Ritual and music of north china: shawm bands in shanxi
Auteur :
Jones, Stephen
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754661634
Date de publication :
28 nov. 2007
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
474 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The rich local traditions of musical life in rural China are still little known. Music-making in village society is largely ceremonial, and shawm bands account for a major part of such music. This is the first major ethnographic study of Chinese shawm bands in their ceremonial and social context. Based in a poor county in Shanxi province in northwe