Welcome to The Heaven Of Chinese Music. This website is dedicated to those who are interested in Traditional Chinese Music and Chinese Culture. Chinese Musical Instruments can be divided into four basic categories based on the method by which they are played: bowed, plucked, blown, and struck (i.e. percussion) instruments. Like a Symphony Orchestra, different types of Chinese Musical Instruments put together form a Chinese Orchestra (You can refer to the Stage Plan). There are Orchestra Works, Solos, Concertos written for Chinese Orchestra. Many Chinese Orchestra Concerts are staged in Singapore.

The following is a brief introduction on the origin of Chinese Music (quoted).

The origin of Chinese Music can be traced back to distant antiquity. Around 3,000 years ago, when European music was just experiencing its first rustlings of life, a complete musical theory and sophisticated musical instruments began appearing in China, owing largely to the orthodox ritual music advocated by Confucius. By the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 AD), the imperial court set up a Music Bureau, which was in charge of collecting and editing ancient tunes and folk songs. Because of commercial contacts with Central Asia, foreign music entered China in the form, for example, of the p'i-p'a , or lute, and the hu-ch'in , a vertically-held violin. Influenced by this foreign-originating music, composers of the time modified and improved Chinese music. By the time of Emperor Hsuan Tsung (r. 713-755 AD) of the T'ang Dynasty, the court organised the Pear Garden Academy song and dance troupe, cultivating a large number of musicians, and thus laying a firm foundation for Chinese music.

The variations of rhythm, beat, tone quality, and embellishments in Chinese music are highly distinctive and unlike their Western counterparts. This is mainly due to the unique sounds and playing styles of traditional Chinese musical instruments.