Fantasia of Chinese Ancient Dance

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Fantasia of Chinese Ancient Dance

Composer

Liu Qing

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The musical images derive from a famous ancient Chinese dance, the Rainbow Colored and Feathered Costumes Dance. Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, describes the fairy-liked dancers in his Rainbow Colored and Feathered Costumes Dance - to Reply Weizhi