For example, during the Warring States Period, Duke Xiang of Song was at war with the state of Chu, and had an opportunity to attack the enemy force, commanded by Zhu, while they were crossing a river.

In China, an anthology of poems by Qu Yuan and Song Yu, Songs of Chu, defined a new form of poetry that came from the area of Chu during the Warring States period.

The Jurchens then invaded territories under the Han Chinese Northern Song Dynasty and overran most of northern China, first setting up puppet regimes like Qi and Chu, later directly ruling as a dynastic state in Northern China named Jin (" Gold ", not to be confused with the several Jin Dynasties named after the region around Shanxi and Henan ).

Duke Wen of Jin then used his growing power to coordinate a military response with Qi, Qin, and Song against Chu, which had begun encroaching northward after the death of Duke Huán of Qi.

The bands ( 14-15 pieces ) include such major players as Henry " Red " Allen ( trumpet ), Dicky Wells ( trombone ), Wayman Carver ( flute ), Coleman Hawkins ( saxophone ), J. C. Higginbotham ( trombone ), and Leon " Chu " Berry ( saxophone ), tracks include: " Nocturne ," " Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn ," " Pastorale ," " Bugle Call Rag ", " Arabesque ," " Fanfare ," " Sweet Sorrow Blues ," " Music at Midnight ," " Sweet Sue Just You ," " Air in D Flat ," " Donegal Cradle Song ," " Firebird ," " Music at Sunrise ," and " How Come You Do Me Like You Do ".

In 633 BCE, he confronted the rising power of the southern state of Chu which was then besieging Song.

Instead of directly assisting Song, he attacked two vassals of Chu, Cao and Wei.

The following year, he formed a military alliance with Qin, Qi and Song that defeated Chu at the Battle of Chengpu, perhaps the largest battle in the Spring and Autumn period.

For a brief time, war elephants played a vital role in Southern Han victories such as the invasion of Chu in 948 AD, but the Southern Han elephant corps were ultimately soundly defeated at Shao in 971 AD, decimated by crossbow fire from troops of the Song Dynasty.

* Song Yi, d. 207 BC, minister of Chu

In winter 372, the Taoist agrarian rebel Lu Song ( 盧悚 ) claimed to have an edict from Empress Dowager Chu to restore Emperor Fei, and he sent a messenger to the duke to persuade him to join the rebellion.

Many songs became personally identified with him, including " The Floral Dance " ( Katie Moss ), " The Kerry Dance " ( Molloy ), " The Bandolero " ( Stuart ), " The Cobbler's Song " ( from Chu Chin Chow ), " In a Monastery Garden " and " In a Persian Market " ( Albert Ketèlbey ), " The Lute Player " ( Allitsen ), " The Old Brigade ", and " On the Road to Mandalay " ( Speaks and Hedgcock versions ).

A second, more lyrical and romantic anthology was Chu Ci ( 楚辭 " Songs of Chu "), made up primarily of poems ascribed to Qu Yuan and his follower Song Yu.

The Chu army led by Song Yi and Xiang Yu reached Anyang, some distance away from Julu ( in present-day Xingtai, Hebei ), where Zhao Xie's forces had retreated to.

During the Spring and Autumn Period ( 771 – 479 BC ), Duke Xiang of Song, when being advised to attack enemy Chu forces while the enemy army was fording a river, refused and waited for the Chu army to form formation.

King Cheng of Chu struck at the State of Song, the ally of Jin most accessible from the south, in the winter of 633 BCE.

For example, the Lord of Qin 秦伯 ( state of Qin ) was given the title of " Bo " ( equivalent to Earl ), the Lord of Chu 楚子 ( state of Chu ) was a " Zi " ( equivalent to a Viscount ), Lord of Qi 齐侯 ( state of Qi ) was a " Hou " ( equivalent to a Marquis ) and Lord of Song 宋公 ( state of Song ) ( who was part of the Shang Royal Family ) was given the title of " Gong " ( Duke ).

He remained there until yet another succession crisis in Qi in 639 BC, whereupon he fled first to the State of Cao, then the states of Song, Zheng, Chu and finally the State of Qin.

