 Chinese
Musical Instruments (Chinese Music Monograph Series)
by Yuan-Yuan Lee, Sin-Yan Shen
Pursuing our
exploration of the almost limitless caverns of Chinese music and
musical instruments, so much of which has never yet come to the
knowledge of the rest of the world, we approach the subject from
both the angles of principles and practice. Functional discussions
of musical interest, cultural molding of musical psychology, instrumental
effects and acoustics are emphasized. The exploration centers
on the principle of cultural acoustics, i.e. the impacts of musical
acoustics is strongly modified by our ear and brain which are
products of culture. This popular book is written so that it requires
no prior knowledge of Chinese music or acoustics. Also, no knowledge
of the Chinese language is assumed.
With the opening
chapter we find ourselves at a focal point in the present study:
The Cultural Acoustics of Chinese Musical Instruments? The cultural
preference of harmony, and thus intervals and tones and rhythms
used in music, distinguishes one music from another. Chinese music,
however, is unique in its uninterrupted history of more than 8000
years and very early development of theoretical systematics, acoustical
and material science, and orchestral practice... (Amazon.com)
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