This documents aims at the identification of the sources of influence upon the styles of selected 20th century Chinese composers. Personal influences are reflected as well as those general influences specific to the different stylistic periods discussed. Most important, however, is the description of the methods by which these composers employ contemporary compositional devices to project musical gestures that are uniquely Chinese: elements of culture which are fundamentally programmatic and intimately related to the lives of the Chinese people. The introduction of Western music and musical instruments to China in the early 17th century and cultural exchanges with Japan served to gradually westernize the musical environment and training. The establishment of decidedly Western schools was accomplished at the beginning of this century, with the founding of Peking University and Shanghai National Conservatory. Music theory was taught, as well as history and composition, but with an emphasis on the practices of the 18th and 19th centuries. Compositions from this period reflect Western techniques from these eras, with some use of the pentatonic scale. In the 1930's, nationalism arose, a mirroring of the 19th-century European nationalistic trends. This philosophical conception has remained essentially unchanged to the present, as composers have aimed to utilize Western techniques to create artistic works and compositional styles which are uniquely Chinese. The musical works examined are limited to works for piano solo, as it is believed these are often more immediately revealing of compositional techniques and stylistic idioms.

Se Enkhbayar (b. 1956) is one of the most important contemporary Mongolian composers in China. His choral tone poem, Önchin Botog, integrates the traditional Mongolian musical elements Urtiin Duu (long song) and Khöömii (throat singing) with modern choral music and is one of the most representative works in the genre of modern Mongolian choral music. The purpose of this study is to provide a performance guidance for non-Mongolian musicians on Se Enkhbayar's work, Önchin Botog, by presenting his biographical and cultural backgrounds, discussing the use of traditional Mongolian singing styles, special rhythmic patterns (horse-step rhythm) and Chinese pentatonic scales. For conductors, this guide can shorten preparation time by providing musical analysis for artistic interpretation and practical points for sound effect creation. For solo singers, this guide will enable a Bel Canto singer to sing Urtiin Duu in Mongolian singing style. For Khöömii singers, this guide provides supplementary practical suggestions.

This paper presents an overview of the concepts and strategies in the original composition, The Harbour of Incense, a cycle of three movements for different groups of instruments. Each movement addresses an aspect of the musical cultures of Hong Kong. The first movement Taan Go for Harp Solo explores the sound world of the folk genre saltwater song; the second movement Jat1 Wun2 Sai3 Ngau4 Naam5 Min6 for Flute and Piano highlights the musicality of Cantonese language; the third movement Daa Zaai for Oboe, Clarinet in B-flat, Bassoon, and Percussion, is inspired by the keyi music used in the Taoist funeral. The paper discusses how to bring together Southeast Asian aesthetics and contemporary Western compositional techniques, as well as how to communicate this unique cultural experience to performers and audiences from other backgrounds. It provides the transcriptions of two saltwater songs and an excerpt of keyi music, and illustrate how they inform the structures, textures, and melodic gestures of the composition. The nine tones of Cantonese language are also explored for generating melodic materials, metric plans, and articulation writing.

by Law Bing Kuen Anthony. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-105). / Discography: p. 107. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / List of Tables --- p.iii / Abbreviations --- p.iv / Introduction --- p.1 / Concepts --- p.5 / Previous Studies on Xianshiyue --- p.6 / Fieldwork --- p.10 / PART ONE: CULTURAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND --- p.19 / Chapter Chapter One: --- Hong Kong --- p.20 / The Rise of Modern Hong Kong: Hong Kong in the Nineteenth Century --- p.21 / Formation of Norms and Values --- p.27 / Chapter Chapter Two: --- The Chaozhou Community of Hong Kong --- p.30 / The Name --- p.30 / The Area --- p.31 / The People and Culture --- p.32 / Migration of Chaozhou People to Hong Kong --- p.35 / Social Organization of the Chaozhou Community --- p.41 / The Chiu Chow Merchants Mutual Assistance Society --- p.43 / PART TWO: XIANSHIYUE --- p.48 / Chapter Chapter Three: --- Xianshiyue in Hong Kong --- p.49 / "The Music Division of the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Merchants Mutual Assistance Society (the ""MD"")" --- p.51 / From Waijiang Traditions to Chaozhou Traditions --- p.56 / Performances in the Music Club Context --- p.61 / Performances in the Concert Hall Context --- p.72 / Performances in the Chaoju Context --- p.76 / Performances in the Gatherings of the Parent Organization --- p.80 / Summary of the Performance Contexts of Xianshiyue in Hong Kong --- p.82 / Chapter Chapter Four: --- The Music of Xianshiyue --- p.84 / Setting Up the Temperament --- p.86 / Tuning Process as Social Process --- p.90 / Conclusion --- p.93 / Glossary of Chinese Characters --- p.96 / Bibliography --- p.100 / Appendix A: An Inquiry on the Place of Origin of Hong Kong Chinese People --- p.109 / Appendix B: Newspaper cutting Showing Ethnic Stereotypes --- p.110

