Chronology of Modern Chinese Music History (1912-1949)

Author: Chen Jianhua, Chen Jie (editors)
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book records various major events related to music during the period from 1912 to 1949, including historical background facts about composers, performers, and various musical activities. Through this book, you can understand the development of music during the Republican era. It provides convenience for music historians, theoretical researchers, young musicians, and enthusiasts. In the "Chronological Record of Republican Music History," the various major events related to music from 1912 to 1949 are recorded. Reliable clues can be found for everything related to writers, performers, and historical background facts of various musical activities. By reading the entire book, you can understand the development of music during the Republican era. In terms of writing style, the following characteristics are considered:
1. This book is a chronological history, with a time frame from January 1912 to September 1949 (the first year to the thirty-eighth year of the Republic, September), and all major events related to music during this period are extensively collected and included.
2. Since it is a music history of the Republican era, it is arranged in the order of the Republican era, with the corresponding Gregorian year and traditional Chinese lunar calendar also indicated.
3. All entries, regardless of size, are selected based on the criterion of explaining the development of music during the Republican era, and more importantly, they are based on helping to understand the context of activities during that period. The recorded historical events are generally presented objectively without commentary.
4. The major events listed in this book cover music composition, music performance, music theoretical research, the birth and death of famous musicians, music club activities, music periodicals, and the publication of music books and scores.
5. For living musicians whose birth and death years are verifiable, their ages are generally listed. If only the birth year or death year is verifiable, only the birth year or death year is recorded. If there is controversy about the year, it is marked with an asterisk. Generally, living musicians are not listed.