Sounds of Nature (part 1)

08/29/19 • 31 min

Traditional Chinese musical instruments are capable of imitating animals. In this episode of Music Talks, we recommend four musical pieces that give off the appeal of birds chirping, flying and even arguing. Can you tell which instruments are being used? 1. Twittering of Birds and Fragrance of Flowers, by CNTO 2. Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, by CNTO 3. Partridge Birds Fly, by CNTO 4. Wild Geese Landing on the Beach, by Zhang Weijun Special thanks to China National Traditional Orchestra and Zhang Weijun.

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Autumn Rain

It's autumn now here in Beijing. We had a few rains over the past two weeks. As a Chinese saying goes, 一场秋雨一场寒, the temperature drops a bit after each time it rains. Today's ‘Music Talks’ themes on autumn rain. Here below is the list of the songs: 1. Night Rain Drops on the Banana Leaves 2. Flowers in the Rain 3. Autumn Melody 4. Bells Ringing in the Rain Special thanks to China National Traditional Orchestra.

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Sounds of Nature (part 2)

Traditional Chinese musical instruments are capable of imitating nature. In this episode of Music Talks, we recommend four musical pieces that give off the appeal of horse, tiger, wind and water. Can you tell which instruments are being used? 1. Divine Horse, by Zhu Jianping 2. Tiger Grinding the Teeth, by Zhu Jianping 3. Water Flowing from a Spring, by CNTO 4. Wind- The Youth Patrolling the Mountain, by Wu Lin Special thanks to China National Traditional Orchestra.