In the famous long scroll Along the River During the Qingming Festival painted by Zhang Zeduan ( 1085 – 1145 AD ) during the Song Dynasty ( 960 – 1297 AD ), a suanpan is clearly seen lying beside an account book and doctor's prescriptions on the counter of an apothecary's ( Feibao ).

According to ' Songs of Acadia College ' ( Wolfville, NS 1902-3, 1907 ), the songs include: ' Acadia Centennial Song ' ( 1938 ); ' The Acadia Clan Song '; ' Alma Mater-Acadia ;' ' Alma Mater Acadia ' ( 1938 ) and ' Alma Mater Song.

Grant followed the album with her second Christmas album, Home For Christmas in 1992, which included the song " Breath of Heaven ( Mary's Song )", written by Chris Eaton and Grant, and would later be covered by many artists, including Donna Summer, Jessica Simpson ( who acknowledged Grant as one of her favorite artists ), Vince Gill, Sara Groves, Point of Grace, and Broadway star Barbara Cook.

The new songs included in this production had been added during a 1971 Los Angeles production: " Echo Song " ( sung by Hero and Philia ), and " Farewell " ( added for Nancy Walker playing the role of Domina as she and Senex depart for the country ).

The main themes of the book are introduced in the opening poem ( the " Song of Hannah "): ( 1 ), the sovereignty of Yahweh, God of Israel ; ( 2 ), the reversal of human fortunes ; and ( 3 ), kingship.

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" This Is My Song ", performed by Petula Clark for A Countess from Hong Kong ( 1967 ), reached # 1 on the UK Charts.

In ancient China, large canals for river transport were established as far back as the Warring States ( 481 – 221 BC ), the longest one of that period being the Hong Gou ( Canal of the Wild Geese ), which according to the ancient historian Sima Qian connected the old states of Song, Zhang, Chen, Cai, Cao, and Wei.

In 960, the Song Dynasty gained power over most of China and established its capital in Kaifeng ( later known as Bianjing ), starting a period of economic prosperity, while the Khitan Liao Dynasty ruled over Manchuria, present-day Mongolia, and parts of Northern China.

Examples of their work include Drifters ( John Grierson ), Song of Ceylon ( Basil Wright ), Fires Were Started and A Diary for Timothy ( Humphrey Jennings ).

In addition, in sports drama were films that focused on the struggle of athletes such as Brian's Song ( 1970 ), and The Longest Yard ( 1974 ).

Jazz Impressions of the USA ( 1956, Morello's debut with the group ), Jazz Impressions of Eurasia ( 1958 ), Jazz Impressions of Japan ( 1964 ), and Jazz Impressions of New York ( 1964 ) are less well-known albums, but all are brilliant examples of the quartet's studio work, and they produced Brubeck standards such as " Summer Song ," " Brandenburg Gate ," " Koto Song ," and " Theme From Mr. Broadway.

The oldest confirmed written mention of dominoes in China comes from the Former Events in Wulin ( i. e. the capital Hangzhou ) written by the Yuan Dynasty ( 1271 – 1368 ) author Zhou Mi ( 1232 – 1298 ), who listed " pupai " ( gambling plaques or dominoes ) as well as dice as items sold by peddlers during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of Song ( r. 1162 – 1189 ).

In the Epic poetry | epic poem Nibelungenlied ( Song of the Nibelungs ), Siegfried is famously stabbed in the back by Hagen ( legend ) | Hagen.

This reading is related to the allegorical reading of the Song of Solomon and to the theme of the Bride of God, which in Jewish tradition manifests as the Shekinah.

In 2002, he wrote and recorded " Father and Daughter ", the theme song for the animated children's movie The Wild Thornberrys Movie, The track was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song.

The first theme song used from 1966 to 1970 was an orchestration of " The Silly Song " by Jimmie Haskell ; however, the version used on the show is not the same one released on the LP ( Jimmie Haskell's French Horns, Vol.

