Music History and Historiography in the Chinese Context

Helan H L YANG

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190661960.013.2

Music History and Historiography in the Chinese Context

Helan H L YANG^*

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Academy of Music

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Abstract

Abstract Chinese music has a long history, and the sonic features of current musical practices are continuously changing as they are passed from person to person through oral transmission; this is music that represents living traditions. In China—just as elsewhere, undoubtedly—ideologies, histories, and music have been intertwined, and geopolitics have shaped and will continue to shape historical narratives. This chapter advocates the safeguarding of different forms of memory-keeping in music and challenges biases produced in written histories, as they tend to reflect the narratives of the victor, the powerful, and the dogmatic—those who have access to the privilege of discourse.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Music in China and the Chinese Diaspora
Editors	Jonathan P. J. Stock, Yu Hui
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Chapter	7
Pages	134-154
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9780190661984
ISBN (Print)	9780190661960, 9780190661991
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190661960.013.2
Publication status	Published - 23 Oct 2023

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Publisher	Oxford University Press

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China
Hong Kong
Cultural Revolution

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