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Explore the rare musical traditions of rural China with this ethnographic study by Stephen Jones. Published by Routledge as part of the SOAS Studies in Music series, this book examines the ceremonial role of shawm bands in Shanxi province. It provides a detailed look at how village music-making survived through the Maoism era and experienced a revival during the market reforms of the 1980s. Readers will learn how these local traditions have changed since the 1990s due to the influence of pop music. This work serves as a significant record of the social and ceremonial context of Chinese musical life in northwestern China.

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This Routledge publication is the first major ethnographic study focused on Chinese shawm bands within their social and ceremonial settings.

The book provides a historical account of music maintenance in Shanxi province during the Maoism period.

Stephen Jones details the revival of local musical traditions following the market reforms of the 1980s.

The text examines how traditional music has been modified by the rise of pop music since the 1990s.

Part of the SOAS Studies in Music series, this book covers the ceremonial life of rural village societies.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
28 December 2007
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25 May 2007

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