Rhapsody in red : how western classical music became Chinese /
Rhapsody in red :: how western classical music became Chinese /

Western classical music has become as Chinese as Peking Opera, and it has woven its way into the hearts and lives of ordinary Chinese people. This lucidly written account traces the biographies of the bold visionaries who carried out this musical merger. Rhapsody in Red is a history of classical mus...

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1. Verfasser: Melvin, Sheila (Journalist)
Weitere Verfasser: Cai, Jindong
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Algora Pub., ©2004.
Schlagworte:
1900-1999
Music > China > 20th century > History and criticism.
Music > China > European influences.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > General.
Music > European influences
Music
China
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Zusammenfassung:Western classical music has become as Chinese as Peking Opera, and it has woven its way into the hearts and lives of ordinary Chinese people. This lucidly written account traces the biographies of the bold visionaries who carried out this musical merger. Rhapsody in Red is a history of classical music in China that revolves around a common theme: how Western classical music entered China, and how it became Chinese. Chinas oldest orchestra was founded in 1879, two years before the Boston Symphony. Since then, classical music has woven its way into the lives of ordinary Chinese people. Millions of Chinese children take piano and violin lessons every week. Yet, despite the importance of classical music in China -- and of Chinese classical musicians and composers to the world -- next to nothing has been written on this fascinating subject. The authors capture the events with the voice of an insider and the perspective of a Westerner, presenting new information, original research and insights into a topic that has barely been broached elsewhere. The only other significant books touching on this field are Pianos and Politics: Middle Class Ambitions and The Struggle Over Western Music by Richard Kurt Kraus (1989), and Barbara Mittler's Dangerous Tunes - The Politics of Chinese Music. Both target the academic market. Pianos focuses narrowly on the political aspects of the Cultural Revolution and subsequent re-opening. Rhapsody in Red is a far better read and benefits from considerably more research with primary source material in China over the past decade; and it covers classical music in general over all the history of East-West interaction. This book will appeal to a general readership interested in China -- the same readers who made "Wild Swans" a bestseller. It will also appeal to all who are interested in the future of classical music. It could easily be used for college courses on modern China, cultural history and ethnomusicology
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 362 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-352) and index.
ISBN:0875861865
9780875861869
1281398527
9781281398529
9786611398521
661139852X

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