Index to the Imperial Register of Tzu Prosody (Chin-Ting Tzu-Pu) - P u;i

The Imperial Register, compiled in the early eighteenth century by order of Emperor K¿ang-hsi, is a guide to 826 basic melodic patterns and 2306 metrical or tonal variants of the song poem known as tz¿u practiced in China since the ninth century. The present work supplies an index, listing each variant title followed by authors¿ names and location.

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Glen W. Baxter

Summary

The Imperial Register, compiled in the early eighteenth century by order of Emperor K’ang-hsi, is a guide to 826 basic melodic patterns and 2306 metrical or tonal variants of the song poem known as tz’u practiced in China since the ninth century. The present work supplies an index, listing each variant title followed by authors’ names and location.

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• Authors: Glen W. Baxter, Baxter Glen W.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2023
• EAN: 9780674184855
• ISBN: 978-0-674-18485-5
• No. of pages: 74
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, HISTORY / General