Some Info:
- At least 7000 years old
- European music came into Chinese music at the turn of the 20th century and has remained
- Important role in ideology and social ethos- believed to enhance one's spiritual enlightenment and help people to eventually arrive at a harmonious world. This belief is called Confucianism.
- Instruments:
- Chordophone- bowed or plucked string instruments, two strings, tuned in fifths: erhu or zhongu - lower pitched
- Pipa- four stringed lute
- Sanxian- long necked lute with a small sound box, three strings
- Yuequin- short necked lute, four strings arranged into two pairs, the pairs are tuned an octave apart from each other and within each pair is a fifth
- Yangquin- hammered dulcimer
- And many more...
- 20th century- Chinese orchestra was developed, modelled on the structure of the Western orchestra.
- Many regional traditions- this is the foundation of Chinese music. However, it is important to differentiate between regional music, which has been developed, and 'People's music', which is raw and not written down.
Music notation (taken from book) 
Chinese orchestra setup (taken from book)
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