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Product Reviews:
Phases Of The Moon: Traditional Chinese Music |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Great Starter CD for Traditional Chinese Music
Comments: I was invited by my son's school to give a presentation on Chinese culture this past Chinese New Year (Feb 08). For music, I chose this CD and "Classical Chinese Folk Music".
This is a great starter CD if you want to learn traditional Chinese music. The pieces are performed in the 60s & 70s by a Chinese Orchestra using traditional instruments. The modernized music structures made it much more enjoyable (ambient) than the traditional way of playing - using fewer instruments, heavily ladden with emotional edge, due to Chinese music's moral or historical contents. That would have been much harder to swallow.
Check out "Classical Chinese Folk Music" next, which follows closer to traditions, however still enjoyable. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Tradition Chinese Music
Comments: Another great album of Chinese themed music. Relaxing and reminicent of the oldest civilization on earth. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: great
Comments: My 1st Chinese music cd, I think this is excellant and I am glad I purchased it, no disappontment at all. |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: Modern Scores of Traditional Themes
Comments: I have been searching for a CD of uncompromising traditional/classical Chinese music. This is not it. almost all of the tracks are 1950s and 1960s performances by The Chinese Broadcasting Traditional Instruments Orchestra, with up to 70 members indeed playing traditional instruments however not in traditional ensembles. Instead these are "orchestral" compositions of early Communist China, with obviously westernized musical structures. Still they are not all bad. In fact, a couple of tracks are quite enjoyable, equal to and rather comparable to the ballet suites of Aaron Copeland. On the other hand, a couple of tracks are pure Hollywood epic music, and for those misbegotten moons I am deducted a star. however notice the price!! If you have any taste for muiscal travel, go ahead, purchase it!! It's surely worth the chance. |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: Quite enjoyable and varied
Comments: I wanted some music to accompany a slide show I was making of China trip photos. I am happy with this purchase. Many of the songs are old and take an educated palate to appreciate (not a palate weaned on American pop tunes) however I also found some snappy ditties that work fine for any audience, and work well with my slides. |
