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dc.contributor.authorJao, Tsung-i
dc.contributor.editorHuehns, Colin
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-01T13:11:53Z
dc.date.available2023-09-01T13:11:53Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifierONIX_20230901_9789004517073_16
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/76090
dc.description.abstractFrom prehistoric bone flutes to Confucian bell-sets, from ancient divination to his beloved qin, this book presents translations of thirteen seminal essays on musical subjects by Jao Tsung-i. In language as elegant and refined as the ancient texts he so admired, his journey takes readers through Buddhist incantation, the philosophy of musical instruments, acoustical numerology, lyric poetry, historical and sociological contexts, manuscript studies, dance choreography, repertoire formulation, and opera texts. His voice is authoritative and intimate, the expert crafting his arguments, both accessible and sophisticated, succinct and richly tapestried; and concealed within a deft modesty is a thinker privileging us with his most profound observation. The musician’s musician, the scholar’s scholar, bold yet cautious, flamboyant yet restrained, a man for all seasons, a harmoniousness of time and place.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.otherQin
dc.subject.otherPipa
dc.subject.otherPhilosophy
dc.subject.otherOrganology
dc.subject.otherBuddhist incantation
dc.subject.otherArchaeological artifacts
dc.subject.otherMusical temperament
dc.subject.otherBells
dc.subject.otherBronze drums
dc.subject.otherDunhuang manuscripts
dc.subject.otherRepertoire formulation
dc.subject.otherDance choreography
dc.subject.otherLyric song
dc.subject.otherAncient Chinese texts
dc.subject.otherChinese opera
dc.titleHarmoniousness
dc.title.alternativeEssays in Chinese Musicology
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.1163/9789004517073
oapen.relation.isPublishedByaf16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026
oapen.relation.isbn9789004517073
oapen.relation.isbn9789004516816


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