Kunqu qupai 昆曲曲牌: "Wan Nian Huan"《万年欢》, from Kunshan, Suzhou, China скачать в хорошем качестве

Kunqu qupai 昆曲曲牌: "Wan Nian Huan"《万年欢》, from Kunshan, Suzhou, China

A rehearsal of "Wan Nian Huan"《万年欢》(Joy for Ten Thousand Years), an instrumental qupai (曲牌, labeled tune) from Kunqu (昆曲), China's tradition of classical opera dating to the Ming Dynasty. The key is D diao (D调). The 10-member performing group is the Tangming Music Group of the Kun Yu Tang Kunqu Research Society (昆山市昆玉堂昆曲研习社堂名乐队), which is based in Kunshan (昆山市), Suzhou (苏州市), southeastern Jiangsu province (江苏省), east-central China, and which was established in 2016. The Tangming Music Group of the Kun Yu Tang Kunqu Research Society is a tangming (堂名) ensemble, also known as a qingyin ban (清音班), an ensemble type that, since the Qing Dynasty, has traditionally provided instrumental music for special events such as weddings and funerals, at the invitation of elite families in the Jiangnan region, sometimes also performing non-staged Kunqu arias or scenes with invited vocalists. Because the members of such ensembles were often young (between the ages of 11 and 16), they were also known as "xiao tangming" (小堂名). Tangming music can be considered a subcategory of shifan music, the term "shifan" (十番, meaning "many kinds," literally "ten kinds") referring to a large ensemble comprising many kinds of instruments, usually including diverse types of wind, string, and percussion instruments. Such ensembles were especially popular for ceremonial and festive music in many parts of China, especially during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), and many shifan traditions continue to the present. The guban (鼓板, drum and hardwood clapper) player, who also serves as the ensemble's director, is Mr. Li Yaoping (李耀平). The remaining instruments used in this performance include (from left to right): ● Erhu (二胡, 2-stringed vertical fiddle with snakeskin-covered soundbox) ● 2 qudi (曲笛, transverse bamboo flute with buzzing membrane) ● Zhonghu (中胡, alto 2-stringed vertical fiddle with snakeskin-covered soundbox) ● Bo (钹, cymbals) ● Sheng (笙, mouth organ) ● Quxian (曲弦, 3-stringed fretless long-necked plucked lute with snakeskin-covered soundbox) ● Daruan (大阮, bass fretted round-bodied lute) ● Pipa (琵琶, 4-stringed fretted pear-shaped lute) This video was probably filmed in Kunshan (昆山市), Suzhou (苏州市), southeastern Jiangsu province (江苏省), east-central China, c. August 24, 2020. Bibliography: ● Witzleben, J. Lawrence. _"Silk and Bamboo" Music in Shanghai: The Jiangnan Sizhu Instrumental Ensemble Tradition_. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1995. 昆曲堂名 昆山昆玉堂曲牌《万年欢》排练 More information: https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A0%8... https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A0%8... https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E5%B0%8F%E... https://stephenjones.blog/2019/05/29/... https://stephenjones.blog/2019/07/16/... https://stephenjones.blog/2019/05/31/... https://stephenjones.blog/2019/05/23/... http://www.ks.gov.cn/kss/shzjjs/20160... https://m.xzbu.com/7/view-3680679.htm