Lithophones comprising stone chimes in a frame were played at the imperial court and in rituals, and feature in Chinese ...

We look at China's earliest musical instruments, how Chinese instruments fall into eight categories, and the modern ...

For the teenagers, being musicians at the Confucius Temple has opened a door to connect with tradition. "One of the students ...

Their strings once made of twisted silk, Chinese stringed instruments the zither, or guqin, and erhu have a long history.

The first flutes excavated in China were made from bone. Today, ones made from bamboo are widely used in Chinese music and ...

"Dedicated to gods, many poems express human emotions, particularly themes of love, longing, separation and the transient ...

We will explore how the instrument is made and learn about its diverse repertoire since the early 20th century. The second talk is on the violin. It examines the transmission of violin culture from ...

We also have the sape, a string instrument from Sarawak. The sape has a long neck and wooden body, resembling a guitar.

This year, a new version of the 2013 epic commissioned by the Beijing Music Festival (BMF) and composed by Zhou will be ...

A total of 21 traditional Chinese musical instruments are used in the performance. Hsieh's classmate, Shih Chin-yao, plays the "Bo Fu," a rare percussion instrument shaped like a small double ...

Bluegrass' global reach is exemplified by Chinese musician Eric Shi and his band's moving cover of "Amarillo By Morning" by George Strait.