三、综合填空
It is known to all that music is an international language. 1.
Musicians
(music) from China, Japan, South Korea and the United States perform music in different styles.
2.
Although/Though
the music of each country has characteristics that are special to its place of
origin (原产地), there is also something in common.
This wasn't always so. For music, to become as international as it is today, people 3.
from/in
different countries had to get to know each other's cultures.
There are many famous examples of the influence that the East has had on 4.
Western
(west) music. Fritz Kreisler was one of 5.
the greatest
(great) violinists of the last century in the US. In his well-known music "Tambourin Chinois (《中国花鼓》)", Kreisler 6.
used
(use) his violin to imitate (模仿) the sound of a Chinese flower drum. He had learned about the instrument while 7.
travelling
(travel) in China.
A more up-to-date example of the influence Chinese music has had on other forms of music can 8.
be found
(find) in songs written by Brad Seippel. Seippel is a music producer from the US who uses the pipa, 9.
a
traditional Chinese musical instrument, 10.
to add
(add) a special style to his modern electronic compositions (作品).