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| Jiahu (ca. 7000–5700 B.C.) |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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A brief discussion of the archaeological site of Jiahu, in Henan province, where fragments of 30 flutes were discovered. Six of these flutes represent the earliest examples of playable musical instruments ever found.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jiah/hd_jiah.htm | |
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| Music in the Han Dynasty |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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A brief discussion of the Han dynasty "revival" of older music. With 4 related objects, including 3 musical instruments.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/hanm/hd_hanm.htm | |
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| The Qin |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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An introduction to the qin, a type of zither that is "the most prestigious of China's instruments." "Chinese lore" holds that the qin dates back to the third millennium BCE.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mqin/hd_mqin.htm | |
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| The Pipa |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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An introduction to the Chinese pipa, a four-string plucked lute that "descends from West and Central Asian prototypes and appeared in China during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534)."
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pipa/hd_pipa.htm | |
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| Sounds of China |
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| The Kennedy Center, ArtsEdge
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An audio series that "explore[s] unique aspects of Chinese music through sounds, performance and interviews." Featuring three episodes on "the endangered music of the Yunnan peoples; the tradtional sounds of the pipa, bamboo flute, qin and other Chinese instruments; and the creative space between them, where sounds ancient and avant-garde intersect." With links to two related lesson plans (see left-hand column): "Chinese Instruments" and "Puppets on the Move: China and the Silk Road."
Go to Museum Resource: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3899/ | |
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