A Chinese folk song from 福州 (Fuzhou). The title seems to reveal a song about fragrant incense.
Viewer @dbadagna notes the key of this tune is A-flat diao (a little flat) and that “As there are no loud wind instruments or percussion, maybe this can be considered xi shifan (细十番) music of Fuzhou. This recording provides valuable documentation of qupai (曲牌, labeled tune) performance in sizhu (丝竹, silk and bamboo) style from a part of China whose musical traditions have received comparatively little scholarly attention, and the music heard in this recording probably shows great continuity with ensemble performance practice as handed down from the Qing Dynasty (17th-19th centuries), during which time such music enjoyed huge popularity.”
Recorded circa 1932.
Released as 百代唱片 55013 A (matrix A503).
百代唱片 was the Chinese Pathé label.
合奏
李君澜平、李君琇如、刘君源沂、吴君秉贤
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