List of Figures
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: What Is Chinese Orchestra?
Part I: The Making of Chinese Orchestras
1. The Birth of the Chinese Orchestra, 1919–1949
2. Making Music in the People’s Republic of China, 1949–1987
3. Chinese Orchestras in Colonial Hong Kong, 1949–1987
4. A Quest for Taiwan Guoyue, 1949–1987
Part II: Chinese Orchestras across Greater China
5. Exchanges across Greater China, 1987–1997
6. Exchanges since Hong Kong’s Return, 1997–2019
Coda: A History of Chinese Orchestras
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Ming-yen Lee is a Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the School of Music, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Singapore.
“This book is a welcome and significant contribution to the sparse literature in English on the modern Chinese orchestra, an ensemble 'invented' as part of China’s turbulent move to modernize in the early 20th century. Ming-yen Lee introduces the genre’s vital history and ambitiously follows its divergent developments in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, paying particular attention to how these unique cultural/political environments shaped repertoire creation in each region.”
Nancy Guy, Chiu-Shan and Rufina Chen Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Taiwan Studies and Professor of Music, University of California, San Diego, USA
“Transnational studies, especially in the performing arts, literature, and history, is a growing field, and Ming-yen Lee’s groundbreaking study will make an invaluable contribution to the field from the perspective of Chinese music. It encapsulates Chinese orchestra across Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China in one single study, which has never been accomplished before.”
Wah Guan Lim, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan; Author of Denationalizing Identities: The Politics of Performance in the Chinese Diaspora
“A well-grounded study that offers a valuable historical and cultural analysis of Chinese orchestras across Greater China. Supported by the author’s long-standing expertise, this book provides insight into how orchestral institutions evolve within shifting socio-political context.”
Mengyu Luo, Associate Professor, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China
