The Chinese zheng zither : contemporary transformations / by Sun Zhuo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhuo, Sun, author.

Series:

SOAS musicology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zheng.

Zheng music--History and criticism.

Zheng music.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiv, 269 pages : illustrations, map, music ; 25 cm + 1 DVD (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Publishing, 2015.

Contents:

An overview of the zheng

The zheng within folk ensemble contexts : a case study of henan dadiao quzi

Transition : forming the solo zheng repertoire and practice

Creating a tradition : the qinzheng school in Xian

Contemporary zheng music and practice in an international setting.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents of DVD -- Bantou qu Gaoshan liushui (High mountain and flowing water) -- Gaoshan liushui (Zheng solo) -- Yuzhou changwan (Singing fisherman returning in the twilight) / Lou Shuhua -- Bantou qu piece Xiaofei wu (Dance of Lady Xiao) -- Xiaofei wu (Zheng solo) -- Qing fengnian (Celebrating the harvest) / Zhao Yuzhai -- Jinxian diao hulu (Gourd hanging on a golden thread) -- Zhao Gengchen recites (yunqu) a labelled melody from the Xi'an guyue piece Xiangshan shegu -- Zheng solo Xianshan shegu (Temple fair on Xiang Mountain) / Qu Yun -- Zheng solo Huangling suixiang (Capriccio for the Great Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor) / Rao Yuyan -- Duet for zheng and violin / Chen Xiaoyong -- Circuit / Chen Xiaoyong -- Inside the temple / Knut Avenstroup Haugen -- (Video example) Music from the animation film "The End of the Line".

ISBN:

9781472416674

1472416678

OCLC:

903248191