Harmony and Counterpoint
Subtitle: Ritual Music in Chinese Context
Contributors: Bell Yung (Editor); Evelyn Rawski (Editor); Rubie Watson (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: August 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780804726580
Subjects: Folk music; Non-Western music: traditional & "classical"; Rites and ceremonies; Genres & Styles - International; Manners And Customs; Social Aspects Of Music; Social Science; Sociology; Religious aspects; Music; History and criticism; Christian Rituals & Practice - General; General; Religion / Ritual & Practices; Anthropology - General; China
First sentence: The concept of music and its related vocabulary in Western scholarship developed largely from consideration of the European art-music tradition and from the common application of the word to entertainment in popular culture.