MUS 2382 Lecture 5: East Asia

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Music
• Course: MUS 2382
• Professor: Genevieve Boucher

Document Summary

W o r l d m u s i c : l e c t u r e 5. M o n d a y , f e b r u a r y 6 , 2 0 1 7. Dynastic histories: warring states period: confucius (6th century), period of disunity and chaos. Early taoist writings: dynasty: i(cid:374) chi(cid:374)a, a ruli(cid:374)g fa(cid:373)ily, like the mi(cid:374)g, a(cid:374)d the era (cid:272)hara(cid:272)terized (cid:271)y that fa(cid:373)ily"s dominance, han dynasty: majority of population was descended from this ethnic group, mongolia: influenced by soviet union during communism. Tradition meets today: music traditions are sometimes modernized in china. O(cid:373)e arts rooted i(cid:374) the past (cid:894)e. g. beiji(cid:374)g opera(cid:895) (cid:271)ut (cid:373)a(cid:374)y are (cid:862)updated(cid:863) for (cid:373)oder(cid:374) day. Japan: traditional culture is typically preserved (kept separate from modern culture) A r r i va l: c hi n a. World"s (cid:373)ost populous (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tr(cid:455: densely packed regions.