Re: Best New Discovery

Date: 18 Jun 2003 19:37:11 GMT
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greblracr awakens Beta 14 OK:
>>And I've been on a big Chinese classical kick recently.
> Whereas European classical music has a history of, maybe, 350 years, Chinese
> classical music goes back nearly 2,000 years in an unbroken line. Well, for European classical I suppose it depends on how you
count, but even if you go back only to the start of the Baroque we are
talking 400 years, and if we go back to the time of Perotin it's more like
800. But yeah, it ain't 2,000 no matter how you look at it.
> The wealth and scope is staggering, to say the least. I fell in love
> with the Celestial Harmonies boxed set a few years ago, although it's
> just a taste of what's out there. Is this a difficult thing to find? Is Chinese classical music based on scales and modes? Is there a
harmonic language and "development" the same way as Western European
classical, or is it more of a "raga" thing with lots of repetition and
'perfection of the form' like Indian music? Improvisation?
Regards,
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Sean McFee