Ritual and Music of North China

Volume 2: Shaanbei

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Theory & Criticism, Ethnomusicology
Cover of the book Ritual and Music of North China by Stephen Jones, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Stephen Jones ISBN: 9781351902953
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 5, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Stephen Jones
ISBN: 9781351902953
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 5, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This second volume of Stephen Jones' work on ritual and musical life in north China, again with an accompanying DVD, gives an impression of music-making in daily life in the poor mountainous region of Shaanbei, northwest China. It conveys some of the diverse musical activities there around 2000, from the barrage of pop music blaring from speakers in the bustling county-towns to the life-cycle and calendrical ceremonies of poor mountain villages. Based on the practice of grass-roots music-making in daily life, not merely on official images, the main theme is the painful maintenance of ritual and its music under Maoism, its revival with the market reforms of the 1980s, and its modification under the assaults of TV, pop music, and migration since the 1990s. The text is in four parts. Part One gives background to the area and music-making in society. Parts Two and Three discuss the lives of bards and shawm bands respectively, describing modifications in their ceremonial activities through the twentieth century. Part Four acclimatizes us to the modern world with glimpses of various types of musical life in Yulin city, the regional capital, illustrating the contrast with the surrounding countryside. The 44-minute DVD, with its informative commentary, is intended both to illuminate the text and to stand on its own. It shows bards performing at a temple fair and to bless a family in distress, and shawm bands performing at a wedding, at funerals, and a shop opening - including their pop repertory with the 'big band'. Also featuring as part of these events are opera troupes, geomancers, and performing beggars; by contrast, the film shows a glimpse of the official image of Shaanbei culture as presented by a state ensemble in the regional capital. The publication will appeal to ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, and all those interested in modern Chinese history and society.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This second volume of Stephen Jones' work on ritual and musical life in north China, again with an accompanying DVD, gives an impression of music-making in daily life in the poor mountainous region of Shaanbei, northwest China. It conveys some of the diverse musical activities there around 2000, from the barrage of pop music blaring from speakers in the bustling county-towns to the life-cycle and calendrical ceremonies of poor mountain villages. Based on the practice of grass-roots music-making in daily life, not merely on official images, the main theme is the painful maintenance of ritual and its music under Maoism, its revival with the market reforms of the 1980s, and its modification under the assaults of TV, pop music, and migration since the 1990s. The text is in four parts. Part One gives background to the area and music-making in society. Parts Two and Three discuss the lives of bards and shawm bands respectively, describing modifications in their ceremonial activities through the twentieth century. Part Four acclimatizes us to the modern world with glimpses of various types of musical life in Yulin city, the regional capital, illustrating the contrast with the surrounding countryside. The 44-minute DVD, with its informative commentary, is intended both to illuminate the text and to stand on its own. It shows bards performing at a temple fair and to bless a family in distress, and shawm bands performing at a wedding, at funerals, and a shop opening - including their pop repertory with the 'big band'. Also featuring as part of these events are opera troupes, geomancers, and performing beggars; by contrast, the film shows a glimpse of the official image of Shaanbei culture as presented by a state ensemble in the regional capital. The publication will appeal to ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, and all those interested in modern Chinese history and society.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Risk and Health Communication in an Evolving Media Environment by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book Sport and the Color Line by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book Religion and Advanced Industrial Society by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book An Industrial Geography of Cocaine by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book Private Dwelling by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book The History of Opposition to Blood Sports in Twentieth Century England by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book The Dracula Dilemma by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book Milton and Free Will by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book Defendant Participation in the Criminal Process by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book Labour and the Poor in England and Wales - The letters to The Morning Chronicle from the Correspondants in the Manufacturing and Mining Districts, the Towns of Liverpool and Birmingham, and the Rural Districts by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book Beyond Crisis by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book Serfdom and Slavery by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book Assessing the War on Terror by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book Objects and Materials by Stephen Jones
Cover of the book The Other Side Of The Frontier by Stephen Jones
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy