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See a Chinese music ensemble performing “Melodies of Purple Bamboo”
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See a Chinese music ensemble performing “Melodies of Purple Bamboo”
A Chinese music ensemble performing “Melodies of Purple Bamboo,” with spotlighted...
Video: Wesleyan Virtual Instrument Museum 2.0 (https://wesomeka.wesleyan.edu/vim2)

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The Chinese trapezoidal box zither, yangqin.
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“Jiangjunling,” a Chinese folk song, played on a yangqin.
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