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Sonq dynasty musical sources and their interpretation / by Rulan Chao Pian.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML336.2 .P5 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pian, Rulan Chao.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--China--History and criticism.
- Music.
- China.
- China--History--Song dynasty, 960-1279.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxx, 252 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Reprint edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Chinese University Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- This book is a standard reference on Sonq dynasty music, and a model of meticulous scholarship. In the book Professor Pian surveys the theoretical and practical treatises on music, the historical and encyclopedic compilations, the song collections, and various other related materials. She comments on available editions of the musical works themselves, the origin of each piece, and its value for scholarly research. She also explains in detail the intricacies of the Sonq dynasty modal system and forms of notation, an understanding of which is essential for reading Sonq music. Originally published in 1967, this title is now reprinted with a new foreword and an introductory essay. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- A Mirror of Chinese Music Scholarship / Joseph S. C. Lam xix
- I The Sources 1
- Theoretical Treatises
- Historical and Encyclopedic Compilations
- Practical Treatises
- Notes on Music in Sonq Memoirs and Collected Works
- Song Collections with Notes and Comments
- Materials on the Social Background of Sonq Music
- II The Modal System of The Sonq Dynasty 43
- The Basic Definition of a Mode
- Evolution of the Popular Modes
- Changes in Meaning of the Classical Names of the Modes
- The Use of Modes in the Sonq Period
- III Forms of Notation in Sonq Musical Sources 59
- The Popular Notation
- The Chyn Tablature
- The Liuhleu Notation
- The Sonq Dynasty Gongcheh Notation
- IV Transcriptions 99
- Music in the Popular Notation
- Music in the Chyn Tablature
- Music in the Liuhleu Notation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-242) and index.
- "First ed. published by Harvard University Press, 1967"--T.p. verso.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1897 Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9629960621
- OCLC:
- 52553002
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