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The Imperial Birthday Music
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The Imperial Birthday Music

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  • Chinese music: 12 pitches of the lü
    Chinese music
    / Courtly music

    …said to have written “The Imperial Birthday Music,” in which the dancers moved into a formation representing the characters meaning “Long Live the Emperor” in the best modern marching-band tradition. Music inside the palace includes a concert version of “The Battle Line Smashing Song” with only four dancers, “A…

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    …said to have written “The Imperial Birthday Music,” in which the dancers moved into a formation representing the characters meaning “Long Live the Emperor” in the best modern marching-band tradition. Music inside the palace includes a concert version of “The Battle Line Smashing Song” with only four dancers, “A…

    Read More