China in the twentieth century witnessed a series of revolutions that brought about political and economic changes. Traditional cultures also underwent various changes to survive the drastic impacts of these political revolutionary ideologies. This study takes the case of the Qingyin (locally referred to as the Sizhu), a silk and bamboo instrumental ensemble form that has survived these political impacts in China's recent history and is still thriving in the rural community of Nanhui, a district geographically neighbour to the cosmopolitan city Shanghai, with the aim to locate the reasons and ways of its transformation. / Under the influence of various political, economic, and cultural factors, the Qingyin has lived through different musical groups over time. From 1850 to 1949, within the framework of Confucianism, it took the form of non-professional ritual musical bands. From 1949 to 1976, under the socialistic slogan of "art serves political ideologies", the Qingyin survived within the organizations of local opera bands and propaganda units to spread Maoism. From 1977 to 2004, under the government policy that "culture goes hand-in-hand with economy", the Qingyin lived among "art factories" (non-governmental corporations combining art with commercial production) and semi-professional ritual-musical bands. This study discusses how this traditional form of musical ensemble underwent the three stages of ritual-musical culture, popular culture, and consumption culture, with their corresponding changes in music repertory, performance style, and social activities. The author sees those changes as ways to continue cultural traditions employed by musicians to adapt to the alienated cultural ecology, which the author describes as "mechanism of internal reaction" and gives its analysis and interpretation. / 齊琨. / 簡譜記譜. / 論文(哲學博士)--香港中文大學, 2005. / 參考文獻(p. 314-330). / Jian pu ji pu. / Adviser: Tsao Pou Yee. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-07, Section: A, page: 2389. / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts also in English. / School code: 1307. / Lun wen (Zhe xue bo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2005. / Can kao wen xian (p. 314-330). / Qi Kun.

林詠璋. / 呈交日期: 2004年7月 / 論文(哲學博士)--香港中文大學, 2005. / 參考文獻 (p. 307-323). / Cheng jiao ri qi: 2004 nian 7 yue / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts also in English. / Lin Yongzhang. / Lun wen (Zhe xue bo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2005. / Can kao wen xian (p. 307-323).

