[UC-ODDMUSIC] Crossing the Yalu River (1950)

[Chris Vaisvil]

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>From Wikipedia’s article on the Korean
War<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War#China_intervenes_.28October_.E2.80.93_December_1950.29>
:

UN aerial reconnaissance had difficulty sighting the Chinese PVA units in
daytime, because their march and bivouac discipline minimized aerial
detection. The PVA marched “dark-to-dark” (19:00–03:00), and aerial
camouflage (concealing soldiers, pack animals, and equipment) was deployed
by 05:30. Meanwhile, daylight advance parties scouted for the next bivouac
site. During daylight activity or marching, soldiers were to remain
motionless if an aircraft appeared, until it flew away; PVA officers might
shoot security violators. Such battlefield discipline allowed a
three-division army to march the 286 miles (460 km) from An-tung, Manchuria
to the combat zone in some 19 days. Another division night-marched a
circuitous mountain route, averaging 18 miles (29 km) daily for 18 days.

Not having been in harms way I have difficulty imagining what it must be
like for any soldier, especially for a country whose officer’s might shoot
you and viewed you as cannon fodder destined for human wave attacks against
the United Nations positions.

Not knowing much about real Chinese music I associate this piece, Crossing
the Yalu River (1950)
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 with that march of the common Chinese soldier.
The tuning used is Centaur A 7-CAP tuning by Kraig Grady.

The piece is scored for orchestral percussion, Chinese Gongs, Choazhou
Guzheng, Bawu, Datangu Lion Drum, Choir, and double bass in Sonar X1 and
realized via the Garritan Personal Orchestra and World sample sets.
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