Philosophers on Music: An Introduction to Famous Classical Chinese Aesthetics on Music

Author: Liu Lan
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book is based on the tracing and connection of the threads of aesthetic discussions about music in Chinese classics, aiming to provide learners and researchers of music with a comprehensive and panoramic background. This intention and effort are truly commendable. Out of caution, Mr. Liu Lan has titled the book "The Philosophers on Music: An Introduction to Masterpieces of Chinese Music Aesthetics," to facilitate material selection for tutorial purposes and to avoid the risk of being overly selective or incomplete when viewing history as the object of observation. This textbook incorporates the achievements of decades of art theory in China, blends the author's rich teaching experience, and pays great attention to catering to the characteristics of art students. It organizes the historical context of the development of Chinese music aesthetics, explores the trajectory of Chinese music aesthetic thought starting from traditional Chinese cultural classics, historical and philosophical writings, and the discourses of sages. It uses the perspective of national aesthetic psychology and the standards of traditional cultural value orientation to think through and address various issues in Chinese music aesthetics. Therefore, it has strong teaching relevance, which undoubtedly represents a bold innovation and valuable exploration in the compilation of basic theoretical textbooks for the arts.