Centuries in Review: The Musical Works of Wang An Guo

Author: Wang An'guo
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This collection is composed of five parts: "Musical Traces," "Musical Critiques," "Musicians," "Musical Records," and "Musical Education." It serves as a record of the author's activities in the field of professional research during middle and mature years (compositional theory, contemporary Chinese music, and national music education) and is also a companion volume to the author's previous musical collection, Studies on Modern Harmony and Chinese Works. Among the 48 essays included in the collection, only A Century in Retrospect was co-authored with the late Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Composers Association, People's Musician Li Huanzhi. It was originally a special report for the 26th International Music Council (IMC) China Music Delegation Conference in Seoul, South Korea.