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Chinese Name: 十面埋伏 or 淮阴平楚
English Name: Ambush from Ten Sides
Origin Source: Hua Qiuping Pipa Score华秋苹琵琶谱
Musical Instrument: Pipa琵琶
“Ambush from Ten Sides” is considered a masterpiece in Chinese classical music. Based on the historical facts of the Battle of Gaixia(垓下之战) between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu in 202 BC, the song depicts the fierce war scene in the form of title music.
Story of Ambush from Ten Sides
” Ambush from Ten Sides” adopts the Chinese traditional large-scale divertimento structure. The whole song can be divided into three parts, basically including 13 paragraphs, each with a general title. These titles are:
- 1、Soldiers Line Up 列营
- 2、 Blow the Horn 吹打
- 3、 Roll Call General 点将
- 4、 Arrange Arms and Embattle 排阵
- 5、 Walk in line 走队
- 6、 Ambush 埋伏
- 7、 Jiming Mountain Battle 鸡鸣山小站
- 8、 Jiulishan War 九里山大战
- 9、 King Xiang Lost the Battle 项王败阵
- 10、 Suicide at Wu River 乌江自刎
- 11、 Play Victory Music 众军奏凯
- 12、 Generals Strive for Merit 诸将争功
- 13、 Return to Camp 得胜回营
Ambush From Ten Sides By Pipa Master Liu De-hai
Ambush from Ten Sides By Liu De-hai & His Students
Ambush From Ten Sides by Jiaju Shen
Full Music Score of Ambush From Ten Sides
