Hubei Chime Bells Orchestra

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The Hubei Chime Bells Orchestra is an amalgamation of a large bronze chime bells ensemble and a Chinese folk orchestra. The orchestra is famous for having composed the masterpiece, Harmony of Eight Tones, which has been recognised as a significant contribution to the heritage of Chinese music. The imperial bells are the over two thousand year old chime bells unearthed in 1978 in the Zenghouyi Tomb in Hubei Province in China. There are sixty-five bells with weight up to 5 tonnes hanging on two sets of wood racks. The use of the imperial bells creates melodious timbre, a beautiful, hypnotising sound, both romantically and sonorously. Not only does the sound of the bells, filled with an elegant beauty transport you back to thousands of years ago but the bells are visually breathtaking because of their scale, their elaborate cast technique and the way in which they impressively hang on their wooden frames. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Unique Music of Great Antiquity

Ancient Classics of Qin Han and Wei Dynasties: 770 BC-580 AD (GuYue YiXiang: XianQin HanWei LiuChao GongYuanQian 770-580 Nian)

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Ancient Chinese Music: Pictures of Primitive Men Hunting

Ancient Chinese Music: Dance Music Of The Imperial Palace

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Ancient Chinese Music: Lofty Mountains and Flowing Water

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Flowing Water: Ancient Chinese Instruments Vol. 2

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Chinese Ancient Music - Vol.1, Picture of Primitive Hunting

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Ancient Classics of Tang Dynasty: 618-907 AD (Ni Shang Yu Yi: Tang Gong Yuan 618-907 Nian)

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Ancient Chinese Music: Wang Zhaojun

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Chinese Ancient Music - Vol.3, Dance Music of Imperial Palace

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Ancient Classics of Qin Han and Wei Dynasties: 770 BC-580 AD

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Ancient Classics of Qin Han and Wei Dynasties: 770 BC-580 AD (GuYue YiXiang: XianQin HanWei

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