"General's Orders" on Hammered Dulcimer

[MrMix882]

Am i the only one who can hear this being sampled in a sick DNB track !

[Zoso666]

I can't hear a single note wrong, sorry but I don't know what you talk about

[janko008975]

very good..

[Qiyueliancan]

While I was watching this vedio, it makes me feel like I was still the child sitting in front of Yangqin, playing this music. That is absolutely memories from more than 10yrs ago.

Love the music. Wonderful in a special Chinese way.

[GoHardMG]

this is amazing it sounds great i lve music like this.

[pithor]

excellent

[soaringbug]

this is beautiful

[chengli23]

can i know what song is this?

[Aaronthegreatest]

yes! the hammered dulcimer finally has it's time to shine! xD

[TheWitchOvAgnesi]

Actually, virtually every major culture on the planet has their own version of the hammered dulcimer.

[solreavir]

the chinese use a pentatonic scale so it will sound kind of off to a westerners ears

[furcifur3]

@solreavir

I hope you realize that virtually all rock, blues, country, and R&B uses pentatonic scale...

[solreavir]

@furcifur3 not this way lol

[furcifur3]

@solreavir

Then do you mean they use the scale in an unfamiliar way to westerners? Because the scale is the scale. It's 5 notes with some occasional variations.

[ChromaticSam]

@furcifur3 The pentatonic scale that westerners utilize is not derived from eastern culture. The pentatonic scale that is used within american music such as Jazz, R&B, Rock, Blues...etc. Is derived from the african pentatonic scale system. The blues scale is also derived from the african's misunderstanding of the european 7 tone system.

[jackctrlaltdlt]

I have a dulcimer that looks just about the same as that fella's. Come time for group practices, we would always end up racing at the end, seeing who can finish first. True, the melody isn't very complexing, but neither are most traditional songs. If memory serves, General's Order is a level 4-6 song. I would have liked to see him play something more intricate and loud.

[rulkubara]

@jackctrlaltdlt grade 6 song it is :)

[Civoksay]

Hammered dulcimers lend perfectly to Celtic tunes, but Asian music on one sounds nice too:)

[ViolinIdiot]

His hands are really fast. I hardly could see the beater at the very fast part of the song.

[leolee2k]

yes,like the principle of piano.

[musicequals2life]

this guy seems to be making a few mistakes....

[equestrienne17]

the yang qin is a different tuning than the traditional celtic dulcimer you are most likely used to. the scale is a bit off if you go by westerners ears, but to the chinese and japanese it sounds beautiful. i am western and i enjoy a good yang qin song

[burlygurly]

this is just pure awesomeness

[ashbranson]

that does kinda sound like a piano...

[Czyrek]

pianos are basicaly the same, strings hit with little hammers

[Valdir1981]

like a piano? gee!

[Nyland1959]

Outstanding!

[puchiko852]

genius..

[doobieman69]

this sounds more like a cheap piano than the hammered dulcimer.

[cacalacapoo]

do you even know what a dulcimer is?

[amtrakjackson]

damn!!!! :)

[Tyndan]

I'm beginning to think Virtuoso just means you shake your head erratically when you play whatever your respective instrument is.

[caelitusmihivires]

thank you

[Talikira]

Aww, he gets so into it. xD I love it.

And he sure does go fast near the end. D: Wow.

[dulcimerdan]

What the heck was this?

[homerstew]

Great at the beginning, but hit several wrong notes later as the music picks up the speed. I like the second part where you had a twist, it's eaiser than the orignial score but works well.

[kammo]

i think the "wrong" notes make it sound much more interesting

[daryldkyz]

this is a more evolved form of a dulcimer, its called a yangqin

[spiritoftheqin92]

actually the yangqin is an evolved form of a hammered dulcimer

[anglebender]

So... Which is older? A hammered Dulcimer or a Yinqin?

[cacalacapoo]

Dulcimer and yangqin would be the same. In terms of age, does it matter? Anyway, all dulcimers come from te Middle East and by the time it reached Europe, it became the 'dulcimer' and Asia, became the 'Yangqin'.

[enmorten]

you are right. the original instrument is believed to first have appeared in Persia (over 2000 years ago). It is called the santur (means 100 strings) and it spread across almost the entire globe over time. (you can find it in one version or another almost everywhere). Truly a good performance 5/5 =)

[lebasilah]

The Middle East is part of Asia, too. :) You're right, though. The yangqin came from the Iranian santur.

[pvflautista]

Santuri is not from Turkey?

[PukeyDookey]

very good :)

[webcam93]

Awesome!

[dulcimist]

A beautiful performance. I wish more of the back story of the music was available. When was it written? Which General? What did the composer hope to portray.  Li Chunyong is impressive!

[longlivegc]

So beautiful Traditional Chinese music!

[Efreeti]

All in all amazing skill and wristwork, but the melody wasn't too extrordinary.

[cacalacapoo]

It really comes down to what your preferences are. For many, this is a classic of the instrument and has a long history.

[killwill07]

someone keeps taking pictures of him.

oh and nice work.

[Londres123]

peaceful music thank u

[kkneee]

thanks

[Jasonleenyc]

good work, greeting from NY