This is the sixth in a series of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we explore how musicians play the eight different types of ...

From the earliest playable musical instruments to their roles in a modern four-section orchestra, Chinese traditional instruments and their 8,000-year history explained. The ‘Chinese bagpipes’ and ...

[1.] Ancient Chinese musical instruments -- The dawn of musical culture : China's oldest musical instruments -- The wonder of bronze : a tour of Shang and Zhou musical instruments -- Palace pageantry ...

Apple today has updated GarageBand for Mac and iOS to “celebrate the rich history of Chinese music.” The update for both platforms includes a variety of new sounds and instruments that cater towards ...

Luoshe town, a small town in East China's Zhejiang Province, produces more than 50,000 pianos a year, accounting for one-seventh of China's total piano production. Pianos made here are exported to ...

SINGAPORE - In less than a month, a new music school specialising in only two Chinese musical instruments has seen an average of two new sign-ups daily and had to increase its teachers from one to ...

Balancing the morin khuur base between his knees, Las Vegas-based instrumentalist Hong Wang uses his right hand to slide a bow smoothly across the instrument. The fingers on Wang’s left hand glide ...

Chinese musician Wang Jianxin, who plays xun, flute and xiao, teaches during the summer camp. [Photo by Su Guanming/For China Daily] On Aug 5, about 50 music lovers, aged from 9 to 50, performed in a ...

NANNING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A duxianqin musician only needs a single string stretched across an elongated sounding board and a feather-shaped rod to deliver a diverse repertoire, whether pop or ...

The sounds resonating through Moravian College’s Foy Hall last night had such an exotic flavor that unless you are an Oriental music buff, a performance by the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York was ...

Inside a tiny studio located in Northeast China's Jilin Province, a special Chinese band livestreamed their latest performance to an audience of millions through social media on Sunday evening.