History Music

Context: 胡笳十八拍/Hu Jia Shi Ba Pai (“Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute”) is a classical Chinese poetic and musical work traditionally attributed to Cai Wenji (177-249CE) of the late Eastern Han period. After the Wei and Jin dynasties, it gradually evolved into two different instrumental pieces, known as "Da Hu Jia Ming" and "Xiao Hu Jia Ming". Over the centuries, the piece developed into well-known guqin instrumental versions, often called the Large and Small Hu Jia.