The Cure performed " Burn " in the movie The Crow and " Dredd Song ", the theme song of the 1995 movie Judge Dredd starring Sylvester Stallone ( The former song despite never being released as a single nor ever played live, is regarded a fan favourite of Cure fans and fans of ' The Crow ').

Song of the South was re-released in theatres several times after its original Walt Disney Pictures / RKO Pictures premiere, each time through Buena Vista Pictures: in 1956 ; in 1972 for Walt Disney's 50th anniversary ; in 1973 as the second-half of a double bill with The Aristocats ; in 1980 for the 100th anniversary of Harris ' classic stories ; and in 1986 for the film's own 40th anniversary and in promotion of the upcoming Splash Mountain attraction at three of Disney's theme parks.

The theme song, as recorded by The Four Aces, went to # 1 on the charts for four weeks in 1955 ( in the midst of the rock-and-roll era ) and won the Academy Award for Best Song.

At Marlborough College Sorley's favourite pursuit was cross-country running in the rain, a theme evident in many of his pre-war poems, including " Rain " and " The Song of the Ungirt Runners ".

The visible musical notation on the tile monument in the background shows themes from ( 1 ) " Gliding Dance of the Maidens " from Polovtsian Dances ; ( 2 ) " Song of the Dark Forest "; and ( 3 ) the " Scherzo " theme from Symphony No. 3.

Pope also wrote or co-wrote many comic songs for Not the Nine O ' Clock News and Spitting Image including British Number 1 hit single " The Chicken Song " with Rob Grant & Doug Naylor and along with Simon Franglen, he did the main theme for Round the Bend for Yorkshire TV, a three series comedy shown on CITV, later shown on Channel 4 and Nickelodeon.

The film's theme song " Eye of the Tiger ", was written by the group Survivor at the request of Stallone, and became a smash hit single, topping the US Billboard music charts and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.

The film's theme song Eye of the Tiger was nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards, the BAFTA Film Awards and the Golden Globes.

The second is Three Colours: Blue ( 1993 ) in which a theme from his musique funebres is quoted in the Song for the Unification of Europe.

John Gielgud won Best Supporting Actor and the theme song won Best Original Song.

Song, dance and martial arts exhibitions with the theme " One Voice, One Rhythm, One World " began the ceremony.

* This same theme was found in an ancient bilingual Hittite-Hurrian text entitled " The Song of Debt Release ".

Her younger brother Michael, was an Oscar winner for Best Original Song for the theme song of Fame.

The title song, " With a Song in My Heart ", ( Rodgers and Hart, 1929 ) became famous in the UK as the theme to the long-running BBC radio show, Family Favourites.

In 1974, Scottish comedian Billy Connolly adopted a comical ode to the boot called " The Welly Boot Song " as his theme tune, and it became one of his best-known songs.

Features on the show include ' Song Wars ', where they both compose original compositions based on a common theme.

Wet Blanket Policy, directed by Dick Lundy ( animator ) | Dick Lundy, introduced Woody's new adversary Buzz Buzzard and featured Woody's Academy Award-nominated theme song, " The Woody Woodpecker Song.

In 1947, Woody got his own theme song when musicians George Tibbles and Ramey Idriss wrote " The Woody Woodpecker Song ", making ample use of the character's famous laugh.

Serving as the love theme for the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic, the song topped the charts across the world, and became Dion's signature song ; as well as winning the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song.

In 1993, he won Best Original Movie Song Award from Golden Horse Film Festival for the theme song Red Cheek, White Hair to the movie The Bride with White Hair ( as a composer ).

* Finally, the film ends with the animated flowers and foot from the title sequence of Flying Circus ( itself rife with the aforementioned gratuitous phallic imagery )— together with a portion of the theme music, John Philip Sousa's Liberty Bell, playing on a TV set drifting off into space, before the " Galaxy Song " plays over the end credits, ending in a letter of thanks to all the fish who participated in the film, and a wish for peace and a better future for fish everywhere.

The ending theme song featured the children and puppets singing " The Song That Never Ends ", while Lewis frantically attempted to stop them.