Pianos and Politics in China : Middle-Class Ambitions and the Struggle over Western Music.

During the Cultural Revolution the piano, the musical embodiment of Western culture, became the object of intense hostility. This book examines the evolution of China's ever-changing disposition towards European music and Western influences generally.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Kraus, Richard Curt
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1989
Subjects:
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central