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[ad_1] "Of all the major musical cultures in the world, China's may well be the least understood and often misunderstood by Western scholars and music lovers," writes J. Lawrence Witzleben. Witzleben joins the understanding of this musical culture with the first study of one of China's most influential regional musical traditions. The first Western ethnomusicologist admitted to a Chinese conservatory, Witzleben presents a multifaceted study, based on more than two years of fieldwork in the early twentieth century, of the "silk and bamboo" string and wind music (Jiangnan sizhu) in Shanghai . Although Jiangnan sizhu is a regional tradition, enjoyed by only a small part of the population, a deep look reveals much about Chinese musical culture. Jiangnan sizhu is deeply rooted in everyday life, and those who perform it and enjoy it represent a broad spectrum of Chinese society. It is cultivated as amateur art, but many of its artists are closely linked to the professional music community. And although it is a regional genre, it has had a great influence on the development of contemporary music solo and together for Chinese instruments. Through his varied experiences as a student, interpreter and participant observer, Witzleben can present and discuss the perspectives of musicians in Shanghai and Chinese academics and teachers, as well as those of a trained ethnomusicologist in the West. The result is a comprehensive understanding of Jiangnan sizhu's musical sounds and concepts; the people who play, teach and learn music; and the environment in which it is reproduced and has been heard and discussed. [ad_2]
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