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1. Suite, The Emperor Destroys The Formations = Ō-dai Hajin-raku = Huang-di Pozhen-yue -- 2. Suite, The Whirl-around = Toraden/tuanluanxuan; Suite, The Singing Of Spring Warblers = Shunnō-den/chunying-zhuan -- 3-6. A Primary Study Of The Original, Unpublished, Sino-japanese Manuscripts... -- 7. Some Ancient Connections Explored. And With Editorial Comments By Laurence Picken, With Rembrandt F. Wolpert [and Others]. For Ensembles Of Japanese Instruments. Vol. 2-5 Have Subtitle: A Primary Study Of The Original, Unpublished, Sino-japanese Manuscripts... Vol. 2-5 Published: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire; New York: Cambridge University Press. Includes Bibliographical References.
This volume investigates the historical preservation and structural composition of Tang Dynasty court music as transmitted through Sino-Japanese manuscripts. Laurence Picken and his collaborators analyze the technical evolution of these musical suites, aiming to reconstruct the original performance practices that bridged Chinese court traditions and Japanese imperial court music.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Scholars and ethnomusicologists recognize this work as a foundational reference for the study of Tang Dynasty musical notation and transmission. Readers frequently note the high level of technical density in the prose, which requires a strong background in musicology to fully interpret the manuscript analysis.
Page Count:
82
Publication Date:
2000-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0193232405
ISBN-13:
9780193232402
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