The Exploration of the Way of Music -- On the History and Theory of Chinese Music Aesthetics and More

Author: Cai Zhongde
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: The subtitle of this book is "On the History of Chinese Music Aesthetics and Other Topics." It is a summary of the author's dedicated work in the field of Chinese aesthetics over more than two decades,ing the author's understanding of the "way of music," which is also the author's answer to the path of Chinese music—a humanistic perspective and response. The book primarily focuses on the history of Chinese music aesthetics, including 36 essays totaling approximately 400,000 words. The entire book is divided into four parts: Part 1, On Ancient Chinese Music Aesthetics; Part 2, On Modern Chinese Music Aesthetics and Western Aesthetics; Part 3, On the Major Issues of the Influence of Ancient Music Aesthetics on Modern Music Aesthetics and Musical Practice; Part 4, On Modern Chinese Music and Its Historical Footprints. This book is the crystallization of the author's academic efforts over more than two decades and represents significant breakthroughs in the study of Yue Ji and Sheng Wu Ai Le Lun.