| A Critical History of New Music in China Contributor(s): Liu, C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9629963604 ISBN-13: 9789629963606 Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2010 Annotation: By the end of the nineteenth century, Chinese culture had fallen into a stasis, and intellectuals began to go abroad for new ideas. What emerged was an exciting musical genre that C. C. Liu terms "new music." With no direct ties to traditional Chinese music, "new music" reflects the compositional techniques and musical idioms of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century European styles. Liu traces the genesis and development of "new music" throughout the twentieth century, deftly examining the social and political forces that shaped "new music" and its uses by political activists and the government. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - General - Music - History | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 780.950 |
| Physical Information: 2.3" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (3.50 lbs) 1000 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By the end of the nineteenth century, Chinese culture had fallen into a stasis, and intellectuals began to go abroad for new ideas. What emerged was an exciting musical genre that C. C. Liu terms "new music." With no direct ties to traditional Chinese music, "new music" reflects the compositional techniques and musical idioms of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century European styles. Liu traces the genesis and development of "new music" throughout the twentieth century, deftly examining the social and political forces that shaped "new music" and its uses by political activists and the government. |