Chinese music
By: Jin Jie ; [translated by Wang Li & Li Rong]
Contributors: Wang, Li; Li, Rong
Edition: Updated ed.
Series: Introductions to Chinese culture; Introductions to Chinese culture
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780521186919
Subjects: History and criticism; Music
Work titles: Zhongguo yin yue
Notes: Previous ed. published: Beijing : China Intercontinental Press, 2010.
Table of contents: title: The evolution of Chinese music. Ancient times ; The Xia, Shang and western Zhou dynasties ; The spring and autumn period and the warring states period ; The Qin and Han dynasties ; The period of the three kingdoms, the western and eastern Jin dynasties and the southern and northern dynasties ; The Sui and Tang dynasties ; The Song and Yuan dynasties ; The Ming and Qing dynasties ; After 1840; title: The meaning of ancient music of China. Propriety and music in Confucianism ; The Dao (natural way) of heaven ; The inwardness of Zen; title: Chinese musical instruments. Musical instruments ; Varieties of unique local music; title: Chinese folk songs. Haozi labor songs ; Mountain songs ; Folk songs; title: The singing and dancing of ethnic groups. Muqam of the Uygur people ; Tibetan folk songs and dances ; Mongolian folk songs ; Dong's Ka Lau ; Miao's folk songs and musical instruments; title: Quyi music of China. Singing tunes with storytelling ; Singing while walking; title: Chinese music today. Emergence of a new music culture ; The improvement of Chinese instrumental music ; The birth of new opera ; From mass songs to pop music ; New music in a new age; title: The exchange of music. Starting with the pitch pipe ; The spread of Chinese music; title: Appendix. Chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.