The instrumental music of Wutaishan's Buddhist monasteries
Subtitle: social and ritual contexts
By: by Beth Szczepanski
Series: SOAS musicology series
Publisher: Ashgate; Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781409427438; 9781409427445
Subjects: Shengguan; Buddhist music; History and criticism
Notes: 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.
Table of contents: title: A history of Wutaishan Buddhist music; title: Wutaishan and its Buddhist music today; title: Donor-sponsored ritual; title: Funeral observances; title: Calendrical observances; title: Shengguan instrumentation; title: Notation; title: Transmission of shengguan practice; title: Shengguan repertoires; title: Buddhist shengguan in concerts, festivals, and recordings; title: The politics of Buddhist music; title: The business of Buddhist music.