#court music

[ignatiusteto]

hey gamers, do you also love the arrangement of the main theme sung at the Water Queen's House (wavemother temple) in baldur's gate 3? well now sheet music be upon ye! so get your wavemother robe and start singing or playing whatever instrument of choice. if anyone asks I WILL make a bass clef version but until then.

https://musescore.com/user/5265221/scores/13738870

here's a musescore link. if anyone actually does anything with this PLEAAAASE TAG ME I WANNA SEE

[moononmyfloor]

Hi Producer (正好遇见你) Infodump

Disclaimer: I have no idea about the accuracy of the information shared in the drama, I'm merely transcribing for future reference purposes. Proceed with caution!

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Ep 28-29: Bronzeware

Traditional Chinese Bronzeware has a history of over 5,000 years. Although it's not the earliest place of origin for bronze in the world, it has made a mark in the history of bronzeware in the world for its craftsmanship.

During the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, bronze was used mainly for ceremonial instruments and military weapons, and bronze craftsmanship rose to its peak, producing countless stunning works of bronze. This period was also known as the Bronze Age.

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Bronze Sun Wheel

From Sanxingdui. Over 3,000 years old.

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Dragon Spout Vessel, Bronze Lamp With a Crane on Turtle Replica

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Lotus and Crane Rectangular Hu - Crane from Henan, Four-goat Square Zun

During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, pigs, cattle, and goats were used as sacrificial offerings. Among bronze drinkware, vessels designed in the form of goats came to be. Historians believe that the horns and dragon heads of the Four-goat Square Zun were first cast separately and then arranged on the exterior before being cast as a whole. The pinnacle of the traditional clay casting method. It is ranked third among the ten national treasures.

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Jin State Western Zhou Bronze Bird Zun

From Jin state, 3,000 years old. An early mid-Western Zhou temple ritual vessel. It is designed in the form of a phoenix looking back. The large bird looks at its nestling, covered in patterns. The phoenix tail and elephant trunk act as support. An intricate piece of art with a peculiar shape. Because it was excavated close to a tunnel that was dug without proper permits, it was already broken into more than 100 fragments when it was discovered. It took over a long year of careful restoration before it was brought into the public eye.

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Ding

The development of Ding, the cauldron- it used to be a vessel for storing and cooking meat. Then came the legend of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons; Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, Qingzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Yongzhou, Liangzhou and it gradually became a symbol of state and power.

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Bronze Quadrangular Li with an Amputated Slave

It's cookware like Ding. The shape is also quite similar. But Li is hollow and three-legged. According to the "Rites of Zhou", the eunuchs guard the palace, while the amputee guards the garden. The man with a crutch at the front gate here probably committed a crime and was punished with amputation and was therefore sentenced to guard the nobles' garden.

Did ancient people make cookware like this to raise awareness and educate the general public about the law? You can look at it this way if you want or not.

Looking at the shape of the ware, food can be placed into the upper level to be cooked, while the lower level is used to burn coal. The smoke emitted can be smoothly discharged through the windows on the left and right and through the hollowed-out area at the back.

Traditionally, they believe that a Ding is used to cook meat, while a Li is used to cook grains. (The FL compares the Li to a Hot Pot and then a Rice cooker lol).

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Gui with a Beast Face Pattern Replica

It's for storing millet and grains. Bowl. Flared mouth and rounded belly are distinctive features of Gui.

The Zhou rites have very strict rules for the use of Dings and Guis by different social classes.

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Bronze Sword Replica, Bronze Ax of Fu Hao Replica

Dagger-Ax of Fu Hao Replica, Dagger-Ax of Prince in Wu State Replica

Bronze Dagger-Ax Replica

岂��无衣？与子同袍。王于兴师，修我戈矛。与子同仇。

How can you say we are without armor? Our camaraderie remains. To battle, we shall go with you. Our dagger-axes and spears are sharpened. We shall fight with you!

岂曰无衣？与子同泽。王于兴师，修我矛戟。与子偕作。

How can you say we are without armor? Our comradeship remains. We shall fight with you! Our lances and spears are sharpened. To the battlefield, we shall enter with you.

岂曰无衣？与子同裳。王于兴师，修我甲兵。与子偕行。

How can you say we are without armor? Our comradery remains. We shall fight with you! Our weapons are sharpened. Together, we go to war!

——《诗经·秦风·无衣》 From Shi jing/Book of Songs. Wú Yī 無衣 (commonly translated as "No clothes (no armor)" (A Song from the state of Qín 秦 [modern Shǎanxī 陕西 and Gānsù 甘肃])

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Rites and Music

China is a land of etiquette, complex rituals and music since before 3,000 years. The Zhou people classified the 18 musical instruments used for court music into eight categories based on their materials, which were clay, gourd, skin, wood, stone, metal, silk, and bamboo. They believed that the eight tones were the only way to achieve the unity of heaven and man.

Bianzhong is a large percussion instrument cast in bronze. Bianzhong existed in China as early as the Western Zhou, the first country in the world to make and use this instrument. Many cultural attractions use it to hoodwink tourists. It's rarely used in contemporary performances.

There has been a revival of Chinese music in recent years. But on the whole, Western music is still more popular. Merging these different musical approaches can bring marvelous results.

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