CHINESE MUSIC

ANCESTRAL MUSIC

• Can be traced to 7,000-8,000 BC
• Xia, Shang, and Zhou: Only wealthy could enjoy music
• Music became mainstream in Tang Dynasty
• Song: new opera arose such as Zaju and Nanxi
• Ming and Qing: Opera became very popular

ANCESTRAL MUSIC

• Ming and Qing: 京剧 becomes very popular
• Folk Songs were created by peasents

ANCESTRAL INSTRUMENTS

• Main instruments are plucked,bowed,or struck.
• Common instruments:
• Horse-headed fiddle
• Lute
• Erhu

1900S

• In Hong Kong-
• Western styled music became popular
• This was because the British started to colonize more eastern territory

1910S

• Dynastic period ends-
• Republic of China was created.
• NewNational Anthem is created.

1920S

• Li Jinhui started new music types:
• Including pop music such as-
• C-pop, Man-pop, and Canto-pop

1930S

• National Chinese orchestra is created
• Created in what was called the art-deco period
• Chinese music travels to the western world

1940S

• Peoples Republic of China:
• Pop music is labled as "yellow music"
• Government cencorship of music begins

1950-70S

• MaoZheDong becomes leader
• Music becomes more patriotic and revolutionary
• Music is censored by government
• Western music and ideas are outlawed
• Cultural Revolution ends in 1976

1980S

• Tiananmen Square revolt surges hope through China
• Revolt popularizes the song Northwest Wind
• This song spawns music against government

1990S

• Rock hits China
• New genre of music called gangtai.
• Gangtai music is very romantic pop music

2000S-NOW

• Music no longer censored as much
• Punk rock hits China
• Pop becomes very popular
• Electronica becomes popular