Transcript Music of China

Music of China
Juxtaposition of the Old with the New
Bang-Bang Jun (Stick-Stick Army)
Vocal Music
•Nasal, “pinched” sound
•“Planting the Sun”
•Peking Opera
•Similarity to Tones of Speech
•Ornamentation
•“The Little Snail”
•Political Indoctrination
•“I Love Beijing’s Tian An Men”
•Love of Mao, Communism, and
Country
Vocal Music
I love the Gate of Heavenly peace in
Beijing. The sun rises above.
Great Chairman Mao leads us on
the march forward.
Tiananmen Square
U.S. Comparison
• “This Land is Your Land” (Woody
Guthrie from Hymn Tune “When the
World’s on Fire”)
• Written during Great Depression
• Considered by most a patriotic song
• Several verses have been censored
Selected Chinese Instruments
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Suona (Like an Oboe, Double Reed)
Hulusi (Woodwind with Gourd Resonator)
Sheng (Multi-Reed, ancient design)
Bawu (Flute-like, but with double reed--see photo)
Dizi (Chinese Flute)
Pipa (Four-String, lute shaped) HHPA
Guzheng (21-string Pentatonic Harp) HHPA
Erhu (Two String Fiddle)
– “Ying Melody” MP3 file
Tibetan Singing Bowl (Buddhist Monastery)
Meng Lei playing Bawu
Buddhist Monk Blessing Babies
The Erhu Teacher: Guangzhou
Local Band: Guangzhou
Sun Li and Meng Lei
Assignment #5
• Using the example of a Harvard outline
found on the course website and in your
syllabus, write and submit an outline of
your final project. Be sure to include at
least two points per topic, and at least
three levels of detail.