MUZI · STAGE

Ritual Music and Dance

Music and dance of sacrifice and ceremony, built on bells and stone chimes.

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Music of Metal and Stone: Zhou Bells and Chimes

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Tuned sets of bronze bells and stone chimes, with dance, at the sacrifices and banquets of the Shang and Zhou

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Court Ritual Music (Yayue)

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The ceremonial music of the imperial courts, from the Han suburban and temple hymns to the Ming–Qing Zhonghe shaoyue

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Confucian Temple Music

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The ritual music played through the welcoming, three offerings and farewell of the sacrifice to Confucius

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Daoist Ritual Music

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The sung hymns and instrumental labelled tunes of Zhengyi and Quanzhen priests in Daoist rites of offering and purification

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Buddhist Music

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The chant and ritual-instrument music of Han and Tibetan Buddhist monasteries at daily services and great rites

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Ritual Music of Ethnic Minorities

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Chant, song and ensemble music of minority priests and ritual singers at sacrifices, blessings and funerals: Yi bimo, Zhuang wudiao and the Naxi Baisha xiyue

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Xuanjuan: Precious-Scroll Recitation

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Telling and singing precious scrolls from the written text at gods' birthdays, blessings, birthdays and memorial rites, one lead voice with helpers joining in

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Dongjing Scripture Music

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Ritual music of lay Dongjing societies, who chant the Dadong Scripture of Wenchang to strings, winds, gongs and drums

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Folk Ritual and Funeral Music

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Wind-and-percussion music and sung storytelling for village rain-prayer processions, river-god rites and funeral wakes

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