Chinese traditional music

[Guo Xiang]

For those who like the Erhu I think you would like to check the song below as well. It's not a 'traditional' song but it has a couple of very cool Erhu riffs in its 2nd half: Hao Han Ge -- The song of courageous men -- 好汉歌 -- theme song of The Water Margin (Shui hu zhuan): http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=-0PYU9HucSc

Hahaha this song brings back some memories!

Wow. This sounds really beautiful, but sad.

古筝-月满西楼
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=AeKTVdNknF4

Thanks for sharing this, Sis. I like this song!

[Suet Seung]

Some Erhu music by Jia Peng Fang

Mr. Jia plays the Erhu and uses some piano and other instruments to accompany his erhu, so it doesn't sound too sad (I suppose). If you haven't heard of Jia Peng Fang, check it out.

Waterlily
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGJPBK03Wb4

Silent Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPNnZ3DSDdk

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Ah, This sounds so familiar, I think I might've heard in a old Taiwanese series and might have it on CD. I think it's a popular piece:

Moon Reflected on Erquan Pond
Erhu solo by Zhou Wei
Music by Hua Yanjun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_K54nEqfSo

Listening to all this erhu, reminds me of this elderly man who oftens sit by the top of the subway station and plays the erhu in exchange for money. Sometimes he would be out there during cold weather too. But he's quite professional, he has a small speaker and some accompanying music too.

[wuyuejin]

^ The first 2 videos arent bad but theyre totally pwned compared with the piece The Moon Reflected in Erquan pond -- 二泉映月 -- Erquan ying yue. Erquan ying yue is a classic of Chinese tradional music. It was composed by Hua Yanjun -- 华彦钧 -- aka Ah Bing -- 阿炳, a well-known folk musician, in 1949 or 1950 after his eyes had become blind. I however like the piece when it's played on the combination of the Erhu and the Yangqin better than when the Erhu is coupled with Western/modern instrument(s): http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=TUBuUTTnTRA. Another good cooperation of the Erhu and the Yangqin: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=6kmLxZkT6y8&NR=1 -- Jiangnan chun se -- 江南春色 -- The scenery in Jiangnan in the spring.

[S Beaver]

The song(s) below is/are not (a) traditional 'Chinese' song(s), but since there re approx. 6 mil ethnic Mongol people in China now, and since Zhao Min was the bride of a Han Chinese , I think posting it/them in here is acceptable.
(Mongolian Song) Urtiin Duu -- Long song -- Chang diao -- 长调:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=hcIgvxdRlIw
The song(s) is/are damn strange and etherial! Listening it/them makes me feel carefree as if I'm the young Guo Jing who was riding a horse alone in the vast steppes in northern China and Mongolia.

speaking of mongolian songs, i've always liked this one. though, i think they put a more modern twist on this one
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=CMeBi6nx2iw

btw, i'm going even more off topic, but anyone heard of the the mongolian violinist degi? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs3XcFBcBmQ

speaking of erhu...i'm pretty sure everyone's heard of this one
http://6.cn/watch/6608662.html

I'm pretty sure Ren Yingying in the picture was playing the guzheng. Guqin is smaller in size and has significantly fewer strings. Guzheng is larger, with those bridges and many more strings.

i wasn't talking about the picture silly! *slap slap*

[wuyuejin]

^ The song in the 1st video is very cool, love it, tho I dont understand a single word. If you wanna discover more about Chinese and Mongolian tradional music check out some musical pieces played on the Matouqin -- 馬頭琴 -- aka Horse head fiddle aka Morin Khuur, a traditional instrument of both countries. The Matouqin's sounds are kinda similar to the Erhu's but more powerful and masculine, maybe because the instrument has been associated with nomadic people who lived in the steppes in the North.

[wuyuejin]

Heheh, not exactly traditional but theyre very old good songs from Journey to the West 1986:
Journey to the West 1986's opening theme: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=SO1DGsSh9yA
Journey to the West 1986's ending song -- 敢问路在何方 -- Where is the way (to the West) please? : http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=BnXWRHXXHLw
女儿情 -- Women's love: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=cIA-_eS82oE
相见难别亦难 -- Its hard to meet each other, its also hard to leave each other: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Jp0HwPJ-s
天竺少女 -- Indian maiden -- http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ayw3ctSWg

[mind_wander]

Here is one I found on youtube.com. I like the music melody and how he used different technique's with each instrument.

我和你(You and Me) - 簫(Chinese Bamboo Xiao )／ 竹笛(Chinese Bamboo Flute ( DiZi ))吹奏版: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPEV9eiisLU

Hope you'll enjoy.