Suona Performance Repertoire

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Publisher | Anhui Literature and Art Publishing House

Author | Gao Hua

Contents |
The suona is a wind instrument that has spread across the regions north and south of the Yangtze. Deeply loved by the broad masses, it holds an irreplaceable artistic charm among the great variety of folk instruments. This instrument, which came from the West, has been transformed and developed in China to become one of the important folk instruments of present-day China. It took root and sprouted in the fertile soil of the folk, growing lush and flourishing, and has become an indispensable instrument for ordinary people in folk activities such as celebratory family banquets, weddings and funerals, and ritual ceremonies.

Pieces: Grand Opening Movement; Spring Comes to the Tea Country; A Peddler Comes to the Mountain Village; Chaoyanggou Is a Fine Place; The Joy of Harvest; Joyfully Watching the Commune's Granaries Fill; Groping in the Clouds; Celebrating Victory; A River of Wind; The Sound of Home; Celebrating the Harvest; Yanbian Dance; Zhenggong-Mode Little Open Door; Affection for the Loess; Joyful Celebration; Celebrating the Harvest on the Banks of the Jiulong River; The Whole Family's Blessin...

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