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The East is Red

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Local Numbers
FLP.42205
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
Brooklyn, N.Y. : Paredon 1971
Participant or Performer Note
"Performed by 3,000 workers, peasants, students, and soldiers of the People's Republic of China."
General
"A revolutionary opera": "The history of the Chinese People's revolutionary struggle in epic ballad opera form, transcribed from the sound-track of the film, The East is red, produced in Peking, 1963." Liner notes, English translation of the words, and bibliography inserted in container. Recording location: Beijing, China. For more details, see the Folkways catalog.
Collection Creator
Paredon Records
Topic
Communism -- China -- Drama
Operas
National music -- China.
Patriotic music -- China.
Operas, Chinese
Culture
Chinese
See more items in
Paredon Records collection (Archivo de Paredon Records)
Paredon Records collection (Archivo de Paredon Records) / Series 2: Sound recordings (Grabaciones sonoras) / Vinyl disc (Disco de vinilo)
Extent
3 Phonograph records (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Date
1971
Container
Box 16
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.PARE, Item P-1007
Type
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Collection Citation
Paredon Records Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Archivo de Paredon Records, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
El derecho a publicar material de la colección debe solicitarse a los Archivos y Colecciones de Ralph Rinzler Folklife. Visite nuestra página web para obtener más información sobre cómo presentar una solicitud. Los Archivos y Colecciones de Ralph Rinzler Folklife no garantizan los derechos de autor u otras restricciones de propiedad intelectual. Es posible que se apliquen otras condiciones de uso; consulte las Condiciones de Uso del Smithsonian para obtener más información.
Genre/Form
Phonograph records
Track Information
101. The East is Red / Chinese. China. 00:04:06 102. The People Drowned in Misery / Chinese. China. 00:01:18 103. Dockworker's Struggle / Chinese. China. 00:05:36 104. Seizing of Conscripts / Chinese. China. 00:01:27 105. October Winds from the North / Chinese. China. 00:01:55 106. Song of An Yuan's Miner's Club / Chinese. China. 00:01:27 107. The Peasants Song / Chinese. China. 00:1:47 108. Worker, Peasant and Army Unite / Chinese. China. 00:01:35 201. Chiang Kai-Shek / Chinese. China. 00:00:57 202. Massacre of the Communists / Chinese. China. 00:00:55 203. Song of Sacrifice / Chinese. China. 00:02:00 204. Resurgence of the Revolutionaries / Chinese. China. 00:01:53 205. Autumn Harvest Uprising / Chinese. China. 00:03:25 206. Straw Sandals for Our Red Army / Chinese. China. 00:02:47 207. Ching-Kiang Mountains / Chinese. China. 00:02:00 208. Three Main Rules of Discipline and the Eight Points of Attention / Chinese. China. 00:01:02 209. Landlords Overthrown / Chinese. China. 00:05:02 210. When the Cinnamon Flowers Bloom in August / Chinese. China. 00:01:59 301. The Red Army Fighter Thinking of Mao / Chinese. China. 00:04:20 302. The Red Sun Shines Over Tsunyi / Chinese. China. 00:02:23 302. Taking the Tatu River / Chinese. China. 00:03:10 304. Our Love and Comradeship are Deep / Chinese. China. 00:02:47 305. Crossing Mount Shieu / Chinese. China. 00:05:45 306. Song of the Three Joint Forces / Chinese. China. 00:03:52 307. The Long March / Chinese. China. 00:02:08 401. The People Join the United Front / Chinese. China. 00:01:30 402. September 18th / Chinese. China. 00:01:06 403. On the Sungari River / Chinese. China. 00:03:58 404. Arise, Chi Lai! / Chinese. China. 00:01:02 405. The Graduation Song / Chinese. China. 00:01:40 406. To the Rear of the Enemy: Song of the Guerilla / Chinese. China. 00:02:45 407. Battle / Chinese. China. 00:02:45 408. Inside the Liberated Area / Chinese. China. 00:02:14 409. The Naniwan Song / Chinese. China. 00:04:05 410. Defend the Yangtse Valley / Chinese. China. 00:02:00 501. What's Jail to Us? / Chinese. China. 00:02:21 502. Unity is Strength / Chinese. China. 00:01:01 503. March of the Chinese People's Liberation Army / Chinese. China. 00:01:58 504. Celebration / Chinese. China. 00:03:29 505. People's Liberation Army Takes Nanking / Chinese. China. 00:03:30 601. Without the Communist Party There Would Be No New China / Chinese. China. 00:03:24 602. People of China Come Out / Chinese. China. 00:00:55 603. Song of the Prairie / Chinese. China. 00:04:25 604. We Wish Chairman Mao a Long Life / Chinese. China. 00:03:05 605. Celebration by National Minorities / Chinese. China. 00:01:42 606. Song of the Motherland / Chinese. China. 00:03:05 607. The Internationale / Chinese. China. 00:01:42
Collection Restrictions
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
El acceso a los Archivos y Colecciones Ralph Rinzler Folklife debe realizarse con cita previa. Visite nuestra página web para obtener más información sobre cómo concertar una visita o presentar una solicitud de digitalización. Los investigadores interesados en consultar los archivos digitales o las grabaciones audiovisuales de esta colección deben utilizar copias de acceso.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1649108100517-1649108102553-1
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk510b43088-38ec-44d8-8fcc-63a8d44ed5d8

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