Land and Song (2 Volumes)

乔建中Shanghai Music Publishing House · ChinaApr 2026

Rating 4.1
Word count
328K words
Chapters
52
ISBN
9787552325096

Tags

Theory Humanistic CareAcademic StudyIntellectual CommentaryTraditional AestheticsCultural ChangeMusical Rhythm

Summary

The Collected Works of Qiao Jianzhong is a compilation of Mr. Qiao Jianzhong's achievements in the academic field of Chinese traditional music, comprising 8 volumes with over 380 articles and approximately more than 3 million characters. It includes content such as music composition, music history research, essays, reviews, and prefaces and postscripts, representing a complete collection of his explorations and academic achievements in contemporary Chinese traditional music. This book is one of them, "Land and Song (Volumes I and II)."

Editor's review

Land and Song is one volume (in two parts) of Mr. Qiao Jianzhong's collected research on Chinese traditional music, gathering his long-term academic articles in this field. Taking "land" and "song" as its threads, the book examines folk music within the rural society and cultural context in which it grew, reflecting the author's consistent fieldwork commitment and scholarly thinking. For readers, the value of this book lies not in quick overview-style popularization of knowledge, but in showing how a scholar starts from specific song genres, instrumental genres, and fieldwork experience to gradually formulate overall judgments about Chinese traditional music. Most of the articles are academic papers and notes, solidly argued and concretely sourced, suitable as research reference or thematic study. When reading, one may proceed by grouping by theme, starting with pieces close to one's own research or interests, then returning to the author's methods and problem awareness; the two parts can be read in comparison, noting changes in the expression of the same topic across different periods. For ordinary readers accustomed to fragmented reading, the book's pace is rather slow and requires some patience.

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Reading tips

  1. First browse the table of contents and group by theme, prioritizing pieces related to one's own research or interests.
  2. Prepare a pen for marginal annotations, recording fieldwork locations and genre names mentioned in the text.
  3. Read the two parts in comparison, noting differences in how the author expresses the same topic across articles.
  4. After finishing each group of articles, summarize its problem awareness and argumentative approach in two or three sentences.

About the publisher

Shanghai Music Publishing House China · Founded in 1956

Shanghai Music Publishing House focuses on music and dance books and textbooks, with a brand identity built around piano literature and music classics. Its catalogue of about 592 titles includes categories such as film and television and theory. Representative works include the Norton series on music history by period—Twentieth-Century Music, Romantic Music, Classical Music and Baroque Music—as well as Feinberg on the Art of Piano Playing, A History of European Music and Beethoven's Symphonies: An Artistic Vision. Its contributors include authors and scholars such as Philip Downs, Leon Plantinga, Robert Morgan and Richard Hoppin, along with translators and scholars Liu Danni, Chen Hongduo, Gan Fangmeng and Liang Qing. The press emphasizes translations of Western music scholarship while also supporting Chinese-language writing on music history and theory, giving its list a core strength in period histories, style histories and performance art; public information on other areas is limited.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 土地与歌（上）
  3. 版权信息
  4. 编委会
  5. 序一 音乐史学思维的拓展与升华
  6. 序二 君子有徽猷，金声而玉振
  7. 序三 托命于中国传统音乐理想
  8. 序四 土地与歌的深情
  9. 自序 从四十岁开始
  10. 汉族山歌研究
  11. 甘肃、青海“花儿会”采访报告
  12. “花儿”曲令的民族属性及其他
  13. 甘肃、青海“花儿会”历史成因初探
  14. 山东民歌论
  15. 《五更调》的渊源及其流传
  16. 壮族三声部民歌“欢悦”采访纪略
  17. 桂、湘、粤交界地区的“过山瑶”民歌
  18. 曲牌论
  19. 南王四日——台东南王卑南族猎祭（营地部分）纪略
  20. 信仰的坚守——陕北榆林横山党岔正月庙会实录
  21. 20世纪中国民歌复兴运动与陕北民歌的新生
  22. “鲁艺”民歌采集运动与中华优秀传统文化传承
  23. 土地与歌（下）
  24. 版权信息
  25. 三千年传统 人世间绝唱——中国历代民歌的收集、记录与整理
  26. 中国民歌的分类体系简述
  27. 时序体民歌与月令文化传统
  28. 对《中国民歌集成》分类体系的建议
  29. 歌曲创作中民歌音调的运用——从《谁不说俺家乡好》谈起
  30. 应当强调《中国民歌集成》的文献价值
  31. “歌种”琐谈
  32. 通俗歌曲的民歌意蕴
  33. 河口音乐见闻——鲁豫采风散记
  34. 浅议民俗音乐研究
  35. 高原风 黄河情——贺《中国民歌集成·山西卷》出版
  36. 雅俗新辨
  37. “鬼节”观灯——冀中民俗掠影
  38. 汉族民歌趣味谈
  39. 对《乌苏里船歌》与赫哲族民歌关系的鉴定意见
  40. 两句体的旋律类型简论
  41. 中国当代民歌的生态与传承——兼谈中国民歌的“口头文本”与“书面文本”
  42. 民歌的边缘化与文化生态的失衡
  43. 自己研究自己的文化——有关陕北民歌研究的思考
  44. “原生态”民歌琐议
  45. 神奇土地上的文化瑰宝——内蒙古传统音乐传承、保护、研究思路再议
  46. 原生 展演 传承 变迁——中国原生民歌展演观后
  47. “原生态”民歌的舞台化实践与“非遗”保护——在“中国原生态民歌盛典”学术研讨会上的发言
  48. 天地有大美而不言——民歌简论
  49. “非遗”保护与“集成”编撰
  50. 附录一 年表
  51. 附录二 田野考察行迹
  52. 后记

FAQ

Is this book suitable for ordinary readers without a musicology background? Not very suitable. Most articles are academic papers and professional notes involving genres, fieldwork materials, and disciplinary terminology; readers lacking systematic background knowledge may find it difficult. If you are merely interested in folk songs, it is advisable to start with popular books, then consider reading the more specific pieces in this book.
Do the two parts need to be read in order? Strict order is not necessary. The two parts contain relatively independent articles that can be read selectively by theme or interest. However, to grasp how the author's problem awareness unfolds, it is advisable to first read through the table of contents, clarify the grouping logic, and then proceed systematically, avoiding fragmented browsing that breaks the thread.
Does this book offer practical help for fieldwork? Most articles are grounded in specific fieldwork experience, involving investigation and documentation of song and instrumental genres, and offer reference value for understanding collection approaches and material organization. But it is not a fieldwork methods manual; operational steps and standards still require specialized textbooks for supplementary use.

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About the author

乔建中 Author

Public information about Qiao Jianzhong is limited; all that is known is that nine of his works are extant, including Miscellaneous Essays on Music Theory, Land and Song (2 volumes), New Discourses on National Music, Talks with Musicians (2 volumes), Traces of Academic History, Sound–Land Relations, Notes on Scholars, and A Record of Music Writings. Judging from these titles and their common classification, his writing centers on theoretical inquiry into Chinese national and traditional music, explores the relationship between music and land or region, and includes biographical and historical accounts of scholars, academic history, and musicians. His works mostly take the form of essay collections and symposia, emphasizing scholarly organization and experiential record, and are suited to readers interested in Chinese traditional music research, music scholarship, and cultural essays on music.