RTA 530- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 37 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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Symbolic: expressed philosophies, ritual and societal behavior. Represents the female and male energies if one reaches its apex the begins to go small and the other develops each half contains a small portion of male or female meaning they are forever one . bkack female. Ancient chinese music is a representation of the 5 elements, 5 fungshui, 5 satates and 5 planets. The gongche notation is when the rhythm is not marked but the arks for the percussion are written to the right. It was introduced in the 1800s by missionaries to china. Based on the teachings of tae te ching, and emphasis on spiritual harmony within an individual. Buddhism had a great influence on chinese art and literature. Ritual music for daily life was important, which included myths, dances and songs by shamans and magicians. Music from central asia came into china during this time, and cosmological meaningsevoloved into state cults.
