From the earliest playable musical instruments to their roles in a modern four-section orchestra, Chinese traditional instruments and their 8,000-year history explained. The ‘Chinese bagpipes ...

This article serves as an introduction to our upcoming series on classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we will show you how musicians play the eight ...

21 Chinese boys ranging from children to young adults stand in a big group, all of them dressed in jackets typical of the late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) period. Then you notice the items in their hands ...

The instrument had five or seven holes, the latter producing all the tones and half-tones on the Chinese pentatonic scale. The instrument was subsequently introduced to the imperial court ...

Ye has made available all the finished recordings of the ... experimenting with using Chinese traditional instruments to compose and play together with other nations' instruments.

All the instruments used today - there are over 50 in a standard Chinese orchestra, such as the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra - ...