Tradition and Change in the Performance of Chinese Music - 9781138453227

Taylor & Francis

Chinese music is a multi-faceted artistic phenomenon that consists of diverse regional and transregional traditions. The ten essays in this text have been written by native scholars, with the aim of introducing a dialogue about Chinese music from the viewpoint of an insider. > 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. > Chapter 1 ?\u20AC?The Running Waters?\u20AC?: Traditional Chinese Instrumental Music; Chapter 2 The Music Associations of Hebei Province, Xue Yibing, Stephen Jones; Chapter 3 Han Folk Song in China, Qiao Jian ;