Research on Issues in the History and Theory of Music

Author: Yu Runyang
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This collection is the second essay volume published by the author after his 1986 work On the History of Music Aesthetics. It gathers selected papers and articles by Professor Yu Runyang from the period 1985-1995. The main focus is on issues related to music aesthetics, music history, and music education. The first six essays primarily discuss music aesthetics, covering theoretical issues of several important Western contemporary schools, the author's explorations of certain key music aesthetic problems, and his perspectives on the current state of music theoretical research in China. The middle three essays delve into Western music composition, focusing on the study of several significant Western composers and their works since the 18th and 19th centuries. The last two essays address issues related to higher professional music education, reflecting the author's thoughts and insights gathered during his career in music education.