Evolving Antiquity: "Guqin" Ideology and National Sentiment

Henochowicz discusses the ideological and aesthetic schools that formed around the playing of the guqin, a traditional long-bodied zither, throughout several eras of ancient Chinese history. The philosopher Confucius was perhaps the most famous guqin player, and a proponent of the "proper"...

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Published in:College music symposium 2009-01, Vol.49/50, p.375-384
Main Author: Henochowicz, Anne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetics
Chinese music
Confucius
Ideology
Music
Musical aesthetics
Musical instruments
Musical modes
Musical performance
Musical rhythm
Musicology
Philosophy
Popular music
Qins
String instruments
String plucking
Studies in Analysis and Theroy, Ethnomusicology, and Musicology
Zither Instrument
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Summary:Henochowicz discusses the ideological and aesthetic schools that formed around the playing of the guqin, a traditional long-bodied zither, throughout several eras of ancient Chinese history. The philosopher Confucius was perhaps the most famous guqin player, and a proponent of the "proper" way to play guqin, insisting that the music be kept free of foreign influences.
ISSN:0069-5696
2334-203X