Chinese music,considered to be of divine origin and closely linked to astrology and cosmology, during the Zhou dynasty (1122 a.C.-256 a.C.) had an important role within the complex situations rituals Chinese: along with dance, it accompanied the religious ceremonies associated with nature and the milestones of human life. You recognize the music the ability to act on the individual influencing behavior in a positive or negative; the philosopher Confucius (551-479 a.C.) expressed opinions similar to those that, in the fifth century BC, the greek Damone divulged in Athens, especially regarding the need for a careful state control over the dissemination of musical repertoires. Traditional music in China is based on solo instruments or small groups of plucked instruments, Arched, various flutes and cymbals, gongs and drums. The scale is pentatonic. Bamboo pipes and qin are among the oldest known musical instruments from China; instruments are traditionally divided into categories according to their material composition: animal skins, pumpkin, bamboo, wood, arrow, terra / clay, metal and stone. Chinese traditional music orchestras consist of string arc, FIAT, plucked strings and percussion. During the Han Dynasty (206 a.C.-233 d.C.) He settled the height of a “fundamental sound”, said Hoang Cong (yellow bell), able to provide a fixed reference for the pitch and corresponding to our I (for some ethnomusicologists to our Fa). It was also created the Office of the imperial music, with the task of collecting all the musical material and the studies of acoustic character. Given the scale of genres and styles, developed over millennia, It lists the main types and the best-known Chinese music.
CHINESE TRADITIONAL MUSIC
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Instrumental
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Ethnic ( music Han)
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Opera
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Folk music
REGIONAL MUSIC
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Tibet
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Guangxi
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Yunnan
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Sichuan
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Cina North East
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Xinjiang
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Hua'er
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Kuaiban
MODERN MUSIC
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Pop music
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Hip hop and rap
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Rock and heavy metal
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Punk rock
NATIONAL MUSIC
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Patriotic
