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  2. Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman - Wikipedia

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    Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman. " Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman " ( Chinese: 大海航行靠舵手; pinyin: Dàhǎi hángxíng kào duòshǒu ), sometimes known as " The Helmsman Sets the Ocean Course ", [1] [2] is the English-language title of a popular Chinese Communist Party (CCP) revolutionary song which was written by ...

  3. Music of China - Wikipedia

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    The music of China consists of many distinct traditions, often specifically originating with one of the country's various ethnic groups. It is produced within and without the country, involving either people of Chinese origin, the use of traditional Chinese instruments, Chinese music theory, or the languages of China.

  4. Nothing to My Name - Wikipedia

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    "Nothing to My Name" [a] (Chinese: 一无所有; pinyin: Yīwúsuǒyǒu) is a 1986 Mandarin-language rock song by Cui Jian. It is widely considered Cui's most famous and most important work, and one of the most influential songs in the history of the People's Republic of China, both as a seminal point in the development of Chinese rock music and as a political sensation.

  5. Chinese musicology - Wikipedia

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    Chinese musicology is the academic study of traditional Chinese music. This discipline has a very long history. Traditional Chinese music can be traced back to around 8,000 years ago during the Neolithic age. The concept of music, called 乐 ( Chinese: 樂; pinyin: yuè ), stands among the oldest categories of Chinese thought; however, in the ...

  6. List of Chinese musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    The grouping of instruments includes (from the bottom, clockwise) a zhangu, pipa, two headed drum, tambourine, konghou, sheng, and two end-blown flutes (such as xiao or pipes. Chinese musical instruments are traditionally grouped into eight categories known as bā yīn ( 八音 ). [ 1 ] The eight categories are silk, bamboo, wood, stone, metal ...

  7. Chinese traditional music - Wikipedia

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    Chinese traditional music includes various music genres which have been inherited for generations in China. [ 1] Specifically, this term refers to the music genres originated in or before Qing dynasty. [ 2] According to the appearance, the genres can be classified into instrumental ensemble, instrumental solo, theatre, shuochang, dance music ...

  8. Guoyue - Wikipedia

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    Guoyue ( 國 樂; literally "national music"; also minyue (民乐), huayue (華樂) or zhongyue (中樂)), nowadays refers to the music composed for Chinese musical instruments, [1] which is an extension of the Chinese traditional music. [2] [3] It is often written for some form of grand presentation through a large Chinese orchestra, as well ...

  9. Yayue - Wikipedia

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    Zhejiang. v. t. e. Yayue ( Chinese: 雅樂; lit. 'elegant music') was a form of classical music and dance performed at the royal court and temples in ancient China. The basic conventions of yayue were established in the Western Zhou. Together with law and rites, it formed the formal representation of aristocratic political power.