Volume 17 no. 1
1994
Keywords: Music, World, China, Acoustics, Aesthetics, Music Theory, Orchestration, Structure, Formal Design, Composition, Musicology, History, Criticism, Musicians, Musical Instruments, Cultural Relics, Performance
MUSIC EDUCATION
4 Survey of Music Education in Institutes of Higher Learning in China
A comprehensive survey has just been completed on music curricular in China at the general institutes of higher learning including colleges and universities. The state of music education in recent times is assessed. A must for understanding the evolution of Chinese education in relation to music.
Mu Lidi Li Yiming Wu Xiangtao
MUSICOLOGY
14 Table of Facts & A Glossary Relating to the Music of Minorities in China
Important references for understanding the music of minorities in China. A comprehensive table presents the language, religion, economy type, and the musical system of each minority group. A glossary explains frequently encountered terms in the study of Chinese music and the music of the minorities.
Du Yaxiong Chen Mingdao
THEATRICAL MUSIC
18 Recitative Properties of Melodies in Chinese Opera
Composer Sha Mei compares several genres of Chinese theatrical music for their effectiveness in terms of the recitative properties of their music, and formulates theoretical considerations for practical operatic melodies and their development.
Sha Mei
COVER: "The Jade Bracelet" (by Dong Chensheng).
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