Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Dizi (instrument)" in English language version.
The party has a history of co-opting music for its own causes. Under Mao Zedong ostensibly old folk songs were rewritten with revolutionary lyrics and sometimes composed from scratch, says Kai Tang of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. The solo repertory associated with the dizi, a traditional form of flute, was composed almost entirely after 1949 and, in the early days, made up mostly of revolutionary music.
The party has a history of co-opting music for its own causes. Under Mao Zedong ostensibly old folk songs were rewritten with revolutionary lyrics and sometimes composed from scratch, says Kai Tang of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. The solo repertory associated with the dizi, a traditional form of flute, was composed almost entirely after 1949 and, in the early days, made up mostly of revolutionary music.
