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Page 239
Melodic traits Thai ensembles Elements of Viet- namese music Instrument groups of ... ch'in ) , a dragon - head lute resembling a Chinese p'i - p'a , and two- and ... in a low voice , as Southeast Asian Peoples , Arts of 239.
Melodic traits Thai ensembles Elements of Viet- namese music Instrument groups of ... ch'in ) , a dragon - head lute resembling a Chinese p'i - p'a , and two- and ... in a low voice , as Southeast Asian Peoples , Arts of 239.
Page 526
... of philosophy and for his devotion to Taoism . But the ethical standards of Han Confucianism that Pan Ku and his contemporaries could take for granted had not in Ssu - ma Ch'ien's lifetime achieved the authority they had by the 1st ...
... of philosophy and for his devotion to Taoism . But the ethical standards of Han Confucianism that Pan Ku and his contemporaries could take for granted had not in Ssu - ma Ch'ien's lifetime achieved the authority they had by the 1st ...
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... in existence prior to the establishment of Mesopotamian and Egyptian civiliza- tions . Since this instrument is ... ch'in and se , are more difficult to interpret ; but the narrow , curved shapes of the instruments themselves betray ...
... in existence prior to the establishment of Mesopotamian and Egyptian civiliza- tions . Since this instrument is ... ch'in and se , are more difficult to interpret ; but the narrow , curved shapes of the instruments themselves betray ...
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