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Special Love for Special You (IV)
Updated: Sep 7, 2023
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The range for the bell set of the Zenghouyi (Marquis Yi of Zeng State)
was five and a half octaves,
which is second only to modern pianos.
The bell set was an important large instrument for rites and music at that time.
It was discovered
in Hubei in 1978.
The Zenghouyi (Marquis Yi of Zeng State) chime bells Photo from Hubei Museum
The bass was deep, simple and vigorous.
The mid was mellow, full and unsophisticated.
The treble was clear, melodious, lucid and lively.
It could be used to play
both For Elise and Butterfly Lovers.
There was a symphony orchestra
behind it over 2,400 years ago.
How large was the symphony orchestra?
It covered 9 kinds of musical instruments such as
percussion, wind and plucked stringed instruments and
included 125 instruments, including stone-chimes, drums, qin, se, sheng, xiao and chi.
A close-up of the detail of the Zenghouyi (Marquis Yi of Zeng State) chime bells Photo from Google Art Plan
Besides the afore-mentioned,
it demonstrates wonderful casting skills
excelling nature
and vivid diversified carving ornamentation,
which are really amazing.
Come to Hubei and listen to the love songs
that were popular over 1,000 years ago.
