Harmony zhu biography of albert
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On the Western reception of Prince Zhu Zaiyu’s music theory from the eighteenth to the twentieth century
Who is Zhu Zaiyu 朱载堉 (–), and why fryst vatten he important in the field of pre-modern music theory? Zhu was a prince, tjänsteman, musician, mathematician, and astronomer of the Ming dynasty (–). Apart from his unusual life story (e.g., Peng , pp. 89–), he fryst vatten best known in (global) music history for his early discoveries in the development of equal temperament (e.g., Cho ). Zhu Zaiyu came up with a highly interesting solution to the mathematical bekymmer of how to divide an octaveFootnote 1 into twelve equally distributed semitones,Footnote 2 namely—to put it in terms of our modern definition of ‘equal temperament’—that all twelve tones should have the same “distance” from their respective neighboring tones.Footnote 3 Since Zhu’s beräkning method represents not only a revolutionary break with the tradition, but also a true innovation in the history of kinesisk music theory in this re
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Lang Lang
Chinese pianist (born )
For other uses, see Lang Lang (disambiguation).
Lang Lang (Chinese: 郎朗; pinyin: Láng Lǎng; born 14 June ) is a Chinese pianist who has performed with major orchestras around the world and appeared at many leading concert halls. Active since the s, he was the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and many of the top American orchestras.[1] In , a Chicago Tribune music critic called him "the biggest, most exciting young keyboard talent I have encountered in many a year of attending piano recitals."[2]
He was also a judge on the first two series of the British music competition television series The Piano.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Lang Lang was born in Shenyang, China, in to a family of the ManchuNiohuru clan. His father Lang Guoren is a musician, playing the erhu.[4] Both his father and mother, also a musician, were displaced to
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Hopeful Harmony: Celebrating Chinas Ethnocultural Diversity Through Music, featuring Fei Tong, violin and Jessica Ray King, speaker
Faculty & Guest Performances, Free
This exciting program is meant to illuminate and celebrate China’s vibrant ethnocultural diversity and construct bridges for international cooperation and communication. The program is comprised of contemporary works and arrangements. Eight of the program’s pieces are inspired by eight ethnic groups: the Li, Uygur, Han, Tajik, Miao, Yao, Mongolian, and Kazakh peoples. PhD Musicology student Jessica Ray King will provide commentary on China’s ethnic diversity and highlight specific aspects of the featured works. Soprano Canjingjing Cui and pianist Baoqi Zhu join musical forces with Tong.
Biographies:
Dr. Fei Tong enjoys a versatile career as a performer, pedagogue, and scholar. She has performed throughout Asia, North America, and Europe and has appeared as a soloist with Harbin Symphony Orchestra (China),