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Daoqing comes from the Tang Dynasty and was originally a cappella Taoist music. Beginning with the Southern Song Dynasty, however, percussion instruments like the jianban and yugu have been used, and the lyrical themes have moved from Taoist parables to folktales ^[1]. Other instruments used include gongs, cymbals, suona, dina, shuibangzi, flute, sixian, bangu and erhu ^[2]. The Tang Dynasty (唐朝 pinyin: tángcháo) (June 18, 618 – June 4, 907) followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. ... A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... Alternative meaning: Song Dynasty (420-479) The Song dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. ... This article is about a type of musical instrument. ... Cymbals (Fr. ... Suona - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... For the Biblical Dina, see Dinah. ... This article pertains to the musical instrument. ... The Bamileke (French Bamiléké) are a collection of Semi-Bantu (or Grassfields Bantu) ethnic groups most highly concentrated in the western highlands of Cameroons West Province, west of the Noun River and southeast of the Bamboutos Mountains and in the Mungo region of the Littoral, Southwest, and Centre Provinces. ... The Erhu (二胡, Pinyin èrhú), commonly known in the West as the Chinese violin, is a two-stringed bowed instrument, capable of producing sad, mysterious, or joyful melodies. ...

References

• "Shedding light on shadow players". China Daily. URL accessed on September 1, 2005.

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Notes

1. ^  China Daily
2. ^  China Daily