Volume 17 no. 4
1994
Keywords: Music, World, China, Acoustics, Aesthetics, Music Theory, Orchestration, Structure, Formal Design, Composition, Analysis, Musicology, History, Criticism, Musicians, Musical Instruments, Cultural Relics, Performance
MUSICOLOGY
64 A Study of Minor-Key Folk Songs in Handan District of Hebei Province II
A comprehensive study of the folk music of Handan is being carried out. This historic district has many folk songs utilizing minor keys. To aid the understanding of the music making process and composition, the authors present their rhythmic pattern, meter, formal design, inserted words and lining tones.
Li Yiming Shi Xiuyu
MUSIC REVIEW
76 Music and Dance at the 4th China Arts Festival
The latest biannual all China arts festival is reviewed. The music and dance expo held in Lanzhou showcased the arts of the silk route and the music of the Gansu highlands.
Zhang Wenjian
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
69 Problems of Formal Logic in Chinese Music Research II
A milestone paper pointing out the fundamental problem in traditional music research. The author offers concrete steps to correct the current shortcomings.
Du Yaxiong
MUSICIANS
75 Song Jinglian
China loses its xiao master. Song is known as the "King of Xiao in Jiangnan". Song was long-time collaborator of qin master Xu Yuanbai.
Shen Sin-yan
COVER: "Yuzhou Feng" (by Dong Chensheng).
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