 |
|
Folk Music  |
| CCTV.COM 2002-04-09 15:04:55 |
|
In the course of its development over several thousand years, Chinese folk music has produced a host of forms and a large number of works, while fostering many outstanding performers. As far back as the Zhou Dynasty, when an elaborate system of ritual music was set up, the court officials and literary men who created it were required to learn one or two musical instruments, and this tradition had lasted for over 3,000 years. Chinese traditional music found favorable conditions for its transmission—many court officials and scholars, and even emperors, took part in the creation of music, and had musical scores written down, enabling us to get a general idea of when they were produced. For instance, there are over 3,000 Guqin pieces preserved in some 150 types of rendering.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
