what's this Chinese tune?

Subject: what's this Chinese tune?
From: Jack Campin
Date: 10 Aug 09 - 03:40 PM

There is one tune which it seems absolutely every Chinese folk band has to include on their first CD and in every concert. Goes by a variety of names. Begins like this:

  X:1
  T:Chinese tune
  M:C
  L:1/8
  Q:1/4=72
  K:C Dorian
  cggc f3     e|d>f   ed c>BG2|
  cdef gg/b/ gf|ee/g/ fe c4  ||

Anybody know anything about it?

Subject: RE: what's this Chinese tune?
From: Jack Campin
Date: 10 Aug 09 - 08:03 PM

Guo Brothers version

The fast section sounds like a separate tune, but I've heard both played together in other versions. The Guos add other material.

Subject: RE: what's this Chinese tune?
From: Jack Campin
Date: 08 Nov 10 - 08:01 PM

Found a bit more about it:

Dance of the Yao People

Composed in 1952, so nowhere near as old as I thought.