The Battle of Water Deer Valley - Epic Chinese Music (Patreon)

Instruments by Emily Wang, Amanda Toh and Piaosanye. The melody is a historical melody from Tang-era China, circa 1400 years ago, performed with modern Chinese instrumentation. What is understood of the melody is that it was written in commemoration of the soldiers who died during the Battle of the Water Deer Valley, that occured during the reign of Empress Wǔ Zé-tiān. Tang-era melody included a category of dance music called strong dances, which were martial in nature and danced by men, and this seems to have been one of those melodies.