| Descript |
263 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm |
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New material histories of music
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New material histories of music
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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"Listening to China is our first important foray in the field of global music history, which is rapidly establishing itself as the main area of growth in music studies. Compellingly and expertly written by a seasoned scholar, it tells the story of how Westerners experienced China with their ears at the time of the Sino-Western encounter of ca. 1800, and what this meant for their own construction of musical knowledge. It explores two kinds of Western practices of listening in and to China: ear-witness accounts by travelers to China, including diplomats, trade officials, and missionaries; and writings about Chinese music by European writers, philosophers, and music historians who constructed China's sound in their imaginations. The book's primary objective is a better understanding of how Westerners gained/gathered sonic knowledge of China and to investigate the aural dimensions of the Sino-Western encounter At the same time, the book reconsiders the idea of a specifically Western music history by showing how it was precisely the comparison with a great "other"--China--that helped the idea itself to emerge. Ultimately, the book draws attention to the importance of China for the construction of (musical) knowledge during and following the European Enlightenment."-- Provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Burney, Charles, 1726-1814.
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Forkel, Johann Nikolaus, 1749-1818.
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Marx, Adolf Bernhard, 1795-1866.
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1700-talet
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1800-talet
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1700-1899
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Internationella relationer
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Musik
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Musikvetenskap
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International relations.
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Music.
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Musical criticism.
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Musicology.
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Music
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International relations
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China.
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Europe.
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Europa
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China
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Classmark |
780.951
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| ISBN/ISSN |
9780226667126 hardcover |
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022666712X hardcover |
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9780226667263 |
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electronic book 9780226667263 |
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