Stamp Historical Research
ABOUT ME
Music has always been an important part of my life and I love collecting vinyl records. I have long been interested in different genres of music, as well as researching the history of different styles and instruments. To me, music is an art form that transcends language, culture, and time. One day, I discovered the fascinating story of musical stamps. Stamps are like the letter carriers of time, carrying the secrets of notes and conveying moving music to us. They depict music history in a unique way.
ABOUT THIS WEBSITE
In this web, we will trace the musical elements found on stamps together, and help you feel the harmonious coordination of an orchestra through its quieter instruments. We will also focus on the embrace between human and nature through a discussion of famous musicians. Let's immerse ourselves in the melodious ancient rhythms of music and stamps, explore the creation and imitation of sound, observe the rhythms of life, elaborate on the emotional changes expressed by music, build musical instruments, create musical compositions, and unlock more musical languages.
Chinese National Musical Instrument
Chinese folk musical instruments’ aesthetics have evolved over time. They form a unique type of blowing, playing, strumming, bowing and plucked string instruments. These instruments first began to take shape in primitive societies, and over thousands of years have been developed in increasingly sophisticated ways. Among them, string instruments were discovered in the Tang Dynasty, which witnessed the creation of the Chinese music system.
Shang periods -Exquisite Stone chime;.
Stone chime is an important part of ritual instrumentation in the Shang Dynasty. Largely made from blue-stone slices, its wooden frame would be hung and struck to send out different pitches. Merchants used these instruments as part of sacrifices to the sky, earth, mountains, rivers and ancestors. The design of the Chime is divided into single and group ones, which feature different material standards. The stone chime was used to sacrifice the sky, earth, and mountains, while jade chime were struck during ancestral ceremonies.
Chime bells of Marquis Yi of Zeng (Mini Sheet)
The chime bells of Marquis Yi of Zeng are a set of large-scale ritual instruments from the early Warring States king of Zeng period. They were cast using integral casting and sectional casting techniques, incorporating advanced craftsmanship such as bronze welding, casting inlays, and gold inlays. Decorative methods included round carving, bas-relief, incised patterns, and lacquer painting. Each bell can produce dual tones spanning a third interval, and the entire set covers a full chromatic scale of twelve semitones, allowing for tonal modulation. The scale corresponds to the modern C major, enabling performances of pentatonic, hexatonic, or heptatonic melodies.
National Musical Instrument-Plucked String Instrument
Each of the five musical instruments in this set of stamps has its distinctive features. Among the plucked instruments, the qin, ruan, and sanxian are traditional Chinese instruments, while the Chinese lute and harp were introduced after the Han Dynasty. However, these instruments have been integrated into Chinese musical traditions since their creation and have become Chinese national Musical Instruments.
Chinese Musical Instrument (Macao)
Musicians on stamps
The stamps also record the images of musicians, spreading these great musicians’ visages to a wider audience through stamps and opening up a new chapter in the exchange and development of Chinese and foreign music cultures. They also function as a review of world music's history, presenting a visual feast for music lovers, and allowing people to better understand music’s unique charms.
