1. Building World Music Collections China and Taiwan Alec McLane amclane@wesleyan.edu MLA 2014 Atlanta, GA February 27, 2014

2. Some general observations on Chinese music 1.Tradition of philosophical and theoretical thought regarding music, going back to the 6 th century BCE 2.Musical culture marked by great diversity, yet also by remarkable homogeneity 3.Instrumental traditions grounded in ancient classifications of material from which instruments are made 4.Regional opera styles are a persistent factor in cultural identities 5.Ready adaptation to Western musical traditions, particularly European classical music

3. Tuning systems

4. Guqin Guzheng

5. Musical culture is marked by great diversity, yet also by remarkable homogeneity Mainland: 55 officially recognized ethnic minority groups Taiwan: aboriginal groups; large Hokkien- and Hakka-speaking population from Fujian Province on the mainland Yet Han people are a majority in all but 2 provinces Very strong national identity

6. Erhu

7. Pipa

8. Dizi

9. Instrumental traditions grounded in ancient classifications of material from which instruments are made 8 elements: metal, stone, silk, bamboo, gourd, earth (pottery), hide, and wood Ensembles still named after these elements

10. Silk and bamboo ensemble

11. Abing

12. Regional opera styles are a persistent factor in cultural identities Peking Opera “Model operas”

13. Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Ready adaptation to Western musical traditions, particularly European classical music

14. Cui Jian

15. A-Mei

16. Some labels and vendors: JVC King Records Lyrichord Farside Music http://www.farsidemusic.com/ Multicultural Media’s World Music Store http://www.worldmusicstore.com/ yesasia.com http://www.yesasia.com/global/en/home.html malmusic.com http://malmusic.com/music.asp?lang=E

17. 谢谢， 大家！ (xie xie da jia =Thank you all)