Ambush from ten sides Updated +Created
Video 1.
Ambush from ten sides performed by Jiaju Shen (2017)
Source.
Video 2. . Source. The sound quality is not great, but you do get to see the master. TODO location and date.
Dance of the Yi People Updated +Created
Composed by Wang Huiran in 1960.
The Yi people are one of the 55 Chinese ethnic minorities officially recognized by the Chinese government.
Video 1. . Source. From the album Chinese Plucked Instruments: Vol. 2 - Fishermen’s Song At South Sea: www.amazon.co.uk/Chinese-Plucked-Instruments-Fishermens-South/dp/B001HUECZQ (2004)
Video 2.
Dance of the Yi People performed by Wu Man (2021)
Source. Presented by the Aga Khan Music Program.
Jackdaw Playing With Water Updated +Created
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.
Video 1.
Jackdaw Playing With Water performed by Xu Lingzi on the guzheng at the Wiener Musikverein
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Video 2.
Jackdaw Playing With Water performed by Lin Shicheng on the pipa
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Ripples by ripples Updated +Created
A Baidu Baike page: 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 1.
Ripples by ripples performed by Wu Li on the guzheng
. Source. Peformer's Chinese name: 吳莉.
Suwu herding sheep Updated +Created
www.ibiblio.org/chinese-music/html/traditional.html contains an amazing orchestral version for di flute TODO identify! When attempting to upload to YouTube, it identifies as "Su Wu Tending the Sheep" and give a name "Chen Tao", but no further information. Chen Tao is presumably this dude: www.barduschinamusic.org/chen-tao-dizi | www.melodyofdragon.org/chentao.html 陈涛
baike.baidu.com/item/苏武牧羊/5532#11_2 mentions that it comes from an erhu concerto composed by Peng Xiuwen
The sadness of the erhu perfectly fits the role and mood of the story! Brilliant!