Volume 19 no. 1
1996
Keywords: Music, World, China, Acoustics, Aesthetics, Music Theory, Orchestration, Structure, Formal Design, Composition, Analysis, Musicology, History, Criticism, Musicians, Musical Instruments, Cultural Relics, Performance
HISTORICAL REVIEW
4 Making Chinese Music Totally Accessible - Our Contributions to Creating the World-Class Music of the 21st Century
The author focuses on the efforts in the 20th century to make Chinese music totally accessible, in order to create the world-class music for everyone. The Chinese Music Society of North America strategized, planned, and carried out their educational, artistic, and research tasks which contributed to a goal beyond racial, ethnic, and nationality boundaries.
Shen Sin-yan
MUSICIANS
7 Chinese Music's First Cover Personality - Liu Ming-Yuan
He enlightened music lovers of the 20th century. He put joy and freedom into the performance of Chinese classical music. He inspired fiddlers worldwide. Shen recalls the cover personality for the first issue of this journal.
Shen Sin-yan
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
9 The Manchurian Yangqin II
Part of Ho and Xu's review of the unique and influential school of Manchurian yangqin (the hammered dulcimer). Zhao Dianxue (1885?-1959) and his students Wang Yifu and Xu Ying have made this school of yangqin playing one of the most prominent regional styles.
Edward Ho and Xu Pingxin
THEATRICAL MUSIC
16 Performance Settings of Chuanju
Chuanju or Sichuan opera is one of the best known traditional Chinese operas. Lee presents a sociocultural as well as performance review of the settings for this theatrical art form - where it has been and where it continues to be performed.
Elsa Lee
§ COVER: First Cover of Chinese
Music international journal -
Liu Ming-Yuan performing Daqiban -
The Grand Overture
20th ANNIVERSARY OF
THE CHINESE MUSIC SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA 1976-1996Committed to the Creation of an Artistic Climate for the Advancement of Music as an Art as well as a Means to Further Human Understanding, the Chinese Music Society of North America Serves Members in 130 Countries on Five Continents.
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