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Title: Suspended Music
Condition: New
Subtitle: Chime-Bells in the Culture of Bronze Age China
Author: Lothar von Falkenhausen
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 0520073789
EAN: 9780520073784
ISBN: 9780520073784
Publisher: University of California Press
Genre: History
Topic: Music Dance & Theatre
Release Date: 16/03/1994
Description: The Chinese made the world's first bronze chime-bells, which they used to perform ritual music, particularly during the Shang and Zhou dynasties (ca. 1700-221 B.C.). Lothar von Falkenhausen's rich and detailed study reconstructs how the music of these bells - the only Bronze Age instruments that can still be played - may have sounded and how it was conceptualized in theoretical terms. His analysis and discussion of the ritual, political, and technical aspects of this music provide a unique window into ancient Chinese culture. This is the first interdisciplinary perspective on recent archaeological finds that have transformed our understanding of ancient Chinese music. Of great significance to the understanding of Chinese culture in its crucial formative stage, it provides a fresh point of departure for exploring later Asian musical history and offers great possibilities for comparisons with music worldwide.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 260mm
Item Length: 191mm
Item Width: 41mm
Item Weight: 1315g
Release Year: 1994

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