{title2=Chinese stone chimes}
{wiki}

= 编磬
{synonym}
{title2}

\Image[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Chinese_gong_chimes%2C_Musical_Instrument_Museum%2C_Phoenix%2C_Arizona.jpg]

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gKxXnUeHCc]
{title=Running water performed on the <bianqing>}
{description=TODO performer, composer, date, location... Accompanied by <guzheng>. This piece seems to be the <#one hit wonder> of the <bianqing>! A shame, because it sounds great.}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKWqZLQDuKo]
{title=Introducing Chinese Music and Musical Instrument - stone chime by MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture}


Bianqing

{wiki=List_of_Chinese_musical_instruments}

The main four instruments are undoubtedly:
* <guqin>
* <pipa>
* <guzheng>
* <erhu>
but there is also amazing content on others which must not be missed, including:
* <suona>
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_(flute)[Xiao flute]

Infinite Wikipedia instrument list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_musical_instruments

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=algwi6TzUdU]
{title=25 musical instruments OF <China> by Learning Music Hub}
{description=Great video, covers all the most important ones briefly with examples of varying relevance.}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nheS1beqkmQ]
{title=A beginner’s guide to Chinese musical instruments by <SCMP>}
{description=2024. Terrible editing, way to hard to see instrument name.}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcfTTP8O5NA]
{title=<Chinese musical instrument>[Chinese] vs Western musical instrument battle scene from Our Shining Days}
{description=A bit cheap, but it has some value.}


Chinese musical instrument

{c}
{tag=Ten ancient famous songs of China}

= 高山流水
{synonym}
{title2}

Composed by <Bo Ya> for the <guqin>.

But there is an awesome <guzheng> adaptation which is perhaps better known in modern times, partly because it is not as long/slow. TODO origin.

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbCjceRPXyw]
{title=<High Mountain and Flowing Water> performed on the <guzheng> by Xiang SiHua (2000)}
{description=Performer Chinese name: 項斯華}


High Mountain and Flowing Water

{tag=The best Chinese traditional instrumental music}
{title2=han2 ya1 xi4 shui3}

= 寒鴨戏水
{synonym}
{title2}

A Jackdaw is a type of crow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_jackdaw

Considered one of the 10 famous Chaozhou music pieces TODO list.

Was also adapted by Liu Baoshan (1937-1997) as a <pipa> song. <Ciro Santilli> prefers the pipa version.

Bibliography:
* https://www.easyatm.com.tw/wiki/寒鴉戲水
* on <Baidu Baike>: https://baike.baidu.hk/item/寒鴉戲水/10891429

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S5eH_59b1M]
{title=<Jackdaw Playing With Water> performed by Xu Lingzi on the <guzheng> at the Wiener Musikverein}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yadfV6oUW3g]
{title=<Jackdaw Playing With Water> performed by Lin Shicheng on the <pipa>}


Jackdaw Playing With Water

{tag=The best Chinese traditional instrumental music}

= 层层水澜
{synonym}
{title2}

A <Baidu Baike> page: https://baike.baidu.hk/item/層層水瀾/12386243 mentions that the score was published in 1970 by Tao Yimo (陶一陌) in a eponymous score book.

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewcucNrOHb0]
{title=<Ripples by ripples> performed by Wu Li on the <guzheng>}
{description=Peformer's Chinese name: 吳莉.}


Ripples by ripples

= The best Chinese traditional instrumental music of all time
{synonym}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbCjceRPXyw]
{title=<High Mountain and Flowing Water> performed on the <guzheng> by Xiang SiHua (2000)}
{disambiguate=best}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uakOkv341P8]
{title=<Suwu herding sheep> performed on the <erhu> by <Song Fei (erhu)> (2017)}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KftwzQOECA]
{title=<Ambush from ten sides> performed on the <pipa> by Jiaju Shen (2017)}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ho_jNv8fUo]
{title=<White snow in sunny spring> performed on the <pipa> by <Liu Dehai>}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBP8q24Ddpc]
{title=<Dance of the Yi People> performed on the <pipa> by <Liu Dehai>}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeUiaxaRMK8]
{title=<Wang Jin (Water Margin character)> beats <Gao Qiu> theme music from <The Water Margin (1998 TV series)> featuring a <suona> solo}


Ciro Santilli @cirosantilli 36

 Incoming links: Guzheng