State Sacrifices and Music in Ming China

Orthodoxy, Creativity, and Expressiveness

Joseph S.C. Lam (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

205 Seiten

1998
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
9780791437063 (ISBN)

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Presents historical, ritual, and musical data preserved in authentic Ming documents illustrating the significance of state sacrifices in imperial China.

This book presents a wealth of historical, ritual, and musical data preserved in authentic Ming documents, describing ritual and musical structures, thoughts, and actions of Ming emperors and scholar-officials who practiced court ritual and music for official and personal purposes. Not only the significance of Ming dynasty state sacrifices and music are illustrated, but also the roles they played in imperial China.

Joseph S. C. Lam is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Michigan.

List of Figures

Preface

Chinese Dynasties and Ming Emperors

Chapter 1 Issues, Definitions, and a Hypothesis

Chapter 2 State Sacrifices in the Ming Court

Chapter 3 Taizu's Words and Deeds of State Sacrifices and Music

Chapter 4 Shizong's Sericultural Ceremonials

Chapter 5 Ming Music Theory

Chapter 6 State Sacrificial Music in the Ming Court

Chapter 7 Ming State Sacrificial Songs

Chapter 8 Orthodoxy, Creativity, Expressiveness, and Critical Audiences of Ming State Sacrifices and Music

Notes

Glossary

Works Cited

Index

Verlagsort	Albany, NY
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	308 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-13	9780791437063 / 9780791437063
Zustand	Neuware