{"product_id":"chinese-music-handbook-how-to-write-chinese-style-music-paperback","title":"Chinese Music Handbook: How to write Chinese Style Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Voon Yee Yap\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is written as a guide for people who know the western staff notation and want to know about writing music that sounds like traditional Chinese music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is split into two parts. The first part describes the techniques needed to create Chinese style music. The second part is about the underling theory of the notation systems and pitch selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Chinese music system is quite prescriptive. Of course, you do not need to follow it. But if you do, you will be on the path to have music that sounds like traditional Chinese music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have used simplified Chinese characters in the main book. The table of terms gives the complex Chinese character equivalents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHAT IS CHINESE MUSIC?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat you think of as to being Chinese music is very personal. Chinese music could be a folk song; it could be the music for a court ritual; it could be an elaborate operatic piece; it could be a group participating in a lion dance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChinese music has a history of over six thousand years of development. In that time, it has changed over and over again. But some underpinnings have remained remarkably constant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten Chinese music tends to only record the basics of the tune. The musician is expected to know how to perform a piece and how to embellish it. This interpretation varies from player to player; it varies from region to region; it varies between the purposed of the music; it varies from instrument to instrument, and it varies over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou should treat this book as a \"good place to start\". I have endeavored to cover off on what might be considered Chinese common practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most understood part of Chinese Music, in the west, is the Pentatonic Scale. The Pentatonic Scale is a foundation stone of the music. Often western composers will include some pentatonic parts to give the impression of Chinese music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 11.69 x 8.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100554846515,"sku":"9781922465696","price":39.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SW8vdytGWFV4QjRKQ3VyTThLc3VyQT09.webp?v=1772486222","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/chinese-music-handbook-how-to-write-chinese-style-music-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}