Volume 26 no. 2
2004

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COMPOSITIONS & CULTURAL ACOUSTICS

26 Foreign Music as Source Material for Host Composition II
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 "Ocean". . .

Bernadette Brennan

Keywords:  Cultural Acoustics, Musical Compositions, Performing Arts, Performance Techniques, Zheng, Konghou, Harp

CULTURAL ACOUSTICS IN THEATRICAL MUSIC

36 Roundness the Symbol of Beauty:
A Semiotic Study of Percussion Music in Beijing Opera II

Du Yaxiong discusses the all important concept of Cultural Acoustics 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'. . .

Keywords:  Cultural Acoustics, Aesthetics, Beijing Opera, Theatrical Music, Chinese Music, Performance, Percussion Music

PERFORMING ARTS

35 The Chinese Classical Orchestra
The Chinese Classical Orchestra is known for its highly popular concerto repertory with yangqin (grand dulcimer), jinghu (Beijing Opera fiddle), pipa (grand lute), bawu (free-reeded bamboo flute), and erhu (vertical python-skin fiddle) as lead instruments.

PERFORMING ARTS & MUSICIANS

24 Moon Over the Mountain Pass and the Ancient Melody of
Yingzhou – The Music of Cheng WuJia IV
Cheng WuJia served as the coordinator of Chinese music, serving Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shangdong and Beijing. Throughout the first half of 20th Century, Cheng WuJia conducted what we called "The 20th Century Chinese Music Project!"

Shen Sin yan

Keywords:  World, China, Musicians, Orchestration, Acoustics, Beijing, Shanghai, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Qin, Pipa, Sanxian, Gupa, Konghou, Se

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