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Music and dance of the Tang Dynasty

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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General Dance Video Archive

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Music and dance of the Tang Dynasty

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Title
Music and dance of the Tang Dynasty
Names
Shaanxi Song and Dance Ensemble (Performer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980 - 1989 (Approximate)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9365
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1383 (former)
Topics
Music -- China
Musical instruments -- China
Folk dancing -- China
Dance -- China
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in the People's Republic of China.
Performers: Performed by the Shaanxi Song and Dance Ensemble from Xi'an, ancient capital of the Tang Dynasty of China.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (61 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Recreated music and dance for court banquet performances of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.). Based on the Dunhuang cave murals, historical records, pottery, dancing figurines, and classical literature. Includes: Melody for the universe (ensemble music); Lang Tao-sha (Waves clean sand), poem by Liu Yü-xi (female vocal solo); Happy rain the spring night, poem by Du Gong-bu (male vocal solo); Dance fresco: Watching bird and catching cicada, and missing family; Giants' dance (mask dance); Quarreling ducks, and Tiger grinding its teeth (percussion ensemble); Bai Zhu (white ramie) dance; Ta Ge (ensemble dance); farewell music.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY887020798-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12166260
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f582f440-90e1-0135-feb8-37b7ce19b279
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1980: Created (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Music and dance of the Tang Dynasty" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980 - 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6fa0324-c510-48da-89f6-c0ca7509caf4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Music and dance of the Tang Dynasty" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6fa0324-c510-48da-89f6-c0ca7509caf4

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980 - 1989). Music and dance of the Tang Dynasty Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6fa0324-c510-48da-89f6-c0ca7509caf4

Wikipedia Citation

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Music and dance of the Tang Dynasty