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Jade Flute: The Story of Chinese Music
Jade The Story of Chinese T.C. Lai; Robert Jade The Story of Chinese Schocken FIRST First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Schocken Books, 1985. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new with light bumps to the top corners. Dust jacket is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller 316842 Music We Buy Books! Collections - Libraries - Estates - Individual Titles. Message us if you have books to sell!
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196 pages, Hardcover
First published November 12, 1985
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December 25, 2021
3 3/4 stars
December 23, 2014
A short introduction (utilizing poetry and art) that covers the eight kinds of sound, some music theory, story-telling as well as the zither known as a qin and the foreign pipa. Today's readers will find it slow-going as the text utilizes the now outdated Wade-Giles transcription system rather than Pinyin, but a glossary with the Chinese characters found in the back resolves any uncertainties.
Introducing a complex subject such as Chinese music is a challenging task much less in only 175 pages (in a small format). Perhaps it is therefore best read by those with a general interest in 'things Chinese' without a background in the subject but with an interest in how music fits into the larger scheme of Chinese aesthetics and its relationship as a means of expression. I personally found Alan R. Thrasher 's Chinese Musical Instruments, in Oxford University Press' "Images of Asia" series richer and more helpful.
Introducing a complex subject such as Chinese music is a challenging task much less in only 175 pages (in a small format). Perhaps it is therefore best read by those with a general interest in 'things Chinese' without a background in the subject but with an interest in how music fits into the larger scheme of Chinese aesthetics and its relationship as a means of expression. I personally found Alan R. Thrasher 's Chinese Musical Instruments, in Oxford University Press' "Images of Asia" series richer and more helpful.
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