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Music of China Juxtaposition of the Old with the New

Music of China Juxtaposition of the Old with the New. Bang-Bang Jun (Stick-Stick Army). Vocal Music. Nasal, “pinched” sound “Planting the Sun” Peking Opera Similarity to Tones of Speech Ornamentation “The Little Snail” Political Indoctrination “I Love Beijing’s Tian An Men”

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Music of China Juxtaposition of the Old with the New

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  1. Music of ChinaJuxtaposition of the Old with the New Bang-Bang Jun (Stick-Stick Army)

  2. Vocal Music Nasal, “pinched” sound “Planting the Sun” Peking Opera Similarity to Tones of Speech Ornamentation “The Little Snail” Political Indoctrination “I Love Beijing’s Tian An Men” Love of Mao, Communism, and Country

  3. Vocal Music I love the Gate of Heavenly peace in Beijing. The sun rises above. Great Chairman Mao leads us on the march forward.

  4. Tiananmen Square

  5. U.S. Comparison • “This Land is Your Land” (Woody Guthrie from Hymn Tune “When the World’s on Fire”) • Written during Great Depression • Considered by most a patriotic song • Several verses have been censored

  6. Selected Chinese Instruments • Suona (Like an Oboe, Double Reed) • Hulusi (Woodwind with Gourd Resonator) • Sheng (Multi-Reed, ancient design) • Bawu (Flute-like, but with double reed--see photo) • Dizi (Chinese Flute) • Pipa (Four-String, lute shaped) HHPA • Guzheng (21-string Pentatonic Harp) HHPA • Erhu (Two String Fiddle) • “Ying Melody” MP3 file • Tibetan Singing Bowl (Buddhist Monastery)

  7. Meng Lei playing Bawu

  8. Buddhist Monk Blessing Babies

  9. The Erhu Teacher: Guangzhou

  10. Local Band: Guangzhou

  11. Sun Li and Meng Lei

  12. Assignment #5 • Using the example of a Harvard outline found on the course website and in your syllabus, write and submit an outline of your final project. Be sure to include at least two points per topic, and at least three levels of detail.

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