LIM, Jiun Yoong

PHD University of Sydney 2016 Pages:

IN DEFENCE OF CHINESE PIANO MUSIC: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF ASSIMILATION, POLITICS AND GLOBALIZATION ON CHINESE PIANO COMPOSITIONS 1949-2012

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Link to Thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/2123/16025

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Abstract/Summary/Outline:

Despite growing global interest in Chinese piano music, the availability of sound recordings online and in stores and the existence of many articles of the subject, Chinese piano music still remains mostly unfamiliar to Westerners. Most comments on Chinese piano music by Western critics have been negative and dismissive. Many Westerners have criticized the Chinese for copying Western products. The goal of my project is to promote contemporary Chinese piano compositions...

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