Warrior Music Appreciation Handbook

Author: Editorial Committee of "Handbook of Music Appreciation for Warriors"
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Publishing Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Published by the Literature and Art Publishing House of the People's Liberation Army. This book comprehensively collects and organizes songs and musical works reflecting military life, and provides a brief introduction to related basic music theory, band composition and training knowledge for grassroots units, as well as military musicians. It is a "Handbook of Music Appreciation for Warriors" that not only embodies the solemn military prestige of the People's Liberation Army of China but also introduces the basic knowledge and aesthetic characteristics of music art; it fully reflects our glorious revolutionary tradition and showcases the spiritual vitality of our great era today. The "Handbook of Music Appreciation for Warriors" is a relatively complete large-scale reference book on military and travel music in our army. The book is nearly 700,000 words, introducing and appreciating nearly 200 songs and 40 musical pieces, as well as 20 operas and ballets. The book also includes knowledge of basic music theory and introduces more than 200 military musicians. Musician Shi Lemeng, Li Wei, Wei Chuan tradition, Gong Mu, etc. successively inscribed words for the book.