How Long to Read A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng

How Long Does it Take to Read A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 16 minutes to read A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng by Ann L. Silverberg

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng traces the twentieth- and twenty-first-century development of an important Chinese musical instrument in greater China.The zheng was transformed over the course of the twentieth century, becoming a solo instrument with virtuosic capacity. In the past, the zheng had appeared in small instrumental ensembles and supplied improvised accompaniments to song. Zheng music became a means of nation-building and was eventually promoted as a marker of Chinese identity in Hong Kong. Ann L. Silverberg uses evidence from the greater China area to show how the narrative history of the zheng created on the mainland did not represent zheng music as it had been in the past. Silverberg ultimately argues that the zheng’s older repertory was poorly represented by efforts to collect and promote zheng music in the twentieth century. This book contends that the restored “traditional Chinese music” created and promulgated from the 1920s forward—and solo zheng music in particular—is a hybrid of “Chinese essence, Western means” that essentially obscures rather than reveals tradition. “Ann Silverberg’s book provides a history of the Chinese zheng zither, with a focus on the rise of solo music since the mid-twentieth century across the three sites of mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Existing English-language studies mostly omit consideration of Hong Kong and Taiwan, so this account enriches current perspectives on the multiplicities of Chinese musical history and identity.” —Jonathan Stock, University College Cork, Ireland “Professor Ann Silverberg’s insights and approach are long awaited in the studies of Chinese music. I am particularly impressed by her coverage of the situation in Hong Kong and Taiwan. This book is a wonderful contribution to zheng music. It also inspires and enhances the studies of other Chinese musical instruments and Chinese traditional music.” —Yu Siu Wah, independent scholar

How long is A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng?

A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng by Ann L. Silverberg is 253 pages long, and a total of 64,009 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng aloud.

What Reading Level is A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng?

A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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