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Music of India Starting the journey to learn an Indian classical instrument involves selecting the right instrument, finding a skilled ...

Videos and recordings of Qing Bei Yue● Studio recording of Qing Bei Yue (Dunhuang Scores no. 3) (China, c. 1992) ...

●《詩經 · 陳風 · 宛丘》「陈一之十二，子之汤兮，宛丘之上兮。洵有情兮，而无望兮。坎坎击鼓，宛丘之下，无冬无夏，值其鹭羽；坎其击缶，宛丘之道，无冬无夏，值其鹭翳。」●《說文解字．缶部》「缶，瓦器，所以盛酒漿，秦人鼔之，以節歌。」●《易经·比卦》「不鼓缶而歌」●《舊唐書·音乐志》卷二九音樂志二「缶，如足盆，古西戎之樂，秦俗應而用之。其形似覆盆，以四杖擊之。」●《辞海》「盛酒浆的容器，小口大腹，也有铜制的。」 ● (1) 一种古容量单位,等于十六斗。一说三十二斗薮二有半谓之缶,缶二谓之钟。——《小尔雅》 ●《礼记·礼器》记：“五献之尊，门外缶，门内壶。」 ●《左传·襄公九年》 「春，宋灾。乐喜为司城以为政。使伯氏司里。火所未至，徹小屋，塗大屋；陈畚挶；具綆缶，备水器；量轻重，蓄水潦；巡丈城，缮守备。」 ● 杜预注：「缶，汲器。”陆德明释：“汲水瓦器”。清，段玉裁记:“缶，有小大，如汲水之缶，盖小者也。” ●《汉书·杨恽传》「酒后耳热，仰天拊缶，而呼乌乌。」● 李斯《谏逐客令》「击瓮叩缶，弹筝博髀」● 李斯《谏逐客书》「夫击瓮叩缻，弹筝搏髀而歌呼呜呜快耳目者，真秦之声也。」 ● 李斯《上书秦始皇》「夫击甕叩缶，弹筝搏髀，而歌呜呜快耳者，真秦之声也。」 ● 李斯〈諫逐客書〉「夫擊瓮叩缶、彈箏搏髀，而歌呼嗚嗚快耳者，真秦之聲也」。●《史记·廉颇蔺相如列传》「‘寡人窃闻赵王好音，请奏瑟。’赵王鼓瑟，秦御史前书曰：‘某年月日，秦王与赵王会饮，令赵王鼓瑟。’蔺相如前曰：‘赵王窃闻秦王善为秦声，请奉盆缶秦王，以相娱乐。’秦王怒，不许。于是相如前进缶，因跪请秦王……于是秦王不怿，为一击缶；相如顾召赵御史书曰：‘某年月日，秦王为赵王击缶。’」 ...

Musical instrument:  paiban(拍板)compiled by David Badagnani (rev. 18 December 2023)Painted carved brick depicting a musician playing a paiban.  From the ...

Early Chinese Music Resources: Western Xiacompiled by David Badagnani (rev. 2 April 2022)Drawing of two cave paintings from the Western ...

Musical instrument:  yazheng(軋箏)compiled by David Badagnani (rev. 20 May 2023)Detail of large-scale dui juan (堆绢, artwork made from colored silk) or ...

《新乐府 五弦弹－恶郑之夺雅也》New Yuefu :  Five Strings Plucked:  Truly Disgusted by Zheng's Usurpation of the Elegant and Refined(Xin Yuefu:  Wu Xian ...

Musical instrument:  ji ou(擊甌)compiled by David Badagnani (rev. 1 May 2023)An illustration of a ji ou from from Chapter 137 of ...

Ancient forms of the character for yue.Left:  oracle bone script (used in the late 2nd millennium BC, mainly during the late ...

----------------------------------------------Chinese historical reference works discussing the chi● Erya《尔雅》(Warring States, Qin, and Western Han Dynasty)《爾雅·釋樂》「大箎謂之沂。」● Zhou Li《周礼》(The Rites of Zhou) (Western Han ...