Although there have been various attempts in China to incorporate Western
orchestral ideas, there is still ample real music there as well.  (Regular
readers will know I don't really take orchestral music seriously, let alone
cheap knock-offs of it.)

Anyway, for some suggested recordings of Chinese literary music, readers
can refer to my page on the subject, which also contains some discussion.

   http://www.medieval.org/music/world/china.html

Todd McComb
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