Table of Contents

Foreword:
Preface:
CD Track List:
Notes on Romanization, Spelling, Chinese Names, Notation:
1. Music of the People
First Encounter: Teahouse Music in the Jiangnan Area
Chordophone:
Aerophone:
Second Encounter: Xianshi in Chaozhou Region
Amateur Music-Making in the People's Republic of China
Music Regionalism and the Meaning of Regional Music
2. Constructing National Music
Defining National Music Guoyue
Institutions and National Music Conservatory
The Chinese Orchestra
The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Solo Repertory in the Making
Solo Repertory for Dizi
Solo Repertory for Erhu
Blind Musician Abing (1893-1950):
Solo Repertory for Pipa
Solo Repertory for Guzheng
3. Regional Musics with the National Soundscape
The Canton Guangdong region
Instrumental Music: Guangdong yinyue
Opera: Yueju
Beijing Opera
Fujian: Narrative Nanguan Vocal and Instrumental Genre
The Jiangnan Area Ensemble Music: Jiangnan Sizhu
Regional Variants of a Widespread Ensemble Music: Luogu and Chuida
4. Musical Interfaces between East and West
A Glimpse at Chinese Music in Europe and America
Western Music in China
Piano in China
New Voices in Chinese Music
Chou Wen-Chung:
New Wave Composers:
Popular Music
Hong Kong Cantopop
Minority Pop in the Mainstream
5. Music and Ideology
Confucianism and Music Through Time
The Seven-stringed Zither: Guqin
Amateur Music Clubs
Dongjing Music of the Naxi People
Music and Ideology in the People's Republic of China
Revolutionary Songs for the Masses
Model Opera: Yangbanxi
Conclusion
6. Chinese Music Beyond China
Expressing Chineseness Musically
Traditional Music in the Diaspora
Cantonese Music Clubs in the New World
Expressing Chaozhouness in Bangkok, Thailand
Chinese Music Singaporean Style
Circulation of Popular Music of Various Sorts
Jon Jang, the Chinese Jazzman
Mandarin Song Singing Clubs
Chinese Chorus and Singing/Karaoke beyond Asia
Something New, Something Old: Chinese Music at a Crossroad
Conclusion
Glossary:
References:
Resources:
Index: