Talk:Jiangnan sizhu

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Support LDHan 21:08, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Good job making this article. Please refine anything I've added, from your experience. I believe some of the original melodies in the repertoire derive from Daoist ritual music of the Jiangnan region (needs source), and there are just a few hangouts to find it in public these days (the second floor of that temple in Shanghai whose name I forget). People bring their birds there in cages, I think. Badagnani 21:24, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I’m afraid I don’t have any direct experience of Jiangnan sizhu, I’ve only listened to recordings and read about it. I do have the two books cited in the article, and I’ll be adding more to the article. Anyway, I just hope if I go to Shanghai one day that they'll be still playing Jiangnan sizhu in teahouses or at least in some other public place. LDHan 23:02, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot 19:42, 3 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Compositions"[edit]

Perhaps "Compositions" is not an entirely appropriate heading for the various pieces, as they are not "composed" in the sense of being created by one person. LDHan (talk) 16:12, 15 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another term could be used. Someone did, however, write all of them. Badagnani (talk) 17:43, 15 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, they have been created, and they are musical compositions, but of course the traditional Jiangnan sizhu pieces don't have named composers. LDHan (talk) 21:32, 15 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So another term could be used. Stephen Jones calls them "pieces." Badagnani (talk) 23:44, 15 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Newly added pieces[edit]

Most of the new pieces (such as 怀古 or 春江花月夜) are not part of the Jiangnan sizhu repertoire, which is small and based on just a few pieces, many of which are built on other pieces. They may, however, be performed by "silk and bamboo" ensembles of any type. They should be moved to another article. Badagnani (talk) 01:19, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a bit more details, all from Witzleben and CD notes. LDHan (talk) 16:09, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]