Welcome to the forum, shivasage. I was not familiar with the term, and so googled it. There is a Wikipedia article with a few bits, and some references. You might also check with people on the Facebook group Traditional Chinese Music. Several members have a fairly academic orientation, and may be able to direct you.
The Alan Thrasher book might still be worth checking out. I suggest ordering it via Inter-Library Loan from your local library. You might even try to contact Dr. Thrasher directly. I don't have contact info myself, but you might find it by digging around with Google, or from the UBC.
Welcome to the forum, shivasage. I was not familiar with the term, and so googled it. There is a Wikipedia article with a few bits, and some references. You might also check with people on the Facebook group Traditional Chinese Music. Several members have a fairly academic orientation, and may be able to direct you.
The Alan Thrasher book might still be worth checking out. I suggest ordering it via Inter-Library Loan from your local library. You might even try to contact Dr. Thrasher directly. I don't have contact info myself, but you might find it by digging around with Google, or from the UBC.
I'm not familiar with the term, but found the same Wikipedia page. I checked out some of the referenced songs in Youtube to see if they were operas, and found a guy playing jinghu with this introduction song 八板 八岔 小开门谱子:
Notable qupai Ba Ban (八板, Eight Beats)
I downloaded his video as well as the music score -- it's erhuang style opera (G major) with more sixteenth notes than I can count!! This will be a good workout for me.
I got the digital version....it seemed more convenient and a lot cheaper than the print book.
I saw the Kindle version as well, and was briefly tempted. I have a number of books on Chinese music, and have enjoyed some of them. I found though that I much prefer playing and listening to music than reading about it.
I got the digital version....it seemed more convenient and a lot cheaper than the print book.
I saw the Kindle version as well, and was briefly tempted. I have a number of books on Chinese music, and have enjoyed some of them. I found though that I much prefer playing and listening to music than reading about it.
Best wishes,
David
I'm a theory major from music school, so I love reading about music, although playing is certainly more fun!