The Way of the Pipa: Structure and Imagery in Chinese Lute Music by John E. Myers

The Way of the Pipa: Structure and Imagery in Chinese Lute Music by John E. Myers

Author:John E. Myers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bookmasters Group


Collective Observations, T56-T63

(The Second Group of Za xiban, from Volume 2)

Title 56 “The Flowery Fine Mist”

Title 57 “The Bee and the Butterfly Fight Over Spring”

Title 58 “The Ape Moans and the Crane Cries”

Title 59 “The Moon on High (Small Version)”

Title 60 “Sprites Crossing a Bridge”

Title 61 “The Butterfly Makes Love to the Flower”

Title 62 “The Phoenix Calls Her Mate”

Title 63 “A Clear and Peaceful Statement”

Level One

In addition to their MTSD and morphological relationships, the second group of za pieces is distinguished by its shared tonal center of pitch one, balanced by secondary cadences to other pitches, especially pitch five, which is the only pitch emphasized as a metrical target by more than three adjacent pieces



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