Music in the Age of Confucius

by Jenny F. So

Chinese archaeologists digging in central China in 1977 unexpectedly uncovered two of the earliest and most extensive surviving groups of musical instruments in the entire ancient world, dating from nearly 2500 years ago. Since these percussion, string, and wind instruments were in near-pristine condition-some still playable, others inscribed with musicological information-they provided hitherto unimagined possibilities for the study of music and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295979534
• ISBN13: 9780295979533
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.7" x 11.5"