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The way of the pipa : structure and imagery in Chinese lute music / John Myers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Myers, John, 1951-
- Series:
- World musics.
- World musics
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pi pa music--History and criticism.
- Pi pa music.
- Pi pa music--Analysis, appreciation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (176 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [1992]
- Summary:
- Two thousand years ago, the lute was imported to China via overland trade routes from Central Asia and was adopted quickly in many of the regions. Ancient court documents describe how generations of talented musicians developed its music. John E. Myers translates one of these documents to introduce to readers of the English language the traditional music and artistic philosophy of the Chinese lute or pipa. He combines language and musical skills with an aesthetic sensibility in sharing what he calls this world of expressive beauty.
- Contents:
- part 1. The background
- part 2. The seamless cloth
- part 3. Music and imagery.
- Notes:
- Foreword also in Chinese.
- Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Maryland at Baltimore, 1987) under title: A critical study of a 19th century handbook for the Chinese pipa-lute.
- Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61277-967-0
- 0-585-30211-1
- OCLC:
- 874161365
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