Chapter 7 - East Asia

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Chapter 7 introduces the music and associated cultural activities from East Asia, including the countries of China, Korea, and Japan. Three different sites (Guqin, the “silk and bamboo” ensemble, and Beijing Opera) from China are offered, which help to illustrate the philosophical and political influences on music from the country. P'ansori from South Korea is introduced, along with the Japanese court music known as Gagaku.

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Videos

For more world music videos, visit the World Music YouTube Channel.

Japanese Ceremonial Court Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SKZwsAdpco
Chinese Peking Opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0qEEv43GDc
Traditional Pipa Solo by Liu Fang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZmAgFyVo48
Tao Chu-Shen – Guqin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvhKTFzQG8Y

On Your Own Time Links

Links and Further Resources

Book:: Yung, Bell. The Last of China's Literati: The Music, Poetry and Life of Tsar Teh-yun. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2008.; http://www.hkupress.org/Common/Reader/
Website:: North American Guqin Association; http://www.guqin.org/
Website:: Chinese Guqin Playing and Notation; http://www.peiyouqin.com/
Book:: Thrasher, Alan. Chinese Musical Instruments. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.; http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Music
Book:: Joshua Goldstein. Drama Kings Players and Publics in the Re-creation of Peking Opera, 1870–1937. Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 2007.; http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520247529
DVD:: Farewell My Concubine. Dir. Kaige, Chen. Miramax, 1993.; http://www.illuminatedlantern.com/cinema/review/archives/farewell_my_concubine.php
Book:: Lu, Xing. Rhetoric of the Chinese Cultural Revolution: The Impact on Chinese Thought, Culture, and Communication. Columbia, SC: The University of South Carolina Press, 2004.; http://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2004/3543.html
Popular Artists from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan:
DVD:: Chunhyang. Dir. Im Kwon-taek. CJ Entertainment, 2000.; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunhyang_(2000_film)
Book:: Park, Chan E. Voices from the Straw Mat: Toward an Ethnography of Korean Story Singing. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, 2003.; http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-9780824825119.aspx
Audio:: Korean Folk Music — Four Thousand Years. (Digitally Remastered.) Essential Media, 2009.; http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/korean-folk-music-four-thousand/id292787678
Popular Music Artists from Korea:
Book:: Malm, William. Traditional Japanese Music and Musical Instruments. Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2000 (Original, 1959).
Website:: The International Shakuhachi Society; http://komuso.com/top/index.pl
Book:: Blasdel, Christopher.The Shakuhachi: A Manual for Learning. Tokyo: Printed Matter Press (Reprint), 2008.; http://www.shakuhachi.com/PG-Blasdel.html
Website:: Shochiku Kabuki Official Website; http://www.kabuki-bito.jp/eng/top.html
Book:: Brandon, James R., and Samuel L. Leiter. Masterpieces of Kabuki: Eighteen Plays on Stage. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, 2004.; http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-3195-9780824827885.aspx
Book:: Foreman, Kelly M. The Gei of Geisha: Music, Identity and Meaning. London: Ashgate, 2008.
Website:: Discovery Channel — Japan: Geisha Culture; http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/discovery-atlas-japan-geisha-culture.html
Website:: San Francisco Taiko Dojo; http://www.sftaiko.com/
Website:: Kodo (Taiko Ensemble) Official Website; http://www.kodo.or.jp/news/index_en.html
Popular Artists from Japan: