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Introduction to Chinese Music THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG HKU SPACE Community College Associate Degree Programmes 2016-17 Course Document Course Title: Introduction to Chinese Music Course Code: C C P A 4 0 0 2 Aims and Objective This course presents the essential features of the music of China, its role in Chinese culture and history, and its position in world music. Subjects will include the qin and other musical instruments, theatrical genres such as kunqu, Peking opera and Cantonese opera, narrative songs such as Peking drum song, Suzhou tanci, and Cantonese nanyin, folk songs, and music in Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist rituals. The course aims not only to introduce students to traditional Chinese music, but also to explore the nature of Chinese culture through its musical practices. Important works of Chinese music will be introduced, as well as issues such as change and stasis; politics and aesthetics; theory and practice; literati and masses; professional and amateur; ritual and entertainment; home-grown and foreign-influenced and Han and Minority. Intended Learning Outcomes of the Course On completion of the course, students should be able to ILO1. discuss Chinese music in general and its position in world music; ILO2. compare folk songs, theatrical and regional opera styles; ILO3. distinguish the differences of theatrical and regional opera; ILO4. thorough understanding of Chinese philosophy, culture development thorough different Chinese music. Syllabus 1. Introduction of Chinese Music l What is Chinese Music l The concept of Bayin 八音 l The function of music during Imperial China 2. Folk Song 民歌 I l Introducing different kinds of Chinese folk song: Haozi 號子; Shange 山歌; Xiaodiao 小 調 l Recording and documentation of Chinese Folk Song l Folk Song versus Xuetang Yuege 學堂樂歌 l The function of folk song and its changes by the PRCRevolutionary songs and Revolutionary Operas from 1940s to 1970s 3. Narrative Singing 說唱 l Suzhou Tanci 蘇州彈詞; Da Gushu 大鼓書 l Guangdong region: Nanyin 南音 4. Chinese Opera 中國戲曲 l I - Jinju 京劇; Kunju 崑劇 l Chinese Opera in Hong Kong: Cantonese Opera l Cantonese opera: music, acting and costumes l Appreciation of Cantonese Opera Dinuhua 帝女花 l Shengongxi 神功戲 5. Chinese Instrumental Music 中國器樂 l Chinese wind instrument: Dizi 笛子; Xiao 簫; Sheng 笙 l Chinese plucked instrument: Pipa 琵琶; Zheng 箏; Ruan 阮 l Chinese bow-string instrument: Huqin 胡琴 l A dignified instrument with long tradition: Guqin 古琴 l Traditional Chinese instrumental ensembles: Jiannan Sizhu 江南絲竹; Guangdong Yinyue 廣 東音樂 l Modern Chinese instrumental ensembles: Chinese Orchestra 6. Chinese Music in Hong Kong l The performance context of Chinese music in Hong Kong Assessment Type of Assessment (Weighting) Description Class Participation (10%) Continuous Assessment (60%) Concert Individual Report (20%) Mid-Term Examination (30%) Examination (40%) Written Examination Pre-requisite(s) This course is delivered in Cantonese; students must be proficient in both written and spoken Cantonese. Required and Recommended Reading Chinese Folk Song 中國民歌 1. 喬建中 1998 《土地與歌》濟南：山東文藝出版社。 2. 周青青 1993 《中國民歌》北京：人民音樂出版社。 3. 周耘 2003 《中國傳統民歌藝術》武漢：武漢出版社。 4. Pegg Carole. ‘Folk Music’, New Grove Online ed. L Macy (Accessed 9 March, 2008). <http://www.grovemusic.com> Chinese Narrative Singing 中國說唱 1. 于林青 1993《曲藝音樂概論》北京：人民音樂出版社。 2. 余少華 2001《樂在顛錯中：香港雅俗音樂文化》 香港：牛津出版社。 3. 2005《樂猶如此》香港：香港演藝評論家協會。 Chinese Opera 中國戲曲 1. 蔣青 1995《中國戲曲音樂》北京：人民音樂出版社。 2. 陳守仁 1998《香港粵劇導論》香港：香港中文大學音樂系粵劇研究計劃。 3. 1996《儀式、信仰、演劇：神功粵劇在香港》香港：香港中文大學音樂系粵劇研究計劃。 4. 1996《神功戲在香港：粵劇、潮劇及福佬劇》香港：三聯書店。 Chinese Instrumental Music 中國器樂 1. 袁靜芳 1987《民族器樂》北京：人民音樂出版社。 2. Thrasher, Alan R. 2000. Chinese Musical Instrument. New York: Oxford University Press. 3. Witzleben, John Lawrence. 1995. "Silk and Bamboo" Music in Shanghai: The Jiangnan Sizhu Instrumental Ensemble Tradition. Ohio: The Kent State University Press. Other Useful Readings: 1. 傅僅 2002 《新中國戲劇史 (1949-2000)》 湖南：湖南美術出版社。 2. 居其宏 2002 《新中國音樂史 (1949-2000)》 湖南：湖南美術出版社。 3. 錢仁康 2001 《學堂樂歌考源》上海：上海音樂出版社。 4. 汪毓和 1991 《中國現代音樂史鋼》 北京：華文出版社。 5. 楊蔭瀏 1981 《中國古代音樂史稿》北京：人民音樂出版社。 04.07.2016.
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