Pipa (Pípa 琵琶)|Pípa 琵琶 (Pipa)
John E. MYERS Min Xiao-Fen performing with her pipa. Besides being known for playing the pipa, Min Xiao-Fen has gained
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:28-05:00January 22nd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, History, Arts, and Culture, Music|
John E. MYERS Min Xiao-Fen performing with her pipa. Besides being known for playing the pipa, Min Xiao-Fen has gained
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:28-05:00January 22nd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, History, Arts, and Culture, Music|
John MYERS A man plays a pan pipe in a park. PHOTO BY BERKSHIRE PUBLISHING. Chinese musical instruments have been
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:28-05:00January 22nd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, History, Arts, and Culture, Music|
Rachel HARRIS Chinese traditional music, developed to accompany ritual and with pentatonic melodies that reach back to the thirteenth century,
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:28-05:00January 22nd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, History, Arts, and Culture, Music|
Haiwang YUAN A blind man plays an erhu on the streets of Beijing. Players hold the erhu in their laps
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:28-05:00January 22nd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, History, Arts, and Culture, Music|
Rachel HARRIS The Twelve Muqam are a suite of songs of the Uygur people of northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:28-05:00January 22nd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, History, Arts, and Culture, Music|
Colin MACKERRAS Classroom performance of The White-Haired Girl at Beijing’s Middle School 26. PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD COHEN. A style