Volume 26 no. 1
2004Chinese Music Subscription Information (ISSN: 0192 3749): Chinese Music is available from subscription agencies worldwide and from the Chinese Music Society of North America, National Headquarters, PO Box 5275, Woodridge IL 60517-0275 USA (For Faster Service FAX order to 1 630 910 1561)
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MUSIC EDUCATION & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS17 Konghou - The Harp
Cheng WuJia was the konghou soloist of the Datong Society. His footages came to Chicago for the 1933 World's Fair. The Chinese Music International Journal has covered the konghou from pedagogy to performing arts over the last two decades...Su Xiao
Keywords: Music Education, Musical Instruments. Plucked, String Instruments, Konghou, Harps, Acoustics, China, World
PERFORMING ARTS & MUSICIANS4 Moon Over the Mountain Pass and the Ancient Melody of Yingzhou - The Music of Cheng WuJia III
We are today indebted for his refined classical masterpieces of "Moon Over the Mountain Pass", "The Hero Doffs His Armour", "Autumn Moon Over the Han Palace", "Snow in Early Spring", and elegant "Swirling Snow Decorates the Evergreen". Cheng WuJia also is the first person to lecture performing arts of Chinese classical instruments at a modern Conservatory.Shen Sin-yan
Keywords: World, China, Musicians, Orchestration, Acoustics, Beijing, Shanghai, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Qin, Pipa, Sanxian, Gupa, Konghou, Se
COMPOSITIONS & CULTURAL ACOUSTICS13 Foreign Music as Source Material for Host Composition
An introduction to original composition by Bernadette Brennan for Xiao and Harp, where the Harp mimics some of the performance techniques of the zheng. The motific material for the piece is based on the number and kind of strokes used in the Chinese Characters for "wind" and "water", "sky" and "sea"...Bernadette Brennan
Keywords: Cultural Acoustics, Musical Compositions, Performing Arts, Performance Techniques, Zheng, Konghou, Harp
CULTURAL ACOUSTICS IN THEATRICAL MUSIC10 Roundness - The Symbol of Beauty: A Semiotic Study of Percussion Music in Beijing Opera
Du Yaxiong discusses the all-important concept of Cultural Acoustic in theatrical music - Roundness in Singing skill and Roundness in the style of Percussion; the most important two principles as far as singing in theatrical music are "to pronounce characters correctly" and "to create the melodies roundly"...Du Yaxiong
Keywords: Cultural Acoustics, Aesthetics, Beijing Opera, Theatrical Music, Chinese Music, Performance, Percussion Music
MUSICIANS9 Lu Ri-rong Directs the Chinese Orchestra of Xian Jiaotong University
Remember Lu Ri-rong... He recently directs the Chinese Orchestra of Xian Jiaotong University in a CD showcasing "Full of Joy", "Bright Journey", "Capriccio on Themes from Qinqiang", "The Moon Mirrored in Erquan", "The Dance of Yao", "Lily blossom"...Shen Sin-yan
Keywords: Musicians, Orchestra, Erhu master, Musical Compositions, Capriccio on themes from Qinqiang, Celebration of New Spring
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