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20 Cards in this Set
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Yin and yang |
Male and female, the idea that every entity comprises not only the principle subject, but at the same time, its complimentary opposite |
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Tone languages |
the pitch at which a syllable is pronounced is as important in determining its meaning as its combination with other components |
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Pipa |
pear shaped lute |
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Erhu |
two string fiddle |
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Beiguan |
ensemble of wind and percussion instruments who perform outdoor ritual music; predominantly at funerals and temple ceremonies. |
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qin (guqin) |
convex length of wood, narrower at one end than the other. stringed, played horizontally. rich int timber |
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bridal lament |
A bridal song that she bursts into once finally leaving her parents, expressing emotions and thoughts that she normally would not have said |
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strophic form |
a song sung by a single person throughout |
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shan'ge |
songs of agricultural work, flirting and courting |
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Jiangnan sizhu |
meaning silk and bamboo music. |
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Zheng (guzheng) |
a bridged zither with usually twenty five strings |
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Xiao |
bamboo end-blown vertical flute |
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Dizi |
transverse bamboo flute |
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Gongche |
chinese scale system, written in columns beginning on the right side |
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Jingju |
beijing opera |
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Suzhou tanci |
ballad-storytelling genre, |
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Jianzipu |
abbreviated character notation, a type of chinese score. Music is written in these characters |
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Guoyue |
national music, a style that drew on western influences |
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Sanxian |
three stringed chinese lute |
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Cantopop |
chinese popular music, hong kong |
