Chinese music: Quick Facts

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Chinese music: 12 pitches of the lü

Chinese music: 12 pitches

seven-tone Chinese scale

Sheng; in the Horniman Museum, London.

Sandalwood lute

One of several types of huqin (Chinese spike fiddle).

Chinese music: xipi and erhuang melodies

Performer in elaborate blue and white costume and ornate headdress poses on stage during a Beijing Opera, with colorful traditional set decorations in the background.

See a Chinese music ensemble performing “Melodies of Purple Bamboo”

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Watch a dancer perform jingxi

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