music of china juxtaposition of the old with the new bang-bang jun (stick-stick army)
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Music of ChinaJuxtaposition 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
• 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.