Best Chinese Music - 中国经典音乐 - v4.03, Dr. Herong Yang
207 - Hu Jia Shi Ba Pai (胡笳十八拍) - Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute
Hu Jia Shi Ba Pai (胡笳十八拍) - Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute, lyre music (古琴曲), was composed by Cai Wenji (蔡文姬, 原名蔡琰) in 207.
Year: 207 Title: Hu Jia Shi Ba Pai (胡笳十八拍) - Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute, Eighteen Beats from Tartar Reed Flute, Eighteen Beats of a Nomad Flute Composer: Cai Wenji (蔡文姬, 原名蔡琰) Performer: Cai Wenji (蔡文姬, 原名蔡琰) Genre: Lyre Solo (古琴曲)
Listed as one of ten best ancient Chinese music pieces, "Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute" was a piece of lyre music, attributed to Cai Wenji (蔡文姬), who was taken as prisoner to the northerlands by Xiongnu nomads for 12 years. Cai Wenji returned to her homeland in 207.
《胡笳十八拍》,为中国十大古曲之一。汉末,著名文学家、古琴家蔡邕的女儿蔡 琰(文姬), 在兵乱中被匈奴所获,留居南匈奴与左贤王为妃,生了两个孩子。后 来曹操派人把她接回,她写了一首长诗,叙唱她悲苦的身世和思乡别子的情怀。全 诗共十八段,谱作成套歌曲十八首,名为《胡笳十八拍》或《胡笳鸣》。
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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
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1899 - Han Gong Qiu Yue (汉宫秋月) - Autumn Moon Over the Han Palace
1799 - Zou Xi Kou (走西口) - Go West
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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
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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
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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
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