Chronology of Chinese Dynasties

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. Acknowledgements viii
4. Dedication 1
5. Introduction: Locating Books on Music Using Traditional Classification Systems 2
6. Chapter 1: Ritual Music in the Confucian Classics 20
7. Chapter 2: Historical Records of Court Music 70
8. Chapter 3: Vocal Music: Opera and Song 114
9. Chapter 4: Qin Music and the Literati 152
10. Chapter 5: Chinese Music through Western Eyes 208
11. Chronology of Chinese Dynasties 258
12. List of Tables and Figures 260
13. Glossary of Chinese Characters 270
14. Bibliography 278
15. Index 288
16. Copyright 300