Some books to read:
Jonathan Stock - Musical Creativity in 20th Century China
Life of Abing, the folk musician.
Richard Kraus - Pianos and Politics in China
Written by a sociologist about the turmoil during the Cultural Revolution.
Sheila Melvin & JinDong Cai - Rhapsody in Red
A colorful history of how Western Classical music became Chinese.
Liang Mingyue - Music of the Billion: An Introduction to Chinese Musical Culture
Socio-historic background, instrument descriptions, instrumental & vocal music including the Chinese opera.
Some websites:
For sound samples on Chinese instruments, visit http://www.chineseculture.net/ Enter the “Music Store”. Excellent resource for Chinese sheet music although overpriced so buy those from China Sprout!
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