"General's Orders" on Hammered Dulcimer

Virtuoso Li Chunyong performs on yangqin

Category:

Music

Tags:

• china
• chinese
• classical
• music
• yangqin
• hammered
• dulcimer
• performance
• beijing

[solreavir]

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

[kammo]

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

[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.

[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.

[pithor]

excellent

[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.

[solreavir]

@furcifur3 not this way lol

[furcifur3]

@solreavir

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