A New Music of the Orient a Touch of the West and a Dash of the Divine

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A New Music of the Orient: A Blend of West and the Divine


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Summary:

A unique musical fusion has emerged in New York, offering a bridge for Chinese immigrants and Westerners interested in Chinese culture. This cross-cultural connection is found not in words, but in music.

Keywords:

Chinese New Year, Chinese culture, China, spectacular, NTDTV, music, pipa, Dunhuang

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A groundbreaking musical fusion has emerged in New York, unlike anything you might find for ten dollars at a West Village club. For the countless Chinese immigrants navigating a new world, and Westerners curious about Chinese culture, this fusion offers a musical bridge between two civilizations.

Lisa Li, a master of the pipa (Chinese lute) and a graduate of the Chinese Conservatory of China, has performed globally and contributed to the Academy Award-winning movie "The Last Emperor." Now, as a lead composer for New Tang Dynasty Television's Chinese New Year Spectacular?"a grand performance of traditional Chinese dance and song?"Lisa is crafting a unique sound that transcends traditional Chinese folk and religious music.

According to Chinese tradition, music is alive, as every object in the world is believed to possess life. Lisa explains, "In Chinese, we refer to a musical note as a live note." She emphasizes that music must be composed and played from the heart, producing sounds that may seem foreign to Western ears.

However, the melodies are far from random. Lisa's music, and traditional Chinese music overall, is rooted in pentatonic (5-note) scales, originating from Taoist teachings. Taoism posits that all matter is formed from five basic elements: metal, earth, wood, fire, and water. For a being to be healthy, these elements must be balanced, and this philosophy extends to music as well. Additionally, eight-note scales align with the Taoist bagua symbol, known in the West through feng shui.

An example of this fusion is evidenced in her piece for the dance "A Dunhuang Dream." The dance unfolds against a backdrop of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, with dancers emerging amid musical accompaniment from traditional instruments like the erhu (Chinese violin) and guzheng (zither), alongside the familiar sounds of cello, bass, oboe, and brass. The result is an otherworldly yet familiar auditory experience.

Remarkably, the specific ya yue used in the score is identical to the ancient pipa music found on scrolls discovered in the actual Dunhuang caves.

Lisa passionately believes that "music is a heavenly language, a divine language. It is able to uplift people's hearts and minds. It is good for the soul."



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