Slow Six Beats

Introduction

One of the Eight Great Pieces of Jiangnan sizhu, grown from Lao Liu Ban by slowing and ornamenting

Man Liu Ban (Slow Six Beats) is one of the Eight Great Pieces of Jiangnan sizhu and grows out of the parent tune Lao Liu Ban. By slowing the tune and adding ornaments, sizhu musicians derived several pieces from it, including Hua Liu Ban, Zhong Hua Liu Ban and Man Liu Ban. These versions at different speeds can be strung together in one performance known as Five Generations under One Roof. In ensemble the strings and winds set each other off, each adding its own ornaments while staying together. The parent tune first appears in a score collection compiled by Rong Zhai in 1814, and China Record issued a recording by Lu Chunling with the Shanghai National Orchestra.

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