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Thập thủ liên hoàn is a medley including ten continuously played musical pieces. It was called Mười bản Ngự or Mười bản tấu after it was performed in ceremonies, parties, or reception ceremonies of royal emissaries in the court. Furthermore, it can be called Mười bản Tàu. The ten musical pieces in this medley are played uninterruptedly in the following order: + Phẩm tuyết + Nguyên tiêu + Hồ quảng + Liên hoàn + Bình bán hay Bình bản + Tây mai + Kim tiền + Xuân phong + Long hổ + Tẩu mã This medley is performed from a slow tempo to aquick tempo, from adagio to animated and ends with the Tẩu mã musical piece, which is the climax of this work. At present, not all ten musical pieces in the medley are performed. Instead, only two pieces—Phẩm tuyết and Nguyên tiêu—or only one piece from this medley and one from other medley, Lưu thủy-Kim tiền, are performed. |
