Volume 21 no. 3
1998

Keywords: Music, World, China, Acoustics, Aesthetics, Music Theory, Orchestration, Structure, Formal Design, Composition, Analysis, Musicology, History, Criticism, Musicians, Musical Instruments, Cultural Relics, Performance

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

43 The Music of the Erhu - A Comprehensive Survey II
The best loved Chinese musical instrument is surveyed with its cousins.  The erhu second fiddle is in no way playing "second fiddle" today as the name suggests.

Shen Sin-yan

VOCAL MUSIC & PERFORMANCE

47 A Performance Guide for Contemporary Chinese Art Songs in Mandarin Chinese
The first part of this performance guide.  If you are a non-Chinese speaker and are interested in singing Chinese songs - you are in luck! Chi dissects the central pronunciation and articulation problems and provides the background for a selected number of poems set to songs.  Your audience can't wait!

Mei-Fung A. Kang Chi

HISTORY & CRITICISM

55 Border Crossing: ROCKing the Great Wall  III
What is the rockers' position in present-day China?  A look at Chinese popular music on the mainland and cultural identity....

Hao Huang

59 MUSIC & THE CHINESE LIFE STYLE

60 THE ERHU & ITS COUSINS
 


COVER:  The Chinese life style -  leisurely flute playing and  companionship - from the Imperial  Palace arts collections (partial) See "Music & the Chinese Life Style"


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THE CHINESE MUSIC INTERNATIONAL NETWORK 1969-1999
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