July 15, 2026
Back to even more east today we listen to the dubbed out versions of a replica bianzhong. One of China's oldest instruments. imagining what the landscape of early brass bells would of been. Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BCE)
Track Listing
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"The Hubei Provincial Museum Chime Bells Ensemble (Chinese: Hubei Sheng Bowuguan Bianzhong Yuetuan, 湖北省博物馆编钟乐团) ● Ma Weiheng (马维衡, 1964) - playing the "Xiang" (“襄”) Zhongni-style (仲尼式) qin of the Tang Dynasty, and singing Kunqu (昆曲) vocals ● Li Cheng (李程) - playing the "Xiang" (“襄”) Zhongni-style (仲尼式) qin of the Tang Dynasty ● Ma Tianchi (马天驰) - playing the "Rushi Song Feng" (“入室松风”) Zhongni-style (仲尼式) modern qin, made by Ma Weiheng ● Huang Xiaorong (黄小戎) - guqin ● Deng Ye (邓野) - se (瑟) and bianzhong (编钟) ● Xing Rumei (邢如梅) - se (瑟) ● Nie Hongchao (聂洪超) - voice ● Li Fengyun (李凤云, b. 1961) - guqin (古琴) ● Wang Jianxin (王建欣, b. 1962) - xiao (箫)"