Traditional Musical Instruments: Eternal Tones Waft through the Ancient Capital
The world's oldest orchestral music, gagaku was imported from mainland China in ancient times. The melody is not based on a ...
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American tells of 20 years with gayageum
remembers the first time she heard a performance of the "gayageum" or a zither-like Korean traditional string instrument. "It wasn't beautiful. I didn't like the sound of it. My ears couldn't ...
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The MFA is home to roughly 1,460 musical instruments — and this curator is their caretaker
The next, he might be doing research on the rudra vīnā (a zither-like instrument from northern India) or 20th-century Irish harp making, or working with a colleague from a different department.
3 unusual Chinese musical instruments that have experts confused
For instance, the Chinese zither, or guqin ... with 27 spikes along its back like a mane. The instrument is played by ...
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Asian zither masters unite for one-of-a-kind Stanford concerts
Like that model, our instruments have different registers and ... Tickets are $15-$45 at live.stanford.edu. The post Asian zither masters unite for one-of-a-kind Stanford concerts appeared first ...
American tells of 20 years with gayageum
Jocelyn Clark, an Alaska-born professor of East Asian studies at Pai Chai University in Daejeon, remembers the first time she heard a performance of the ...