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Chinese Music
Contemporary Chinese Music was developed in the early twentieth century. The Da-tong Music Association and the Chinese Music Improvement Association were established in southern and northern parts of Taiwan, respectively, by Zheng Jin-wen while Liu Tian-hua was the first to innovate Chinese Music. Drawing upon features of western music, they focused on Chinese musical instruments, tunes, and organizations to improve and modernize Chinese music.
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- Taipei Chinese Orchestra
Taipei Chinese Orchestra (TCO), founded in 1979, is the first professional Chinese orchestra in Taiwan. Chen Tun-Chu, Chen Tscheng-Hsiung, Wang Cheng-... (Read more)
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- Chai Found Music Workshop
The Chai Found Music Workshop is a famous traditional orchestra for strings and woodwinds founded in 1991 by the famous erhu musician, Huang Zhen-ming... (Read more)
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- National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan
Comprising many distinguished musicians on the music scene, the National Chinese Orchestra Taiwan (NCO) is a national-level orchestra which aims to ex... (Read more)
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- Listening to the Wind Singing under the Bright Moonlight
Listening to the Wind Singing under the Bright Moonlight, a piece written in the modern southern music style, was composed by Chong Yiu-kwong, Directo... (Read more)
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- Erhu Concerto Sunlight After Snowfall
Composer Chong Yiu-kwong completed the erhu concerto for the opera, Sunlight after Snowfall in June, 2008. In fact, the piece was created for the 2008... (Read more)
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- Liuqin Concerto A Cat’s Song Without Words
A Cat’s Song Without Words is a liuqin concerto composed by Su Wen-qing who was inspired by his cats, Mimi and Kitty. The musical imagery shows the be... (Read more)
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- Parading in the Street-Jiang Nan Sizhu Music
Si and zhu originally were string instruments (like qin and se) and bamboo instruments (like di). In contemporary usage, sizhu refers to a form of mus... (Read more)
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- The Battle Field:Ambush from Ten Sides
Ambush from Ten Sides is a large instrumental showcase the Chai Found Music Workshop presented in 2005. The leader of the workshop, Huang Zhen-ming, p... (Read more)
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- Taiwan-2e2m
In this concert titled Alike/Unlike 2, the Chai Found Music Workshop brought together traditional and western instruments, engaging them into a dialog... (Read more)
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- The Legend of the Wind Lion God
The Legend of Kinmen was composed by Su Wen-Cheng to depict the cultural spirit of Kinmen. Though once full of verdant greenery, the landscape of this... (Read more)
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- Fantasia of Taiwanese Opera Theme Song
In this performance, the NCO played Taiwanese composer Huang Zhennan’s Fantasia of Taiwanese Opera theme Song. The arrangement features cultural eleme... (Read more)
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- Mountain Music
This piece was commissioned by the NCO, drawing its inspiration from Taiwan aboriginal music. It narrates the joy of the aboriginal people and their o... (Read more)
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- Golden Snake Dance
Dance of the Golden Snake is a cheerful piece of music, with bright and expressive moods and spirited percussion. Though it’s named Golden Snake, its ... (Read more)
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- The Beautiful Taiwan
The NCO commissioned renowned composer Guan Nai-chong to compose The Beautiful Taiwan.Mr. Kwan is well known among people on both sides of the Taiwan ... (Read more)