Cultural Revolution and Political Ambivalence in Zhao Xiaosheng’s Two Ballades for Piano Solo

The ascendancy of China’s Cultural Revolution led to a purge of the rightists, including musicians. This article unveils composer Zhao Xiaosheng’s emotional entanglement of fear and suppressed hostility toward the revolution, reflected in the political and artistic ambivalence in his two ballades fo...

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Published in:Muzikološki zbornik 2021-01, Vol.57 (1), p.149-175
Main Authors: Xue, Ke, Loo, Fung Ying, Loo, Fung Chiat, Wang, Xiaohang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Censorship
china
Communism
Composers
Cultural Revolution
Culture
Middle class
Music
Musicians & conductors
new wave composer
Piano
piano solo works
Political parties
Propaganda
zhao xiaosheng
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Summary:The ascendancy of China’s Cultural Revolution led to a purge of the rightists, including musicians. This article unveils composer Zhao Xiaosheng’s emotional entanglement of fear and suppressed hostility toward the revolution, reflected in the political and artistic ambivalence in his two ballades for solo piano composed after his father’s death.
ISSN:0580-373X
2350-4242
DOI:10.4312/mz.57.1.149-175