The Sounds of the Tang Poetry: Transcultural Performance - American Guqin Artist at Lingnan: Tang Poetry and Guqin Music

This podcast you are listening to is the soundtrack of the 9th episode of HOW TO READ CHINESE POETRY VIDEOS. John Thompson, the best-known performer of early music for the Chinese guqin zither, has since 1976 reconstructed over 200 melodies from 15th to 17th century sources and given numerous solo performances worldwide. His website, www.silkqin.com, the most comprehensive source of information on this subject, receives thousands of hits daily. In 2019 a two-hour documentary about his guqin work was released. In this episode, the American guqin artist plays several tunes related to Tang Poetry and shares his reflections upon the Qin Poetry and Song. Click the link to watch the video and subscribe to our channel: https://youtu.be/KVb9zeNVFUg. More How to Read Chinese Poetry Videos: Li Bai in Nashville: An American Singing Tang Poems (Chi/Eng Sub!): https://youtu.be/u8Kr5nCZSzE From Kuyin to Yinsong | Jonathan Stalling: https://youtu.be/_fyXujV5mwE From Zhiyin to Yunxue | Jonathan Stalling: https://youtu.be/gqyPMJ3fYaQ Sonnet and Lüshi | Zong-qi Cai: https://youtu.be/UFrUhv_w3Rk Constructing Heptasyllabic Regulated Verse | Zong-qi Cai: https://youtu.be/ipeCVtad9pI Constructing Pentasyllabic Regulated Verse | Zong-qi Cai: https://youtu.be/iWXosSaZFpU Constructing Regulated Quatrains | Zong-qi Cai: https://youtu.be/TSoktjvrYok Mastering Tones in Modern and Middle Chinese | Zong-qi Cai: https://youtu.be/bxp6Au7JKHE Related Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@aigcsln Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aigcsln