---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- 09 Jun 1999 New in IGCS - Culture and Art: Abing, His Life and His Music Ed./Corp.: Jonathan Stock, University of Sheffield, UK URL: http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/I-M/mus/staff/js/AbPref.html Language: English. Supplied note: "An analysis of the life and music of the folk musician Abing (Hua Yanjun), c. 1890-1950. An enigmatic figure, Abing has since his death been reinterpreted in several distinct ways by musicians and cultural authorities in China. An analysis of Abing thus becomes an analysis of the transformations of traditional music in twentieth-century China." Site contents: (1) Introduction; (2) Abing's Life; (3) Abing's Instruments; (4) Abing's Music for Erhu; (5) Abing's Music for Pipa; (6) Abing's Music After his Death; (7) Further Reading, Listening and Selected Chinese Music Links; (8) About the Author. Resource suggested by Jonathan Stock, University of Sheffield, UK. _______________________________________________________ With kind regards, Hanno Lecher ([log in to unmask]) INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINA STUDIES -- editor http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ _______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to: [log in to unmask] containing the following message: SIGNOFF IGCS-L