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    The Chinese orchestra first developed in the 1920s from the Jiangnan sizhu ensemble into a modern form based on the structure of a Western symphony orchestra but using Chinese instruments. It is divided into four sections - wind, plucked strings, bow strings, and percussion - and typically performs a modernized traditional style of music called guoyue. The term may also refer to ancient Chinese orchestras dating back to the Shang Dynasty that were used in royal courts and later Confucian ceremonies.

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    The Chinese orchestra first developed in the 1920s from the Jiangnan sizhu ensemble into a modern form based on the structure of a Western symphony orchestra but using Chinese instruments. It is divided into four sections - wind, plucked strings, bow strings, and percussion - and typically performs a modernized traditional style of music called guoyue. The term may also refer to ancient Chinese orchestras dating back to the Shang Dynasty that were used in royal courts and later Confucian ceremonies.

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    Jiangnan Sizhu: Chinese Orchestra

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    The Chinese orchestra first developed in the 1920s from the Jiangnan sizhu ensemble into a modern form based on the structure of a Western symphony orchestra but using Chinese instruments. It is divided into four sections - wind, plucked strings, bow strings, and percussion - and typically performs a modernized traditional style of music called guoyue. The term may also refer to ancient Chinese orchestras dating back to the Shang Dynasty that were used in royal courts and later Confucian ceremonies.

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    Chinese Orchestra

    The term Chinese orchestra is most commonly used to refer to the modern
    Chinese orchestra that is found in China and various overseas Chinese
    communities. This modern Chinese orchestra first developed out of Jiangnan
    sizhu ensemble in the 1920s into a form that is based on the structure and
    principles of a Western symphony orchestra but using Chinese instruments.
    The orchestra is divided into four sections - wind, plucked strings, bow strings,
    and percussion, and usually performs modernized traditional music
    called guoyue. The orchestra may be referred to as Minzu Yuetuan or Minzu
    Yuedui in mainland China, Zhongyuetuan in Hong Kong, Huayuetuan in South
    East Asia, or Guoyuetuan in Taiwan, all meaning Chinese orchestra.[1]

    The term may also be used to describe ancient Chinese orchestras that existed
    since the Shang Dynasty and was used at royal court and later during
    Confucian ceremonies.

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