Name: Serenading The Forest - Guqin and Wood Thrush by peiyouqin
Duration: 3 min 39 s
Description: A new composition by Peiyou Chang for silk string Guqin (Chinese 7 string zither) with the voices of the Wood Thrush. The Guqin is a Chinese musical instrument, also called a seven-stringed zither. It has existed in Chinese culture for 3000 years, and has been the favorite instrument of the literary class. Sounds of the wood thrush were provided courtesy of Cornell University Lab of Ornithology.

This si really beautiful, and perfect for the thrush!

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A new composition by Peiyou Chang for silk string Guqin (Chinese 7 string zither) with the voices of the Wood Thrush. The Guqin is a Chinese musical instrument, also called a seven-stringed zither. It has existed in Chinese culture for 3000 years, and has been the favorite instrument of the literary class. Sounds of the wood thrush were provided courtesy of Cornell University Lab of Ornithology.

Serenading The Forest - Guqin and Wood Thrush

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