Very Beautiful Chinese Melody Song

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何日君再来 （When Will I See You Again)

林海 Lin Hai - 琵琶語 Pipa Language (Feat. 唐代才女）


Lin Hai - Pipa Language

Tea Song of Xiang River

Scores from: Choingarsi Guzheng Institute
Genre:  Cantonese Chinese
Date of This Recording: 2014-03-25

樂譜來源：蔡雅絲古箏學院中二課程
樂曲類型：粵樂
錄音日期：2014-03-25

中国传统音乐中，同名异曲、异曲同名的现象很多，乐曲各个版本的历史渊源与流变往往需要艰苦的考证。比如，《汉宫秋月》就有琵琶曲、二胡曲、古筝曲、江南丝竹等不同版本。此曲由一种乐器曲谱演变成不同谱本，且运用各自的艺术手段再创造，以塑造不同的音乐形象，这是民间器乐在流传中常见的情况。乐曲表现了古代宫女哀怨悲愁的情绪及一种无可奈何、寂寥清冷的生命意境。 

 本曲原出自琵琶谱，广东音乐家改编为丝竹合奏曲，逐成粤调。典雅堂皇，意境与标题相合。（中國古曲網節錄）


Moon Over The Han Palace 漢宮秋月(廣東)

Chinese Bamboo Flute

Scores from:  The Central Conservatory of Music Examination Pieces for Guzheng, Grades 1-6
Genre:  Hakka Chinese
Date of This Recording: 2014-05-25

Hakkas, or guest families literally, are people who migrated from the yellow river region to southern China  due to the infusion of other ethnic groups into the area., and now mainly live in Fujian, Guangdong, Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan and Hainan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.  The Hakkas brought over guzheng music from their home regions, and absorbed the essence of the local music in Guangdong over several hundred years.  Because the settlement in eastern Guangdong is quite remote to other places, the Hakkas has retained much of the pristine guzheng music.

樂譜來源：《中央音樂學院古箏考級曲目 1-6 級》
樂曲類型：漢調箏曲
錄音日期：2014-05-25

客家古筝乐并不是土生土长的广东音乐，而是源于中原地区的传统音乐。 
古时中原地区人口南迁至粤闽一带，外来的中原音乐吸取当地民间音乐精华，经过数百年的发展形成了一个新的器乐品种客家音乐。粤东地区十分闭塞，使得客家筝乐保留了许多中原古乐的特征，至今仍具有古朴典雅的汉乐遗韵。 
客家音乐中有一种以古筝、琵琶、椰胡演奏的“三件头”的表演形式，因风格清新雅致，故名清乐。客家古筝曲就是从汉乐的清乐中分离出来的，因此，常被称为汉乐筝曲。 
客家古筝曲有大调、串调（包括：小调）之分： 
大调类古筝曲结构严谨，作品为规范的六十八板。按现代乐理表述：六十八小节或六十八个重拍。代表曲目：《崖山哀》、《出水莲》、《昭君怨》。 
串调类古筝曲包括广东汉剧的戏曲音乐和民间音乐曲牌。这类乐曲长短不一，结构富于变化。代表曲目：《西厢词》、《平湖》、《蕉窗夜雨》、《翡翠登潭》。   (百度知道節錄)



West Chamber Poem 西廂詞

This is a piece that I have been much afraid to play.  Although there are a few errors in the fast passage, It has taken me a week to record to the current state, so it is the best that I can do as of today. Glad that I am beginning to overcome some difficult fingering.

Liuyang River is a main branch of the Xiang River in Hunan province, China.  The original song, composed in 1950s, was written to praise the river and Chairman Mao Tse Tung who was born in Xiangtan county, although geographically it was the Xiang River instead of Liuyang River that flowed through Xiangtan.  The song was arranged for guzheng playing in the 1970s by virtuoso Zhang Yan.

Scores from: The Central Conservatory of Music Examination Pieces for Guzheng, Grades 1-6
Date of This Recording: 2014-07-07
Original song composed by: Tang Bi Gwang
Arranged for guzheng solo by:  Zhang Yan

樂譜來源：《中央音樂學院古箏考級曲目 1-6 級》
樂曲類型：現代箏曲
原作：唐璧光 曲；張燕 改編
錄音日期：2014-07-07

此曲原始二十世纪五十年代一首著名的歌曲，七十年代改编为古筝曲。乐曲中各段虽然都是对原旋律的原样重复和不加发展的变奏，但多样的演奏技法使音乐产生出鲜明的层次和对比，尤其是双手交替演奏的快速乐段及采用竖琴下行琶音的手法，精炼准确的表达湖南人民对家乡、对生活的热爱之情和对未来的美好憧憬。 (節錄百度百科)

歌詞：

浏阳河，
弯过了几道湾，
几十里水老到湘江。
江边有个什么县哪？
去了个什么人？
领导人民得解放吗
阿伊呀伊子哟。
（白：喔，我可不晓得喔）
浏阳河，
弯过了九道湾，
五十里水老到湘江。
江边有个湘潭县哪，
去了个毛主席，
领导人民得解放吗，
阿伊呀伊子哟，
毛主席，象太阳，
他指引着人民前进的方向，
我们永远跟着毛主席也！
幸福的日子万年长吗，
阿伊呀伊子哟。

Liuyang River 瀏陽河

Chiu Chau, or Chaozhou in Mandarin, is a major genre of Chinese guzheng music.  There are several music scales within Chiu Chau music.  This piece is one of "Heavy Six" type.  In a nutshell, the Heavy Six means that the 4th note is a little higher than normal, and the 7th note is a little lower than normal.  Since this piece is played in the G key, it means that the 4th note would be a little higher than C, and the 7th note would be a little lower than F#.

The piece consists of 4 sections.  The 2nd to last sections are variations of the 1st section's melody.  This style of variation is quite common in Chiu Chau music.

This is a difficult piece for me, even though I learned it many years ago.   There are some glitches in the last section, which will serve as a reminder for me to improve.

Scores from: Choi Nga Si Guzheng Institute
Date of This Recording: 2014-07-15

樂譜來源：蔡雅絲古箏學院中二課程
樂曲類型：潮洲民間樂曲
編曲：郭鷹
錄音日期：2014-07-15


Thoughts In Autumn 秋思曲

The Beach Huts

高山流水(古筝曲)

A perpetual learner of music in search of the world's fine voices and to share his passion.

Unless specifically stated, all tracks are covers played by myself.  Most cover photos are borrowed from Google images.

Thoughts In Autumn 秋思曲

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