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Encyclopedia > Music of Inner Mongolia
Music of China: Central Asian music
History (Timeline and Samples)
Genres
Classical music - Heavy metal - Hip hop - Opera - Rock
Awards Chinese Music Awards
Charts
Festivals Midi Modern Music Festival
Media Beijing Music Radio
National anthem "March of the Volunteers" (historical anthems)
Central Asian music
Buryatia - Gansu - Inner Mongolia - Kazakhstan - Khakassia - Kyrgyzstan - Mongolia - Qinghai - Tajikistan - Tibet - Turkmenistan - Tuva - Uzbekistan - Xinjiang
Chinese music
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Inner Mongolia is a province of China, with traditions related to Tuvan music and Mongolian music. Musically, it is known for the Han shanxi opera tradition. Popular musicians including the yangqin player Urna Chahar-Tugchi, formerly of Robert Zollitsch’s Gaoshan Liushui, a world music ensemble. The singer-songwriter Tennger has been well-known throughout China since his 1986 hit "The Mongolian"; he has since formed a band called Blue Wolf. Music of China appears to date back to the dawn of Chinese civilization, and documents and artifacts provide evidence of a well-developed musical culture as early as the Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC). ... Principial instrument types are two- or three-stringed lutes, the necks either fretted or fretless; fiddles made of horsehair; flutes, mostly open at both ends and either end-blown or side-blown; and jews harps, either metal or, often in Siberia, wooden. ... Chinese Classical music is the traditional art or court music of China. ... While many locals and music analysts agree that there is a very small percentage of hip-hop produced by Chinese artists, the influence of Western Hip-Hop culture on China is breeding its own line of future stars. ... 19th century Chinese opera Chinese opera costumes Chinese opera is a popular form of drama in China. ... Chinese rock (中国摇滚) is oftenly and inaccurately described as a style of music which combines Chinese musical instruments with techniques of Western-style rock and roll. ... A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ... Beijing Music Radio(北京音乐台 in Chinese),is most popular music radio in Beijing and on Chinas Internet. ... The National Anthem is the name of a song by the band Radiohead. ... The March of the Volunteers (Simplified Chinese: 义勇军进行曲, pinyin: Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ) is the national anthem of the Peoples Republic of China, written in the midst of the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) by the noted poet and playwright Tian Han (田汉) with music composed by Nie Er (聂耳). ... A number of Chinese official and unofficial national anthems were made around the early 20th century, only two remain in use: the National Anthem of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Peoples Republic of Chinas national anthem (The March of the Volunteers). The article below lists the... Principial instrument types are two- or three-stringed lutes, the necks either fretted or fretless; fiddles made of horsehair; flutes, mostly open at both ends and either end-blown or side-blown; and jews harps, either metal or, often in Siberia, wooden. ... Buryatia is a part of the Russian Federation. ... Tuva is a part of Russia, inhabited by a people related to the nearby Mongolians. ... Music of China appears to date back to the dawn of Chinese civilization, and documents and artifacts provide evidence of a well-developed musical culture as early as the Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC). ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Tuva is a part of Russia, inhabited by a people related to the nearby Mongolians. ... Mongolia is a nation located in Asia, and its people form a distinct ethnic group composed of several smaller tribes and clans. ... Han can refer to: Han Chinese, the dominant majority ethnic group of mainland China The Chinese written language (漢文) The Han Dynasty (202 BCE - 220 CE) of China The state of Han, a state during the Chinese Warring States Period Han, one of the Chinese Sixteen Kingdoms, founded by the... Not to be confused with the neighboring province of Shaanxi Shanxi (Chinese: 山西; pinyin: Shānxī; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shansi) is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... This article is about opera as an art form. ... Categories: Box zithers | Chinese musical instruments | Stub ... World music is a term that covers all music that is not part of mainstream popular music or classical music and has some kind of ethnic component. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Musical institutions include the China Inner Mongolia Nationality Music and Dance Opera Troupe and the Morin Khuur Society of China.


  Results from FactBites:
 
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Music of Inner Mongolia (920 words)
Buryatia - Gansu - Inner Mongolia - Kazakhstan - Khakassia - Kyrgyzstan - Mongolia - Qinghai - Tajikistan - Tibet - Turkmenistan - Tuva - Uzbekistan - Xinjiang
Inner Mongolia is a province of China, with traditions related to Tuvan music and Mongolian music.
Musically, it is known for the Han shanxi opera tradition.
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Music of Guangxi (896 words)
Music of China appears to date back to the dawn of Chinese civilization, and documents and artifacts provide evidence of a well-developed musical culture as early as the Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC).
The Imperial Music Bureau, first established in the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC), was greatly expanded under the Emperor Han Wu Di (140-87 BC) and charged with supervising court music and military music and determining what folk music would be officially recognized.
Guangxi - Guizhou - Hainan - Hebei - Heilongjiang - Henan - Hong Kong - Hunan - Hubei - Inner Mongolia - Jiangsu - Jiangxi - Jilin - Liaoning - Macau - Manchuria - Qinghai - Shandong - Shaanxi - Shanxi - Sichuan - Taiwan - Tibet - Xinjiang - Yunnan - Zhejiang
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