A HISTORY OF ANCIENT CHINESE MUSIC AND DANCE
A HISTORY OF ANCIENT CHINESE MUSIC AND DANCE

Author: Wang Ningning

Publisher: American Academic Press

Published: 2019-11-04

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13: 1631816349

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A History of Ancient Chinese Music and Dance describes the history of music and dance in ancient China in the past five thousand years in the forms of poems, music and dance. It includes court music and dance, music and dance in drama and folk music and dance. It covers historical and professional knowledge such as music, dance, poetry and drama. The book consists of eleven chapters, from ancient times to the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. In each chapter, there are historical background, music and dance works, people, events, and related poetry and images. The Yellow Emperor created tonality for wind instruments. Emperor Yao and Emperor Shun invented musical instruments qin and se. Duke of Zhou made system of rites and music. Apart from these, music, dance and acrobatics in the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, grand compositions in the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty and music and dance in drama in the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty can all lead us to the long developing process of ancient music and dance. The book was the Project of 2003 National Tenth Five-Year Plan for Art Science in China. It was co-funded by the National Publishing Fund and “China Classics International” of the General Administration of Press and Publication.

Chinese Music
Chinese Music

Author: Jie Jin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-03-03

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 0521186919

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This accessible, illustrated introduction explores the history of Chinese music, an ancient, diverse and fascinating part of China's cultural heritage.

Revolutionary Bodies
Revolutionary Bodies

Author: Emily Wilcox

Publisher: University of California Press

Published: 2018-10-23

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0520300572

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At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Revolutionary Bodies is the first English-language primary source–based history of concert dance in the People’s Republic of China. Combining over a decade of ethnographic and archival research, Emily Wilcox analyzes major dance works by Chinese choreographers staged over an eighty-year period from 1935 to 2015. Using previously unexamined film footage, photographic documentation, performance programs, and other historical and contemporary sources, Wilcox challenges the commonly accepted view that Soviet-inspired revolutionary ballets are the primary legacy of the socialist era in China’s dance field. The digital edition of this title includes nineteen embedded videos of selected dance works discussed by the author.

Tradition and Change in the Performance of Chinese Music
Tradition and Change in the Performance of Chinese Music

Author: Tsao Penyeh

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-19

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 1136651942

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First published in 1998. As a cultural entity of over five thousand years of history, Chinese music is a multi-faced phenomenon consisting of diverse regional and transregional traditions. Two large categories of Chinese music can be distinguished: music(s) of the Han nationality and music(s) of the ethnic nationalities. The present volume brings together ten articles written largely by native scholars, with the general aim of presenting a dialogue about Chinese music from 'insider's' view-points.

The History of Chinese Music
The History of Chinese Music

Author: Zhi Dao

Publisher: DeepLogic

Published:

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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The book provides highlights on the key concepts and trends of evolution in the History of Chinese Music, as one of the series of books of “China Classified Histories”.

The Classical Theatre of China
The Classical Theatre of China

Author: A.C. Scott

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1136575812

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First published in 1957. Besides tracing the history and development of the Peking Theatre, this volume explains acting techniques, stage costume and symbolism, musical forms and the various types of plays.

Comprehensive Introduction to Chinese Traditional Music
Comprehensive Introduction to Chinese Traditional Music

Author: Yuan Jingfang

Publisher: Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag

Published: 2023-03-08

Total Pages: 667

ISBN-13: 399094097X

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"Comprehensive Introduction to Chinese Traditional Music" offers a detailed survey of Chinese traditional music in five chapters, each dealing with a different genre. The five genres are folk songs, dance music, narrative singing, music from Chinese opera, and instrumental music. The book begins with an introduction providing an overview of Chinese traditional music history, its connotations and main musical features, an indispensable context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. Within the main text, the authors discuss not only the local music genres, focusing on instruments, music analysis, and tonal theories, but also the historical evolution, performance, and social contexts associated with the music. A glossary of Chinese musical terms is listed in the appendix.

Origins of Chinese Music (2007 Edition - EPUB)
Origins of Chinese Music (2007 Edition - EPUB)

Author: Lim SK

Publisher: Asiapac Books Pte Ltd

Published: 2018-09-21

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 9812299866

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From the early days, musical instruments in China were made from everyday items: hunting tools, trees, bamboo and even bones. During the Zhou dynasty, there were about 70 instruments. Today, there are hundreds. But have you ever wondered how these musical instruments in China came about? Well, in this book, the evolution of Chinese music over the centuries is examined, from prehistoric times, through the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties, all the way to our modern times. In addition, the origins and characteristics of specific musical instruments are explored, giving insight in one's understanding of these instruments. Legendary accounts related to historical personalities are also featured, including: * How two phoenixes helped Fuxi, the earliest ancestor of the Chinese, add music to the lives of the people. * How the musical talents of some individuals were so high they could sense evil elements in a piece of music. * How Wangzi Qiao became an immortal from playing the sheng. Indeed, this book holds a treasury of fascinating information and stories pertaining to Chinese musical instruments. This is definitely something any music lover should have in his collection.