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Gaidong (performance gigs) in Hong Kong: the ecology of commercial Chinese instrumental music performance.

Lung Man Wai. / Thesis submitted in: December 2005. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.ii / Acknowledgements --- p.v / "Figures, Tables, and Examples" --- p.viii / Romanization --- p.ix / Abbreviations --- p.x / Chapter Chapter I --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter a. --- Related Studies --- p.10 / Chapter b. --- The Model --- p.17 / Chapter c. --- Methodology --- p.19 / Chapter d. --- Chapter Summary for the Thesis --- p.20 / Chapter Chapter II --- "Musicians, Service Seekers and Agents" --- p.23 / Chapter a. --- Training Backgrounds of Musicians --- p.25 / Chapter b. --- "The Network of Musicians and the ""Key Musicians""" --- p.33 / Chapter c. --- Discipline --- p.39 / Chapter d. --- Summary: How Can Musicians Obtain More Gaidong Performing Opportunities? --- p.45 / Chapter e. --- "Money vs. Dignity, Professional Ethics, and Competitions" --- p.46 / Chapter f. --- Service Seekers and Agents --- p.49 / Chapter Chapter III --- The Music of Gaidong --- p.56 / Chapter a. --- Repertoire --- p.57 / Chapter b. --- "Collections of Pieces - The Gaidong ""Fake Books""" --- p.67 / Chapter c. --- Choices of Music --- p.78 / Chapter d. --- Combinations of Instruments --- p.89 / Chapter e. --- Performance Practice and Improvisation --- p.92 / Chapter Chapter IV --- "Venue, Occasion and Audience" --- p.105 / Chapter a. --- Venue: Outdoors vs. Indoors --- p.107 / Chapter b. --- Occasion: Center of Attention vs. Background Music --- p.109 / Chapter c. --- The Role of the Host --- p.111 / Chapter d. --- The Audiences --- p.115 / Chapter e. --- Requests for Songs by Audience Members --- p.117 / Chapter Chapter V --- Influence from the Environment -Two Case Studies and the Impact of the Twelve Girls Band --- p.124 / Chapter a. --- "Case Study One: Chinese New Year Celebration at Hong Kong International Airport,2004" --- p.125 / Chapter b. --- Case Study Two: The Standard Chartered Bank Board Visit Staff Dinner --- p.129 / Chapter c. --- Other Examples of Gaidong Affected by the Twelve Girls Band --- p.139 / Chapter d. --- The Twelve Girls Band --- p.144 / Chapter e. --- Other Environmental Factors --- p.149 / Chapter Chapter VI --- The Model: The Ecology of Gaidong --- p.155 / Chapter a. --- Mutualism and Competition --- p.160 / Chapter b. --- The Extended Model --- p.161 / Chapter Chapter VII --- Conclusion --- p.164 / Appendix 1 List of Gaidong Performances in which the Author Participated --- p.170 / Appendix 2 Contents of the Gaidong Po --- p.175 / Appendix 3 Contents of the Blue Score --- p.181 / Appendix 4 Contents of the MLCO Gaidong Score Album --- p.183 / Appendix 5 Music Pieces Used in Gaidong: The Combination of Contents of Three Gaidong Scores --- p.184 / Appendix 6 Selected Scores from the MLCO Gaidong Score Album --- p.192 / Appendix 7 Agenda for Standard Chartered Bank Staff Dinner gaidong (Case Study2) --- p.196 / Appendix 8 Selected Scores Used in the Standard Chartered Bank Staff Dinner gaidong (Case Study2) --- p.198 / Appendix 9 A Copy of the Audience Members' Handwritten Requests for Gaidong No.84 --- p.200 / Character List and Glossary --- p.201 / References Cited --- p.205 / Websites --- p.210 / Supplementary Materials: / Chapter a. --- The Blue Book Scores / Chapter b. --- The Gaidong po Scores

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325537
Date January 2006
ContributorsLung, Man Wai., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Music.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, 1 v. (various pagings) : ill., music ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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