A Song for One Or Two: Music and the Concept of Art in Early ChinaThis study of theories of music and art in China from the classical period to the Six Dynasties is based on analysis and interpretation of textual and archaeological evidence. Its wide-ranging sources include mythology, aesthetic philosophy, musical lore, and notation systems. The evolution of theories of music and art is considered in the context of cosmological and moral philosophy. |
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An Early Performance | 19 |
Music Hearing and the Mind 233 | 29 |
Classical and Han Theory | 43 |
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