Buddhist Music of Tianjin

by Tianjin Buddhist Music Ensemble

Overview

If you've never heard the sacred music of Buddhist China, prepared to be seduced by its simple charms. On compositions anchored by the understated rhythms of a variety of drums, cymbals, and gongs, hypnotic webs of melody are spun by the powerful guanzi (a double reed pipe), which rides atop the chords produced by the sheng (mouth organ) as the playful flute fills in the space with its darting bumblebee scale gymnastics. Highly spiritual and deeply moving, Buddhist Music of Tianjin may not be for everyone, but it is a welcome introduction to the ancient traditions of a rich musical culture. ~ Bret Love

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/1995
Label:	Nimbus
UPC:	0710357541629
Rank:	201743

Tracks

1. Lanhua Mei (Blue-Blossomed Plum)
2. Dao Ti Jindeng (Cleaning the Golden Lantern)
3. Kaitan Bo (Cymbals to Inaugurate the Altar)
4. Xingdao Zhang (Movement for Practising the Way)
5. Shifan-Yichuan Yu
6. Elangzi
7. Yan Guo Nanlou (Geese Crossing Over the Southern Mansion)
8. Yan Guo Nanlou (Geese Crossing Over the Southern Mansion)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tianjin Buddhist Music Ensemble   Primary Artist
Zhang Shenglu   Dizi
Zhang Yujie   Sheng,Gu
Zhang Shicai   Sheng