葉賜光 = A study on the folk songs of Sai Kung and its neighbouring areas ... / 稿本(據電腦打印本複印) / Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學, 1989. / Gao ben (ju dian nao da yin ben fu yin) / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 253-262). / Ye Ciguang = A study on the folk songs of Sai Kung and its neighbouring areas ... / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 1989. / 嗚謝 --- p.i / 序 --- p.iii / 地圖索引 --- p.v / 歌謠譜例索引 --- p.vi / 歌詞例子索引 --- p.viii / 圖表索引 --- p.x / 音樂例子索引 --- p.xiii / 照片索引 --- p.xiv / Chapter 第一部分： --- 論文 / Chapter 第一章 --- 前言 / Chapter 第一節 --- 研究地區之讓擇 --- p.1 / Chapter 第二節 --- 過去及目前之研究 --- p.2 / Chapter 第三節 --- 研究目標 --- p.5 / Chapter 第四節 --- 資料來源 --- p.6 / Chapter 第二章 --- 歌謠之概念及分類 / Chapter 第一節 --- 歌謠之定義及概念 --- p.10 / Chapter I --- 過往學者對「民歌」所下之定義 --- p.11 / Chapter II --- 筆者對西貢地區歌謠所作之定義 --- p.14 / Chapter III --- 粤省與西貢地區歌謠之稱謂問題 --- p.16 / Chapter 甲 --- 「粤謳」 --- p.16 / Chapter 乙 --- 「粤風」 --- p.17 / Chapter 丙 --- 「粤歌」 --- p.18 / Chapter 第二節 --- 歌謠分類之概念及分類方法 --- p.22 / Chapter I --- 歌謠分類的一些概念 --- p.22 / Chapter II --- 台灣歌謠之一般分類方法 --- p.24 / Chapter III --- 過往國內歌謠之「三分法」 --- p.25 / Chapter IV --- 近期國內歌謠「色彩區」之劃分 --- p.26 / Chapter V --- 廣東省（粤）歌謠的分類 --- p.29 / Chapter VI --- 本港歌謠之分類 --- p.30 / Chapter VII --- 筆者對西貢歌謠之分類方法 --- p.32 / Chapter 甲 --- 歌謠劃分之層次 --- p.32 / 第一級分類： 體系 --- p.33 / 第二級分類： 歌謠方言色彩區 --- p.33 / 第三級分類： 體裁 --- p.34 / 第四級及五級分類歌類及歌目 --- p.35 / 第六級分類： 歌名 --- p.37 / Chapter 第三章 --- 西貢歌謠尋根 / Chapter 第一節 --- 西貢地區人口組成的一些資料 --- p.42 / Chapter 第二節 --- 本地人與蛇歌 --- p.45 / Chapter I --- 「輋」字，「畬」字及類似字之字義 --- p.46 / Chapter II --- 目前國內及廣東省畬族的狀況 --- p.47 / Chapter III --- 西貢地區蛇歌之特色 --- p.49 / Chapter IV --- 福建畬歌之特色 --- p.54 / Chapter V --- 浙江畬歌之特色 --- p.56 / Chapter VI --- 西貢「九龍蛇話山歌」命名之推想 --- p.59 / Chapter 甲 --- 源出於浙江九龍山龍泉縣？ --- p.60 / Chapter 乙 --- 源出於粤北九連（龍）山一帶地區？ --- p.60 / Chapter 丙 --- 源出於粤北九峰山以南之瑤區？ --- p.61 / Chapter 丁 --- 源出於本港九龍城附近一帶地區？ --- p.62 / Chapter 第三節 --- 客家人與客家歌謠 --- p.65 / Chapter I --- 客籍人士之遷徙過程 --- p.66 / Chapter II --- 西貢客家山歌的特色 --- p.68 / Chapter III --- 梅縣地區客家山歌之特色 --- p.71 / Chapter 第四節 --- 蛋家與蛋家歌謠 --- p.77 / Chapter I --- 西貢地區漁民之狀況 --- p.77 / Chapter II --- 「蛋家」與「蛋名」沿革 --- p.79 / Chapter III --- 「蜑」乃「龍蛇」之後？ --- p.81 / Chapter IV --- 廣東蛋民的分佈 --- p.82 / Chapter V --- 西貢漁民所採用之方言 --- p.83 / Chapter VI --- 西貢蛋歌之特色 --- p.84 / Chapter VII --- 客家及鶴佬漁民漁歌之特色 --- p.89 / Chapter 第四章 --- 歌唱場合 / Chapter 第一節 --- 歌唱場合之概念 --- p.94 / Chapter 第二節 --- 本地及客家山歌之歌唱場合 --- p.98 / Chapter I --- 戶外及田間之山歌 --- p.99 / Chapter II --- 攔路歌 --- p.100 / Chapter III --- 情歌及艷情歌 --- p.102 / Chapter IV --- 老人山歌 --- p.106 / Chapter V --- 鬥歌 --- p.107 / Chapter 第三節 --- 圍頭歌之歌唱場合 --- p.110 / Chapter I --- 月令歌 --- p.111 / Chapter 甲 --- 唱古人 --- p.113 / Chapter 乙 --- 唱節氣 --- p.117 / Chapter 丙 --- 唱花木、茶菓及字眼 --- p.120 / Chapter 丁 --- 唱魚名鳥名及十二生肖 --- p.123 / Chapter 戊 --- 唱過番 --- p.124 / Chapter II --- 猜謎歌 --- p.125 / Chapter 甲 --- 猜字眼 --- p.126 / Chapter 乙 --- 猜古人 --- p.127 / Chapter III --- 圍名歌 --- p.127 / Chapter IV --- 節日吉慶 --- p.129 / Chapter 甲 --- 祝壽 --- p.129 / Chapter 乙 --- 中秋 --- p.130 / Chapter 丙 --- 過年 --- p.132 / Chapter 第四節 --- 本地及客家「歌堂歌」及「靈堂歌」之歌唱場合 --- p.135 / Chapter I --- 哭嫁與坐歌堂 --- p.136 / Chapter 甲 --- 開口喊天喊地 --- p.138 / Chapter 乙 --- 第一次哭辭 --- p.139 / Chapter 丙 --- 坐凳頭 --- p.141 / Chapter 丁 --- 上頭 --- p.143 / Chapter 戊 --- 第二次哭辭 --- p.144 / Chapter 己 --- 出閣 --- p.146 / Chapter II --- 「靈堂歌」之歌唱場合 --- p.150 / Chapter 第五節 --- 蛋家之歌唱場合 --- p.153 / Chapter I --- 捕魚及行船歌 --- p.153 / Chapter II --- 蛋家風俗歌謠及其歌唱場合 --- p.158 / Chapter 甲 --- 哭嫁 --- p.159 / Chapter 乙 --- 迎娶 --- p.161 / Chapter 丙 --- 耍歌堂 --- p.164 / Chapter III --- 咸水歌 --- p.166 / Chapter 甲 --- 咸水字眼歌 --- p.167 / Chapter 乙 --- 歎姑妹 --- p.169 / Chapter 丙 --- 艇仔歌 --- p.170 / Chapter 第五章 --- 西貢歌謠音樂及歌詞結構的固定因素與非固定因素 / Chapter 第一節 --- 歌謠中「歌詞」之「固定」與「非固定」因素 --- p.175 / Chapter I --- 歌謠「歌詞」中的「固定」因素、格式、條數規限 --- p.176 / Chapter II --- 有「固定格式歌謠」中的「非固定」因素 --- p.182 / Chapter 甲 --- 七言四句、三句半及五句板的例子 --- p.182 / Chapter 乙 --- 七言四句變五言四句的例子 --- p.186 / Chapter 丙 --- 月令歌的例子 --- p.188 / Chapter 丁 --- 長篇歌謠的例子 --- p.188 / Chapter III --- 「沒有固定格式歌謠歌詞」中之「固定」與「非固定」因素 --- p.198 / Chapter 甲 --- 漁民歌謠的例子 --- p.198 / Chapter 乙 --- 風俗歌謠的例子 --- p.202 / Chapter IV --- 歌謠固定與非固定「襯字」、「襯詞」、及「襯句」 --- p.205 / Chapter 甲 --- 客家歌謠例子 --- p.205 / Chapter 乙 --- 本地歌謠例子 --- p.209 / Chapter 丙 --- 蛋家歌謠例子 --- p.212 / Chapter 第二節 --- 歌謠在「音樂」上的「固定」與「非固定」因素 --- p.215 / Chapter I --- 有固定曲調歌謠的固定與非固定因素 --- p.215 / Chapter 甲 --- 單句式的歌謠例子 --- p.215 / Chapter 乙 --- 雙句式的歌謠例子 --- p.218 / Chapter 丙 --- 三句半、四句式及五句板例子 --- p.222 / Chapter 丁 --- 歌詞次序調換的例子 --- p.225 / Chapter 戊 --- 詩詞句法與音樂句法的配合情況 --- p.228 / Chapter II --- 「沒有基本曲調」中的固定與非固定因素 --- p.234 / Chapter III --- 「襯字」 、「襯詞」、「襯句」與「音樂」之配合 --- p.239 / Chapter 甲 --- 歌謠中「不重要」的「襯字」、「襯詞」和「襯句」 --- p.239 / Chapter 乙 --- 歌謠中「重要」的「襯字」、「襯詞」和「襯句」 --- p.239 / Chapter 第三節 --- 固定與非固定因素於歌謠中之作用及意義 --- p.243 / Chapter I --- 「基本曲調」對歌謠流傳之重要性 --- p.243 / Chapter II --- 「襯字」的功能 --- p.245 / Chapter III --- 歌謠的「版本」問題 --- p.246 / Chapter 第六章 --- 結語 --- p.248 / 中文參考書目 --- p.253 / 英文參考書目 --- p.261 / 第二部份：地圖及歌謠譜例 --- p.262-336

