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妆​台​秋​思 - Autumn thoughts at the dressing table

by ANU Chinese Classical Ensemble

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The history of Zhuang Tai Qiu Si dates back 2000 years.

Zhuang Tai means vanity table, Qiu is the Autumn season, and Si means missing someone. This piece was adapted from the 4th movement of 塞上曲 / Sai Shang Qu (A Tune for the Frontier), one of the ten most famous pipa compositions still played today.

Saishang qu is a melancholic piece evoking the pipa and feelings of legendary Han Dynasty consort Wang Zhaojun (born ~50 BCE). Known for her fine beauty, Wang was ordered by the Yuan Emperor (75–33 BCE) to leave the Imperial court and marry the supreme leader of the Xiongnu people as a peace treaty.

The piece depicts her sitting at her dressing table in the middle of Autumn, thinking of her homeland. There are now adaptations of the piece for solo dizi, xiao, guzheng and in recent decades other instrumental combinations.

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This is the second digital project we've attempted since the COVID shutdown.

Each of our members recorded themselves at home, and sent their contributions to the members with music editing software.

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released June 1, 2020

Qing Xu - Erhu
Yu Yi - Erhu
Rupert Summerson - Xiao, Dizi
Jimin Tan - Dizi
Bruce Topperwien - Da Ruan
John Hart - Zhong Ruan, Liu Qin
Qian Haoyao (Laura) - Pipa
Anna Zhang - Guzheng
Zhi Ping Feng - Guzheng
Angela Lee - Yang Qin
Evelyn Wu - Percussion

Mixed by John Hart

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ANU Chinese Classical Ensemble Canberra, Australia

A Chinese classical/folk ensemble from Canberra, Australia.

Based at the ANU School of Music, but open to public membership.

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