* Asmangarh Palace - a former palace belonging to the Nizam of Hyderabad, now occupied by St Joseph's Public School* Saroornagar Palace - originally built...
This is a modern rendition of a very famous classical masterpiece from the Tang dynasty, performed by Elizabeth Li of Shanghai.《新翻羽调绿腰 ,创作于1982年。《绿腰》又名《六幺》、《录要》,为唐代著名的歌舞大曲。据传唐贞元年间,乐工进新曲。乐曲清新委婉,德宗非常喜爱,但又嫌其太长,于是命乐工录其主要的精彩部分演奏,故名《录要》。以后,琵琶上也有了《绿腰》的独奏曲。此曲是作者根据唐诗中关于《绿腰》舞的描述创作的,并刻意追求唐代的风韵在琵琶上加以发挥。乐曲分为五个段落,模拟唐代大曲的结构。五个小标题,除第一个取自唐代诗人元稹的《琵琶歌》外,其余四个均取自李群玉的《长沙九日登东屡次观舞》诗。第一部分名为"散序多拢捻",节奏自由。第二部分首段名为"轻盈绿腰舞",中序人拍,旋律优美典雅,节奏舒缓,充分展现了宫廷舞女轻盈婀娜的舞姿。二段名为"慢态不能穷",慢起渐快,用摭分起后用附点节奏,情绪较为活跃,舞女们姿态百生,令人目不暇接。三段名为"婉如游龙举",为中板,气势浑腾,用摇指、勾轮等手法,表现了舞女们穿插如梭,犹如金鱼般的来回嬉游。第三部分名为"繁姿曲向终",人破,也称"花十八",音繁节促,旋律在琵琶宽广的音区中跌宕起伏,强烈的扫拂和快速的十六分音符进行,表现了绿腰舞蹈临将曲终时,急速翻旋高潮迭起的生动场面。全曲旋律优美流畅,节奏节拍多变,颇具古风。
An Extraordinary Large Palatial French 19th Century Empire Style Gilt-Bronze and Fine-Cut-Crystal One Hundred and Thirty Six Light Ballroom/Entrance Chandelier, Attributed to Baccarat. Circa: Paris,...