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Guzheng has a Paulownia
tomentosa body. The strings are
made with skill enwinding metal.
Guzheng brings you to China
within one second with its
ancient and traditional sound.
For cultural events, galas, and
activities, our performance brings
a music with the ancient,
traditional and elegant Chinese
and Asian style for you...
tomentosa body. The strings are
made with skill enwinding metal.
Guzheng brings you to China
within one second with its
ancient and traditional sound.
For cultural events, galas, and
activities, our performance brings
a music with the ancient,
traditional and elegant Chinese
and Asian style for you...
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Red & Blue Music Ensemble
Red & Blue Music Ensemble has performed for
cultural events and galas of universities,
organizations and corporations in Boston and
internationally in China.
The Ensemble is founded and directed by an
awards winner and active guzheng promoter,
who is an Honor Coucil Member of several
most honored musicians and orchestra
associations in China.
Red & Blue Music Ensemble has performed for
cultural events and galas of universities,
organizations and corporations in Boston and
internationally in China.
The Ensemble is founded and directed by an
awards winner and active guzheng promoter,
who is an Honor Coucil Member of several
most honored musicians and orchestra
associations in China.
What Guzheng is: Guzheng, or gu zheng, is a traditional Chinese
musical instrument. It belongs to the zither family of string instruments.
Guzheng is the parent instrument of the Japanese koto, the Korean
gayageum, and the Vietnamese đàn tranh. Guzheng should not to be
confused with the guqin, another ancient Chinese zither but without bridges
although the ancestry of the guzheng can be traced back to guqin and se,
two other Chinese plucked zithers.
The history: Guzheng has existed since the Warring States Period and
became especially popular during the Qin dynasty. The number of its
strings has always fluctuated, from as few as 6 to as many as 23 strings
during the Tang dynasty. The earliest record of the guzheng appeared in Shi
Ji by the historian Si Maqian in 91 B.C..
Development in nowadays: Many new pieces have been composed since
the 1950s which used new playing techniques such as the playing of
harmony and counterpoint by the left hand. Contemporary experimental
atonal pieces have been composed since the 1980s.
The type of the instrument: The 21-string zheng is most commonly used,
but some traditional musicians still use the 16-string, especially along the
southeastern coastal provinces and Taiwan of China. The guzheng is tuned
to a pentatonic scale: the 16-string zheng gives three complete octaves,
while the 21-string zheng gives four complete ones.
Playing techniques: There are many techniques used to play guzheng,
including basic plucking actions (right or both hands) at the right portion
and pressing actions at the left portion (by the left hand to produce pitch
ornamentations and vibrato) as well as tremolo (right hand). These
techniques can create sounds that can evoke the sense of a cascading
waterfall, thunder, horses' hooves, and even the scenic countryside.
Plucking is done mainly by the right hand with four plectra (picks) attached
to the fingers. Advanced players may use picks attached to the fingers of
both hands. Ancient picks were made of ivory and later also from tortoise
shell.
Guzheng in other genres: The guzheng has been used by the Chinese
performer Wang Yong in the rock band of Cui Jian, as well as in free
improvised music. Zhang Yan used it in a jazz context, performing and
recording with Asian American jazz bandleader Jon Jang. The American
composer Lou Harrison (1917–2003) played and composed for the
instrument. Jerusalem based multi-instrumentalist Bradley Fish is the
most widely recorded artist of loops for the guzheng. Fish is known for
using the guzheng with a rock-influenced style and electronic effects on his
1996 collaboration "The Aquarium Conspiracy" with Sugarcubes/Björk
drummer Sigtryggur Baldursson. The virtual band Gorillaz used guzheng in
their song "Hong Kong" from the Help: A Day In The Life compilation. The
Canadian composer Kevin Austin[1] has written several pieces for guzheng
and electroacoustic sounds.
musical instrument. It belongs to the zither family of string instruments.
Guzheng is the parent instrument of the Japanese koto, the Korean
gayageum, and the Vietnamese đàn tranh. Guzheng should not to be
confused with the guqin, another ancient Chinese zither but without bridges
although the ancestry of the guzheng can be traced back to guqin and se,
two other Chinese plucked zithers.
The history: Guzheng has existed since the Warring States Period and
became especially popular during the Qin dynasty. The number of its
strings has always fluctuated, from as few as 6 to as many as 23 strings
during the Tang dynasty. The earliest record of the guzheng appeared in Shi
Ji by the historian Si Maqian in 91 B.C..
Development in nowadays: Many new pieces have been composed since
the 1950s which used new playing techniques such as the playing of
harmony and counterpoint by the left hand. Contemporary experimental
atonal pieces have been composed since the 1980s.
The type of the instrument: The 21-string zheng is most commonly used,
but some traditional musicians still use the 16-string, especially along the
southeastern coastal provinces and Taiwan of China. The guzheng is tuned
to a pentatonic scale: the 16-string zheng gives three complete octaves,
while the 21-string zheng gives four complete ones.
Playing techniques: There are many techniques used to play guzheng,
including basic plucking actions (right or both hands) at the right portion
and pressing actions at the left portion (by the left hand to produce pitch
ornamentations and vibrato) as well as tremolo (right hand). These
techniques can create sounds that can evoke the sense of a cascading
waterfall, thunder, horses' hooves, and even the scenic countryside.
Plucking is done mainly by the right hand with four plectra (picks) attached
to the fingers. Advanced players may use picks attached to the fingers of
both hands. Ancient picks were made of ivory and later also from tortoise
shell.
Guzheng in other genres: The guzheng has been used by the Chinese
performer Wang Yong in the rock band of Cui Jian, as well as in free
improvised music. Zhang Yan used it in a jazz context, performing and
recording with Asian American jazz bandleader Jon Jang. The American
composer Lou Harrison (1917–2003) played and composed for the
instrument. Jerusalem based multi-instrumentalist Bradley Fish is the
most widely recorded artist of loops for the guzheng. Fish is known for
using the guzheng with a rock-influenced style and electronic effects on his
1996 collaboration "The Aquarium Conspiracy" with Sugarcubes/Björk
drummer Sigtryggur Baldursson. The virtual band Gorillaz used guzheng in
their song "Hong Kong" from the Help: A Day In The Life compilation. The
Canadian composer Kevin Austin[1] has written several pieces for guzheng
and electroacoustic sounds.
About Guzheng
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We were invited to perform at the gala by
Massachusetts Chinese School in 2004.
Massachusetts Chinese School in 2004.
Played byt Red & Blue Music Ensemble
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