#435 國樂 Traditional Chinese Music

國樂 guó yuè - traditional Chinese music

樂器 yuè qì - musical instrument

周朝 zhōu cháo - the Zhou Dynasty

西元 xī yuán - Common Era (A.D.)

朝廷 cháo tíng - imperial court / royal government

宮廷 gōng tíng - imperial palace court

皇帝 huáng dì - emperor

四大聲部 sì dà shēng bù - four main musical sections

吹管樂 chuī guǎn yuè - wind instruments

吹 chuī - to blow

吹奏 chuī zòu - to play (a wind instrument)

笛子 dí zi - Chinese bamboo flute

簫 xiāo - xiao (vertical bamboo flute)

嗩吶 suǒ nà - suona (Chinese double-reed horn)

高亢 gāo kàng - high-pitched and powerful

描述 miáo shù - to describe

彈撥樂 tán bō yuè - plucked-string instruments

琵琶 pí pá - pipa (Chinese lute)

古箏 gǔ zhēng - guzheng (Chinese zither)

撥 bō - to pluck

吉他 jí tā - guitar

弦 xián - string (of an instrument)

拉弦樂 lā xián yuè - bowed string instruments

二胡 èr hú - erhu (two-string Chinese fiddle)

中胡 zhōng hú - zhonghu (alto erhu)

拉 lā - to pull / to bow (a string instrument)

小提琴 xiǎo tí qín - violin

中提琴 zhōng tí qín - viola

大提琴 dà tí qín - cello

打擊 dǎ jí - percussion

鼓 gǔ - drum

鑼 luó - gong

木魚 mù yú - wooden fish percussion instrument

節奏 jié zòu - rhythm

律動 lǜ dòng - rhythmic movement / groove

流傳 liú chuán - to pass down / spread through generations

獨奏 dú zòu - solo performance

優雅 yōu yǎ - elegant / graceful

幽靜 yōu jìng - quiet and peaceful

高山流水 gāo shān liú shuǐ - “High Mountains and Flowing Water”

超脫世俗 chāo tuō shì sú - transcending worldly concerns

鑼鼓 luó gǔ - gongs and drums

豐收 fēng shōu - good harvest

節慶 jié qìng - festival / celebration

廟會 miào huì - temple festival

情境 qíng jìng - situation / emotional scene

音色 yīn sè - tone color / timbre

小星星 xiǎo xīng xing - “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”

鋸木頭 jù mù tou - sawing wood

音準 yīn zhǔn - pitch accuracy

國樂基礎班 guó yuè jī chǔ bān - basic class for traditional Chinese music

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