The instrumental music of Wutaishan's Buddhist monasteries : social and ritual contexts /
Szczepanski, Beth.
Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate,
c2012.
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Ohio State University, 2008) presented under title: Sheng Guan in the past and present.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A history of Wutaishan Buddhist music -- Wutaishan and its Buddhist music today -- Donor-sponsored ritual -- Funeral observances -- Calendrical observances -- Shengguan instrumentation -- Notation -- Transmission of shengguan practice -- Shengguan repertoires -- Buddhist shengguan in concerts, festivals, and recordings -- The politics of Buddhist music -- The business of Buddhist music.
Buddhist music
Shengguan