Francois Ravary SJ and a Sino-European musical culture in nineteenth-century Shanghai / David Francis Urrows.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Urrows, David Francis, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Social aspects.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, [2021]

Summary:

This book reveals the story of François Ravary, Jesuit missionary, musician, and organ builder. The mastermind behind the construction of the bamboo organs of nineteenth-century Shanghai, Ravary's unpublished letters from China present a vivid picture of the excitement and crises surrounding the Roman Catholic mission in the often-violent integration of global space of this time. Focusing on an individual life, this study adds needed perspective to histories of the treaty-port era. By shifting the inquiry towards a nuanced, empirical, and refocused evaluation of the landscape, Ravary is revealed as a humanist in the Christian tradition, curious about Chinese society and culture, as well as the force behind China's first brass band, first school orchestra, and other landmarks of Sino-European musical convergence. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in nineteenth-century China studies, cultural histories, and the diffusion of Western art practices.

Contents:

Intro

Epigraph

Table of Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgements

Maps

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Appendix

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-5275-7513-6

OCLC:

1277138227