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1884 / Chinese songs
Xian Hua — 鮮花 (1884)
Chinese folk song · melody · 1884 staff notation · 12 bars
The melody headed Xian Hua (The Fresh Beautiful Flower) in J. A. van Aalst's Chinese Music (1884), p. 19. This early Mo Li Hua version differs from the familiar modern Jiangsu version. The opening two bars repeat as printed.
Playable score
A playable single-line score based on a published source of the same tune.
Transcription reference: online score
The complete printed melody is transcribed from the source below, preserving its pitches, rhythms and short bars. Lyrics are omitted; no harmony is added. The numeric playback tempo is editorial.
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Source and rights
IMSLP marks the 1884 edition public domain; the Ohio State University Libraries scan on Internet Archive is marked CC0. Only its traditional melody is transcribed. No modern arrangement, accompaniment, recording or translated lyrics are used.
Ohio State University Libraries / Internet Archive · Chinese Music, p. 19