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Music General

Chinese Musical Instruments

by (author) Alan Thrasher

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2001
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780195907773
    Publish Date
    Mar 2001
    List Price
    $42.00

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The Chinese instrumentation is unquestionably the largest and most diverse of any civilization, ancient or modern. Inscriptions on tortoise shells and cow bones from more than 3000 years ago recorded various instruments including drums, stone chimes, and panpipes. In this volume, Thrasher discusses the evolution of Chinese musical instruments, detailing their construction, regional variations, and role in musical accompaniment.

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Contributor Notes

Alan Thrasher is at University of British Columbia, Vancouver.