---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- 27 Sep 1998, last revised 10 Feb 2001 (HL) Revised in IGCS - Culture and Art: Christopher Evans' Guqin Pages Ed./Corp.: Christopher Evans URL: http://users.leedsalumni.org.uk/kristfurevns/ Language: English; Chinese characters in GBK. Description: This is an excellent introduction into Chinese music in general and the music of the guqin in particular. Christopher Evans has been student at the famous Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai, PRC, where he recieved the Certificate of Further Studies in the Chinese Seven-stringed Zither (Guqin). Site contents: A. Chinese Traditional Music: (1) The Status of Music in China; (2) Pitches, Scales and Modes; (3) Rhythm; (4) Melody and Harmony; (5) Chinese Musical Instruments. B. The Guqin and its Music: (1) The Instrument; (2) Tunings and Modes; (3) Technique; (4) Notation; (5) Da Pu (n/a yet); (6) Repertoire; (7) The Guqin Tradition; (8) Guqin Appendices (Symbolism; People; Repertoire; The Guqin on Record; Forthcoming Events; Chinese Music References; Glossary; The Positions of the Notes). C. Links for the Guqin and Traditional Chinese Music.