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Curtis Roads was barely out of high school in 1970, playing music in the metro area surrounding the University of Illinois, a pioneering center of computer music. He wasn’t a student, but through a ...

"Sanxian" (three-stringed Chinese lute) comes in many types, among which the most suitable to play folk music is the large "sanxian". With a fretless fingerboard, one can only rely on the muscle ...

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The treble "sanxian" (three-stringed Chinese lute) is a wide-range traditional Chinese musical instrument with a crisp sound and lingering after tone. It can even express the singing voice of the ...