Best Chinese Music - 中国经典音乐 - v4.03, Dr. Herong Yang
552 BC - Yang Chun Bai Xue (阳春白雪) - White Snow in Early Spring
Yang Chun Bai Xue (阳春白雪) - White Snow in Early Spring, lute music (琵琶曲), was composed by Shi Kuang (师旷), 572 BC - 532 BC.
Year: 572 BC - 532 BC Title: Yang Chun Bai Xue (阳春白雪) - White Snow in Early Spring, Snow in the Bright Spring Composer: Shi Kuang (师旷) Genre: Lute music (琵琶曲)
Listed as one of ten best ancient Chinese music pieces, "White Snow in Early Spring" is said to be composed by Shi Kuang, a musician of the Jin State, or by Liu Juanzi, a musician of the Qi State in the Spring and Autumn Period. The music portrays a vivid scene of early spring, when everything bursts into life after the long cold winter passes through.
《阳春白雪》，是一首广泛流传的优秀琵琶古曲，为中国十大古曲之一。它以清新 流畅的旋律、活泼轻快的节奏，生动表现了冬去春来，大地复苏，万物向荣，生机 勃勃的初春景象。
Additional resources:
- Early Spring Snow, ibiblio.net, Download and play, E31.Early_Spring_Snow.au
- 阳春白雪, Download in .mp3 format, Genre: Lute Solo, Performer: ?,
http://download.china.cn/ch/mp3/ycbx.mp3
- 阳春白雪(琵琶), YouTube, Genre: Lute Solo, Performer: ?,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIpaSkhasXA
- Select Classical Chinese Music Vol. 1, Track 9: Snow in the Bright Spring, Performer: He Shufeng (何树凤), http://www.rhapsody.com/album/select-classical-chinese-music-vol-1...
- White Snow in Early Spring, Introduction and on-line listening, http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/html/en/28Arts549.html
- 春秋时期晋国宫廷乐师师旷, Shi Kuang, http://info.guqu.net/guqindashi/20060726200944_451.html
- 阳春白雪, Introduction, http://baike.baidu.com/view/352102.htm#10
- 中国古典十大名曲, Introductions, Online Play, Images, http://blog.163.com/dusujiang@126/blog/static/2644970320093510552655/
Table of Contents
2000 - 2099: Best 21st Century Music
1950 - 1999: Best Music in the Second Half of the 20th Century
1900 - 1949: Best Music in the First Half of the 20th Century
►Before 1900: Best Ancient Music
1899 - Han Ya Xi Shui (寒鸦戏水) - Crows Playing Water
1899 - Han Gong Qiu Yue (汉宫秋月) - Autumn Moon Over the Han Palace
1799 - Zou Xi Kou (走西口) - Go West
1763 - Mo Li Hua (茉莉花) - Jasmine Flower
1750 - Xi Yang Xiao Gu (夕阳箫鼓) - Flutes and Drums at Sunset
1560 - Yu Qiao Wen Da (渔樵问答) - Dialogue between the Fisherman and the Woodcutter
1130 - Yue Er Wan Wan Zhao Jiu Zhou (月儿弯弯照九州) - Crescent Moon Shining Above
750 - Yang Guan San Die (阳关三叠) - Adios at Yangguan
750 - Ping Sha Luo Yan (平沙落雁) - Wild Geese on the Sandbank
750 - Shi Mian Mai Fu (十面埋伏) - Ambush from Ten Sides
750 - Jiang Jun Ling (将军令) - Song of the General
375 - Mei Hua San Nong (梅花三弄) - Plum Blossom Melodies
250 - Jiu Kuang (酒狂) - The Drunkard
219 - Guang Ling San (广陵散) - Guangling Melody
207 - Hu Jia Shi Ba Pai (胡笳十八拍) - Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute
220 BC - Gao Shan Liu Shui (高山流水) - High Mountain and Running River
►552 BC - Yang Chun Bai Xue (阳春白雪) - White Snow in Early Spring