China Musical Instruments Chronicle: Idiophones Volume

Author: Xue Yibing
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This book is organized in a classified manner, corresponding to the overall chapter structure. The primary classification is volumes, the secondary is sections, the tertiary is chapters, and the quaternary is subchapters, with further (subclassification) under subchapters, which may or may not be listed. Due to the highly uneven number of instruments in each category, the weight of each section, chapter, and subchapter varies greatly. The book is published in four volumes according to this classification method: the Struck Volume, the Membranophone Volume, the String Volume, and the Wind Volume. The instruments included in this book are primarily traditional instruments used by various ethnic groups in China today, along with some widely circulated improved instruments and ancient instruments that were historically used and supported by clear documentary records or physical or pictorial evidence. These will be selected based on their determined taxonomic significance, meaning that only typical examples with clear taxonomic significance will generally be chosen.