Music criticism

Author: Ming Yan
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Publish Date: 2004-01-20
Features: This is the first comprehensive and systematic textbook monograph in China that studies and discusses the basic theories, fundamental principles, basic objects, and basic categories of "Music Criticism." The book can be used as a teaching material for the "Music Criticism" course in music art colleges and universities, or as a reference for music basic theory in general higher education institutions. The book is divided into two parts: Part I is "Theory," including the preface and chapters 1 to 9, discussing the various basic aspects of the fundamental theories of music criticism; the second part is "History," including chapters 10 and 11, outlining the historical context of music criticism in China and the West. The book presents original arguments, has a rigorous structure, smooth expositions, and substantial examples. It can be considered an pioneering work in contemporary Chinese "Music Criticism."