The Evolution of Chinese Popular Music - Modernization and Globalization, 1927 to the Present (Hardcover)

Ya-Hui Cheng examines the emergence of popular music genres – jazz, rock, and hip-hop – in Chinese society, covering the social underpinnings that shaped the development of popular music in China and Taiwan, from imperialism to westernization and from modernization to globalization. The political sensitivities across the strait have long eclipsed the discussion of these shared sonic intimacies. It was not until the rise of the digital age, when entertainment programs from China and Taiwan reached social media on a global scale, that audiences realized the existence of this sonic reciprocation. Analyzing Chinese pentatonicism and popular songs published from 1927 to the present, this book discusses structural elements in Chinese popular music to show how they aligned closely with Chinese folk traditions. While the influences from Western genres are inevitable under the phenomenon of globalization, Chinese songwriters utilized these Western inspirations to modernize their musical traditions. It is a sensitivity for exhibiting cultural identities that enabled popular music to present a unique Chinese global image while transcending political discord and unifying mass cultures across the strait.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series
Release date:	April 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Ya-Hui Cheng
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	218
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-231403-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Music > General Promotions
LSN:	1-03-231403-6
Barcode:	9781032314037

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