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Ritual and Music of North China: Shawm Bands in Shanxi - SOAS Studies in Music New edition
Stephen Jones
Ritual and Music of North China: Shawm Bands in Shanxi - SOAS Studies in Music New edition
Stephen Jones
The rich local traditions of musical life in rural China are still little known. Music-making in village society is largely ceremonial, and shawm bands account for a major part of such music. This is the first major ethnographic study of Chinese shawm bands in their ceremonial and social context. Based in a poor county in Shanxi province in northwe
170 pages, includes 13 b&w illustrations & 2 maps
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | November 28, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9780754661634 |
Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Pages | 148 |
Dimensions | 163 × 242 × 18 mm · 478 g |
Language | English |
Series Editor | Howard, Professor Keith |
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