Rituals · ST10202
Court Ritual Music (Yayue)
Hymns and suites for court sacrifices and audiences, such as the Zhonghe Shaoyue of the Ming and Qing.
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Mural guide
At dusk on a tiered white marble altar wreathed in incense smoke, rows of red-robed musicians play bronze bells, chime stones, long zithers and a great drum. Dancers in green hold plumes aloft, and officials stand solemnly at the summit.
The ceremonial music of the imperial courts, from the Han suburban and temple hymns to the Ming–Qing Zhonghe shaoyue