Chinese Musical Instruments
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2001
- Category
- General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780195907773
- Publish Date
- Mar 2001
- List Price
- $42.00
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Description
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.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Alan Thrasher is at University of British Columbia, Vancouver.