Volume 23 no. 1
2000Keywords: Music, World, China, Acoustics, Aesthetics, Music Theory, Orchestration, Structure, Formal Design, Composition, Analysis, Musicology, History, Criticism, Musicians, Musical Instruments, Instrumental Music, Theater, Dance, Cultural Relics, Performance
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ORCHESTRAL MUSIC & MUSICIANS4 "Galloping on the Prairie" and "Ma-An Mountain Overture": The Brilliance of He Wu-qi
"Galloping on the Prairie" is the best work for the bamboo flute and the Chinese orchestra. The "Ma?An Mountain Overture" became the best concert opening piece during the golden era of the Shanghai Traditional Orchestra. What happened to the Shanghai Orchestra after He Wu-qi. Shen Sin-yan reviews the progress of those golden years and calls for commitment to reestablishing the unique sound of the Shanghai Traditional Orchestra.Shen Sin-yan
Keywords: Musicians, China, World, Recording Review, History & Criticism, Musical Compositions, Performance
MUSICOLOGY & REGIONAL MUSIC12 Zhangkhap Singers of Yunnan Province
Enjoy the temple concerts! At monk ordinations, temple openings, and on Buddhist holidays, monks at Tai temples also invite singers to perform on temporary stages erected in temple courtyards. Here, audiences see zhangkhap on the same program as rock bands and kung fu movies.Sara Davis
Keywords: Musicology, Yunnan Province, China, Minority Nationality, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Performance
16 THE CHINESE CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA PROGRAM SHEN SIN?YAN, MUSIC DIRECTOR
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Zhou Dongchao, suona artist of the Central Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra (Photo by Shao Ying, CMSNA)
MUSIC THEORY18 Is It Time that the Flatted II of Minor Enters into Key Signatures?
The Flatted II of Minor reinforces the trend towards the tonic and constituted the leading note above tonic. It's time that its musical acoustics be propagated and the flatted II enters into key signatures.Hu Yaohua
Keywords: Music Theory, China, World, History & Criticism, Musical Compositions, Performance
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