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
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Cosmopolitan Culture at Capitalism's Periphery; 2. The Ambiguous Legacy of Composer Xian Xinghai; 3. The Defector: Fou Ts'ong; 4. Science versus Revolution in the Modernization of Music; 5. Court Pianist to the Cultural Revolution: Yin Chengzong; 6. The Red Aristocrat: Liu Shikun; 7. The Power of Music, the Music of Power; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.

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