by Ip Pui Yee. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 87-93). / Chapter I --- Articulating Hong Kong Culture/Identity --- p.1 / Chapter II --- Popular Culture and Cultural Identification --- p.17 / Chapter III --- Sam Hui in Use --- p.39 / Chapter IV --- Identity Formation as Voice Formation --- p.59 / Chapter V --- Cultural Identity and The Ordinary --- p.82 / Bibliography --- p.87 / Appendix --- p.94

李允協. / 論文(碩士) -- 香港中文大學硏究院音樂學部, 1995. / 參考文獻: leaves 129-143. / Li yunxie. / 鳴謝 --- p.´þ / 前言 --- p.(3) / Chapter 1 --- 侗族概況與音樂述略 --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- 侗族概況 --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- 地理環境及人口分佈 --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- 語言 --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- 簡史與族源 --- p.10 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- 家庭和社會組織 --- p.17 / Chapter 1.1.5 --- 信仰和崇拜 --- p.21 / Chapter 1.1.6 --- 風俗習慣 --- p.28 / Chapter 1.1.7 --- 節會要覽 --- p.32 / Chapter 1.2 --- 音樂述略 --- p.37 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- 民間歌曲 --- p.37 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- 樂器與器樂 --- p.45 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- 侗戲音樂 --- p.52 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- 曲藝 --- p.56 / Chapter 2 --- 侗族大歌概貌 --- p.58 / Chapter 2.1 --- 分類 --- p.58 / Chapter 2.2 --- 唱大歌的場合 --- p.60 / Chapter 2.3 --- 大歌的结構 --- p.62 / Chapter 2.4 --- 歌詞韵律结構 --- p.66 / Chapter 3 --- 侗歌的傳承與社會功能 --- p.68 / Chapter 3.1 --- 承傳 --- p.69 / Chapter 3.2 --- 社會功能 --- p.73 / Chapter 4 --- 多聲部民歌曲目研究分析 --- p.78 / Chapter 4.1 --- 田野工作簡況 --- p.78 / Chapter 4.2 --- 多聲部民歌曲目分析 --- p.84 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- 曲目介紹 --- p.84 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- 曲目綜合分析 --- p.89 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- 譜例個案分析 --- p.112 / Chapter 5 --- 總结 --- p.123 / 附錄 / Chapter 1 --- 參考書目 --- p.129 / Chapter 1.1 --- 外文參考書目 --- p.129 / Chapter 1.2 --- 中文參考書目及論文目錄 --- p.130 / Chapter 2 --- 附圖 / 附圖一中國民族分佈概圖 --- p.144 / 附圖二 侗族的分佈 --- p.145 / 附圖三 侗語方言區域圖 --- p.146 / 附圖四 侗族蘆笙 --- p.147 / 附圖五 侗族蘆笙筒 --- p.147

So Hon-tou. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-59). / Text and abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Table of contents --- p.iii / Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter I: --- "Relationship between the pipa and the guqin, and other instruments" --- p.7 / Chapter Chapter II: --- Establishment of authority and legitimacy of the editor's own edition --- p.17 / Chapter Chapter III: --- Influence of the record industry --- p.21 / Chapter Chapter IV: --- A Compilation of the Textual Parts from the Anthologies --- p.25 / Conclusion --- p.54 / Selected bibliographical references --- p.55