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From: linda@amdcad.UUCP (Linda Seltzer)
Newsgroups: net.music.classical
Subject: Re: Tone poems
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Date: Wed, 4-Sep-85 22:18:41 EDT
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Summary: Chinese classical music

Many beautiful tone poems can be found in Chinese classical music
for the p'ip'a and the ch'in.  There are many fascinating portrayals
of running strams and brooks.  What many of us call "extended
techniques" in string writing are ancient techniques in Chinese music,
and their integration into Chinese compositions is masterful.
Some examples of techniques:  in the course of a section, the music
will move from metered to unmeterd and back; rubbing the strings
near the bridge is used as a soft marking of certain beats in
the measure while other notes played on these string instruments
have freer rhythm.  There are many harmonics, vibrato notes, and portamento
notes, and the concept of Klangfarbenmelodie (melody of tone colors
a la Schoenberg) is an ancient practice in these tone poems.

					Linda Seltzer