A Review and Reflection on the History of Chinese Music Studies: The Musical Works of Feng Wen Ci

Author: Feng Wenci
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: In this collection, 34 articles published by the author from 1978 to 2003 are selected. Most of them are suitable in length and relatively important, and are included here. Among them, one collaborative article was also written by the author. Among these 34 articles, the article "A Self-Reflection on the Mentality of Engaging in the Study of Chinese Music History" can serve as a supplement to the preface of this collection. The main themes of both are to frankly describe the author's mentality in studying Chinese music history, the methods for the current research status of Chinese music history studies, and the fact that historiography is always fresh and requires continuous review and reflection. The remaining 33 articles can be broadly divided into 5 groups: The first group consists of 8 articles, covering the topic of Chinese music history. The second group consists of 4 articles, covering the topic of Chinese music theory. The third group consists of 7 articles, focusing on the research of Ming Dynasty music theorist Zhu Zaiyu. The fourth group consists of 6 articles, covering historiographical methods and music historiography education. The fifth group consists of 8 articles, which are reviews, involving the musicologists Wang Guangqi, Yang Yinliu, and Huang Xiangpeng.