Pianos and Politics in China : Middle-Class Ambitions and the Struggle over Western Music.

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During the Cultural Revolution the piano, the musical embodiment of Western culture, became the object of intense hostility. This book examines the evolution of China's ever-changing disposition towards European music and Western influences generally.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kraus, Richard Curt
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1989.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Music > 20th century > Political aspects > China.
Music and state > China.
Musicians > China > Biography.
Musique > 20e siècle > Aspect politique > Chine.
Musique > Politique gouvernementale > Chine.
Musiciens > Chine > Biographies.
Cultural policy
Music and state
Music > Political aspects
Musicians
China > Cultural policy.
China
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:During the Cultural Revolution the piano, the musical embodiment of Western culture, became the object of intense hostility. This book examines the evolution of China's ever-changing disposition towards European music and Western influences generally.
Physical Description:1 online resource (317 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliography: p. 215-271 and index.
ISBN:9780195363265
0195363264
1280523913
9781280523915
1601297319
9781601297310

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