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Author : Zhi Meng
Release : 1932
Genre : Music
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Book Synopsis Remarks on Chinese Music and Musical Instruments by : Zhi Meng
Download or read book Remarks on Chinese Music and Musical Instruments written by Zhi Meng. This book was released on 1932. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary (Martin) Richard ("Mrs. Timothy Richard, ")
Release : 1923
Genre : Music
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Book Synopsis Paper on Chinese Music by : Mary (Martin) Richard ("Mrs. Timothy Richard, ")
Download or read book Paper on Chinese Music written by Mary (Martin) Richard ("Mrs. Timothy Richard, "). This book was released on 1923. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lim SK
Release : 2018-09-21
Genre : Comics & Graphic Novels
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Book Rating : 866/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Origins of Chinese Music (2007 Edition - EPUB) by : Lim SK
Download or read book Origins of Chinese Music (2007 Edition - EPUB) written by Lim SK. This book was released on 2018-09-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Mary Martin Richard
Release : 1907
Genre : Music
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Book Synopsis Paper on Chinese Music by : Mary Martin Richard
Download or read book Paper on Chinese Music written by Mary Martin Richard. This book was released on 1907. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Xi Qiang
Release : 2011-04-10
Genre : Music
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Book Synopsis Chinese Music and Musical Instruments by : Xi Qiang
Download or read book Chinese Music and Musical Instruments written by Xi Qiang. This book was released on 2011-04-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With dozens of color photographs and insightful text, Chinese Music and Musical Instruments describes in detail the musical instruments with which a Chinese folk orchestra is equipped and their working and sounding principles. There are as many as a thousand different kinds of musical instruments in China. Only a tiny portion of them are used in an orchestra. The selection of musical instruments for an orchestra depends on how well they complement one another. A Chinese folk orchestra is composed of four sections: wind, plucked, percussion and bowed. This book is also devoted to the description of the development of classical Chinese music and the introduction of some music-related tales of profound significance. Chinese music is a big family composed of various distinctive types of music: Chinese folk music played at weddings, funerals or in festivals an fairs. The religious music played in religious services conducted in Buddhist and Taoist temples. Court music, which reached its zenith during the Tang Dynasty. The scholars' music based on Confucian thinking was the embodiment of the musical life of academia and refined music of this kind is still prevalent in today's society.
