
Dr Beth Szczepanski examines how traditional and modern elements interact in the current practice, reception and functions of wind music, or shengguan, at monasteries in Wutaishan, one of China's four holy mountains of Buddhism. The book provides an invaluable insight into the political and economic history of Wutaishan and its music, as well as the instrumentation, notation, repertoires, transmission and ritual function of monastic music at Wutaishan, and how that music has adapted to China's current economic, political and religious climate.
Page Count:
174
Publication Date:
2012-01-01
Publisher:
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN-10:
1409427447
ISBN-13:
9781409427445
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