This accessible, illustrated introduction explores the history of Chinese music, an ancient, diverse and fascinating part of China's cultural heritage.

Until recently, most scholarly work on Chinese music in both Chinese and Western languages has focused on genres, musical structure, and general history and con

Contains 9 pages of description of the Chinese Lute in French and 4 pages of a music score written in Chinese. Also includes two scores by Confucius translated

Grounded in a desire to bring back to life rare items from the University of Hong Kong’s Fung Ping Shan Library that are entwined within the world of music an

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.