History of Chinese Music Aesthetics

Author: Cai Zhongde
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Through research and writing, this book explores the subject, periods, and characteristics of the history of Chinese music aesthetics, as well as the major schools of thought and fundamental issues that have throughout the history of Chinese music aesthetics. It also examines the study of ancient music aesthetic thought and the establishment of a modern music aesthetic system. The book argues that the history of Chinese music aesthetics can be divided into five periods: the germination period, the period of the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Han Dynasty period, the Wei-Jin-Sui-Tang period, and the Song-Yuan-Ming-Qing period.