ba qang bie ji 霸王別姬

artist: mei lanfang

genre: peking (beijing) opera aria, chinese opera

accompaniment: peking opera ensemble

ye shanghai 夜上海

artist: zhou xuan, one of the first stars of cpop

genre: chinese pop music

film musical: an all consuming love

composed by: chen gexin, lyrics by fan yanqiao

story of a housewife who is forced into the life of a bar girl after husband is killed

dan yuan ren chang jiu 但愿人长久

artist: teresa teng

genre: chinese pop

lyrics were taken from a song dynasty poem by su shi

yi wu suo you 一无所有

artist and composer: cui jian, a pioneer of chinese rock and roll music

genre: chinese pop, rock and roll

tv show (hang the police)

artist: re-tros

genre: chinese pop, chinese underground “post-punk” music

composers: re-tros

qing hua ci 青花瓷

artist: jay chou (zhou jielun)

genre: mandopop, chinese pop

mei gui shao nian 玫瑰少年

artist: jolin tsai

genre: chinese pop

CD: ugly beauty

wo ai tai mei 我愛台

artist: mc hot dog

genre: mandarin rap, chinese pop

banned in mainland in 2015 bc of campaign to eradicate vulgar, negative, and anti-govt music

yi qi zou guo de ri zi 一起走過的日子

artist: andy lau (one of “four heavenly kings”)

genre: cantopop, chinese pop

movie: casino riders II

composer: william hu, lyrics: siu mei

song was nominated for best original film song

1127

artist: lmf

genre: canto rap, chinese pop

CD: LMFAMiGLiA

first canto rap band to be signed to a major label

zi you 自由

artist: long shen dao

genre: chinese raggae music, chinese pop

zai beijing 在北京

artist: yin ts’ang

genre: mandarin rap, chinese pop

performing by a pioneering beijing-based group