Music In Ancient China
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The Archaeology Of Music In Ancient China
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Author : Fritz A. Kuttner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
The Archaeology Of Music In Ancient China written by Fritz A. Kuttner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Music categories.
Origins Of Chinese Music
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Asiapac Books
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Origins Of Chinese Music written by and has been published by Asiapac Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Social Science categories.
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. 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 their collection.
Chinese Music
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Author : Jie Jin
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-03-03
Chinese Music written by Jie Jin and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-03 with History categories.
This accessible, illustrated introduction explores the history of Chinese music, an ancient, diverse and fascinating part of China's cultural heritage.
Music In Ancient China
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Author : Ingrid Maren Furniss
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Music In Ancient China written by Ingrid Maren Furniss and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Art categories.
Many tombs dating to the Eastern Zhou (770-221 BCE) and Han (206 BCE-220 AD) periods contain musical instruments or their visual representations in the form of wood, stone, and ceramic figures, tomb tiles, and engravings. These finds suggest that music was viewed as an important part of the afterlife. While bells have survived more frequently than wooden instruments, and therefore have received the most scholarly attention, strings, winds, and drums are the focus of discussion in this book. The book examines the use of these three instrument types in both solo and ensemble music, as well as the social, ritual, and entertainment functions of each. When combined with bells (and chime stones), strings, drums, and winds appear to have been associated with formal ritual ceremonies. However, when appearing alone or in assemblages with other wooden instruments during Zhou, they appear to be connected with warfare and entertainment. By Han times, strings, winds, and drums seem to be associated almost exclusively with entertainment, pointing to a shift in the social life of the times. Another topic explored in this book is the association of musical instruments with wealth. When combined with bells and chime stones, they are only found in the wealthiest tombs. However, when found by themselves, strings, winds, and drums appear in small to large, modest to wealthy tombs, suggesting that they were available to a broad range of peoples in early Chinese elite society. This book analyzes an often disregarded aspect of early Chinese music, the role of strings, winds, and drums. Music in Ancient China will be a valuable book for those interested in ethnomusicology and music history, Asian art history and archaeology, and Asian studies.
Remarks On Chinese Music And Musical Instruments
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Author : Zhi Meng
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1932
Remarks On Chinese Music And Musical Instruments written by Zhi Meng and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1932 with Music categories.
A History Of Ancient Chinese Music And Dance
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Author : Wang Ningning
language : en
Publisher: American Academic Press
Release Date : 2019-11-04
A History Of Ancient Chinese Music And Dance written by Wang Ningning and has been published by American Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-04 with Art categories.
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.
The Way
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Author : Michael Hewitt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-08-30
The Way written by Michael Hewitt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-30 with categories.
Music in ancient China was far more than entertainment. It underpinned the very fabric of society and was revered as the means by which the human, natural and divine worlds could be maintained in perfect harmony. In this fascinating book by Dr Michael Hewitt you will learn about: * The philosophy and wisdom that underpinned Ancient Chinese culture * How music was seen as an expression of the laws of the universe * The musical science that underlies music written in the present day Whether you are interested in music, history, philosophy or ancient religion, this insightful exploration of ancient Chinese music and philosophy is sure to captivate you. Dr Michael Hewitt is an author, lecturer and composer living in North Wales. He is the author of numerous books, including Music Theory For Computer Musicians, Composition For Computer Musicians, Harmony For Computer Musicians and Musical Scales Of The World.
Chinese Music
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Author : J a Van Aalst
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-12-05
Chinese Music written by J a Van Aalst and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-05 with categories.
This is a very interesting popular account of the theory of Chinese music, with numerous wood-cuts illustrating the principal instruments and the mode of musical notation used by Chinese musicians. The author states his aim to have been 'to point out the contrasts or similarity between Western and Chinese music, to present abstruse theories in the least tiresome way, to add details never before published and to give a. short yet concise account of Chinese music.' After an introductory chapter on ancient music in general or rather on the history of European music, which our author believes to have 'gradually risen and progressed with Christianity, ' follows a chapter entitled, 'on Chinese music.' Here we are told that of the ancient music of China nothing remains now but a few abstruse theories, and that, at the rise of the Han dynasty the great music master Chi, whose ancestors had for generations held the same dignity, scarcely remembered anything about (ancient) music but the noise of tickling bells and dancers' drums.' We venture to say, that the author Would have modified his opinions regarding ancient Chinese music very considerably, if he had read Faber's essays on the subject. In the same chapter it is asserted, that ever since the Han dynasty nothing has been done of any value in the sphere of music, either practically or theoretically, that the attempt of Kanghi and Kienlung to revive the study of music in China failed, and that the Chinese people, erroneously supposed to be quite unchangeable in their predilections, have so radically changed in the course of ages, that the musical art, which anciently always occupied the place of honour, is now deemed the lowest calling a man can profess. Serious music, according to Mr. Van Aalst, has been totally abandoned, and the kind of music in which the populace of China. now-a-days delights in, consisting of the deafening noise of gong or drum accompanied by the shrieking tones of the clarinet, requires no scientific study. But as Mr. van Aalst informs his readers at the same time, that ' Chinese music must be divided into two different kinds, ritual 0r sacred music, which is passably sweet and generally of a minor character, and the theatrical or popular music, ' and as he subsequently describes the ritual music now used at Court and at religious ceremonies in the temples of Confucius and elsewhere, we are constrained to assume, either that ritual music is not serious because it is passably sweet, or that his previous allegation, that ' serious music is totally abandoned in China, ' goes for nothing. The next chapter treats the twelve Lii of ancient Chinese music, and we are told that they form ' a kind of semi-diatomic scale of 12 degrees, nearly identical with our chromatic gamut, the only difference being that our scale is tempered, while that of the Chinese is untouched.' Then follow five brief sentences on the pitch of Chinese music, and we learn that 'the present pitch approaches our D (601.5 vibrations per second) as nearly as possible.' Next we have a chapter on the Chinese system of notation, illustrated by diagrams, a few words on the stave, the value of notes, the rests, the time, the signs of alteration of notes, the diatonic gamut, etc
Musing About Musing About Music In Ancient China
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language : en
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The Music And Musical Instruments Of Ancient China
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Author : Robert W. Marks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1932
The Music And Musical Instruments Of Ancient China written by Robert W. Marks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1932 with Music categories.