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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Shanghai Philharmonic Society, 1975
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Shanghai Philharmonic Society
- Dates
- 197519751975
- Quantity
- 4 items : EC-4 reels; WT-4 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 10"); Duration: 2:28:41; hand-written contents list.
- Collection Number
- 1977010
- Summary
- Copy of commercial cassettes published in Hong Kong (Bailey Record Co., Nan Yang Building, 1st floor 23, Morrison A.U. Rd., Hong Kong)
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives has been collecting and curating unique ethnographic music recordings for over 50 years. Its holdings of more than 15,000 items include field recordings documenting music traditions of all kinds from most areas of the world, concert recordings of visiting musicians, and films and videos of a variety of musical events, as well as several hundred musical instruments. The Archives serves the students and faculty in the UW Ethnomusicology Program, the broader university community, Pacific Northwest tribes, and an international clientele of musicians, students, and teachers.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Revolutionary Symphonic Music.
Contents:
Tape 1 - Spoken Remarks; Arias from the revolutionary opera "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy"; Symphonic Suite "The White-Haired Girl."
Tape 2 - Yellow River Piano Concerto; Suona solo "Songfest of Birds"; Sheng solos - "Patrols on the Grassland," "Red Flowers of Tachai Bloom Everywhere," "The Sun Shines Bright Over the Jinggang Mountains."
Tape 3 - Drum and wind instrumental music - "The Triumphant Return of the Fishermen," "For a Bumper Harvest"; Pipa solos - "Spring on the Tienshan Mountains," "Ambush on all Sides," "Embroidering Golden Words of Welcome"; Chinese string and wind instrumental music - "Tunes at Sunset," "Rain on the Banana Plantation," "San Liu"; Qin solos - "Guăng Lín Sàn," "Song of Boatmen Along the Yangtze Gorges"; Zheng solos - "Fishermen Singing at Sunset," "Battling the Typhoon"; Bamboo flute solos - "Méi Hūa Sān Nòng," "Morning Over the Miao Hills," "New song of the Herdsmen," "Busy Transporting Grain."
Tape 4 - "Song of Praise"; "A Poor Man's Child Soon Learns to Manage the House"; "Presenting the Most Beautiful Song from our Hearts"; "The People's Commune is a Golden Bridge"; "Taiwan Compatriots, Our Own Brothers"; "We'll Always Remember Chairman Mao's Kindness"; "The Red Sun Lights Up Our Hearts"; "The Golden Peking of our Motherland"; "Let our Dear One Recover Quickly"; "Little Chicken"; "A Clear Spring at Shaoshan"; "Just Like Sesame in Bloom"; "Song of the Great Road"; "A Song for Peking"; "Going out Early in the Morning."
Documentation: Photo-copy of record notes
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description |
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| 1977010-0001
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- Asia
- China--Asia--East Asia
