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Glossary,
The selected list of Chinese music genres, technical terminologies, titles and names is divided into four parts. These are listed in alphabetical order of English.
Genres and Technical Terminology
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"Genres and Technical Terminology Audio"
| baixi | 百戏 | qingshang music | 清商乐 |
| bayin | 八音 | sanqu | 散曲 |
| bianwen | 变文 | school song | 学堂乐歌 |
| bianzhong | 编钟 | shan'ge | 山歌 |
| canjunxi | 参军戏 | suyue | 俗乐 |
| Chen Duansheng | 陈端生 | tanci | 弹词 |
| daoqing | 道情 | xiaodiao | 小调 |
| daoqingju | 道情剧 | xianghe ge | 相和歌 |
| ganju | 赣剧 | yuewu | 乐舞 |
| guci | 鼓词 | Yongjia zaju | 永嘉杂剧 |
| guzici | 鼓子词 | zaju | 杂剧 |
| haozi | 号子 | zhuanci | 赚词 |
| Ji Kang | 嵇康 | zhugongdiao | 诸宫调 |
| meige | 梅葛 | Anxi nanyin association | 安溪南音研究会 |
Compositions
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| 'Battle of Changsha' | 战长沙 | 'Seeing My Lover Off' | 送情郎 |
| 'Chu ting qian' | 出庭前 | Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio | 聊斋志异 |
| 'Da huo' | 大濩 | 'Tan ge' | 弹歌 |
| 'Da xia' | 大夏 | 'The Chuan River Haozi' | 川江号子 |
| 'Da wu' | 大武 | 'The Peach Blossom Fan' | 桃花扇 |
| 'How Can I Help but Think of You' | 叫我如何不想他 | 'The Peony Pavilion' | 牡丹亭 |
| 'Guangling verse' | 广陵散 | 'The Spirit of the National Tripod' | 国鼎魂 |
| 'Lady Mengjiang' | 孟姜女 | 'The Reincarnation' | 再生缘 |
| 'Little Cabbage' | 小白菜 | 'The Romance of West Chamber' | 西厢记 |
| 'Mulan ci' | 木兰辞 | 'Tune of the Horse Caravan' | 赶马调 |
| 'Orphan Zhao' | 赵氏孤儿 | 'Three Variations on Yang Pass' | 阳光三叠 |
| Outlaws in the Marsh | 水浒传 | 'Xifan tune' | 西蕃调 |
| 'Palace of Eternal Life' | 长生殿 | 'Zhaoshu Village' | 召树屯 |
| 'Peacock Flying towards Southeast' | 孔雀东南飞 | 'Zi wei bagua wu' | 紫薇八卦舞 |
"…Literature and art fit well into the whole revolutionary machine as a component part, that they operate as powerful weapons for uniting and educating people and for attacking and destroying the enemy…"
-Mao Zedong, 1942
"Music in the soul can be heard by the universe."
-Lao Tzu
Linguistic tone is crucial to understanding spoken Chinese: the sound 'da' could mean either 'big' or 'to beat' (among other meanings) depending on its pitch and contour.
