Music is red : the politicisation of music in China, 1919–1989
Given the Westernisation of Chinese music that can be clearly heard today, this thesis examines the changes and continuities in music practices that can be observed in China, more specifically the People’s Republic of China, from 1919–1989. Music is used as a powerful tool to win the hearts and mind...
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Nanyang Technological University
2022
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| author | Pang, Metha Hui Shan |
| author2 | Justin Clark |
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| description | Given the Westernisation of Chinese music that can be clearly heard today, this thesis examines the changes and continuities in music practices that can be observed in China, more specifically the People’s Republic of China, from 1919–1989. Music is used as a powerful tool to win the hearts and minds of the people. Popular culture, in the form of various mediums such as art, literature, films, posters and music, could be used as a form of soft propaganda that could effectively shape the opinion of the domestic public. Music has the power to convey emotions and messages in recognisable ways, and this power was definitely recognised by the people of China. This paper finds that in order to harness this power, the evolution of music in China has become highly politicised. This is not only apparent in the content and rhythm of the song, but in the way the masses also interact with music perpetuated by the government. While the ruling government at the time might have specific censorship policies or restrictions, the masses will eventually find a way to be heard. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1558392023-03-11T20:08:44Z Music is red : the politicisation of music in China, 1919–1989 Pang, Metha Hui Shan Justin Clark School of Humanities justin.clark@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::History Given the Westernisation of Chinese music that can be clearly heard today, this thesis examines the changes and continuities in music practices that can be observed in China, more specifically the People’s Republic of China, from 1919–1989. Music is used as a powerful tool to win the hearts and minds of the people. Popular culture, in the form of various mediums such as art, literature, films, posters and music, could be used as a form of soft propaganda that could effectively shape the opinion of the domestic public. Music has the power to convey emotions and messages in recognisable ways, and this power was definitely recognised by the people of China. This paper finds that in order to harness this power, the evolution of music in China has become highly politicised. This is not only apparent in the content and rhythm of the song, but in the way the masses also interact with music perpetuated by the government. While the ruling government at the time might have specific censorship policies or restrictions, the masses will eventually find a way to be heard. Bachelor of Arts in History 2022-03-24T00:19:01Z 2022-03-24T00:19:01Z 2022 Final Year Project (FYP) Pang, M. H. S. (2022). Music is red : the politicisation of music in China, 1919–1989. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155839 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155839 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
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| title | Music is red : the politicisation of music in China, 1919–1989 |
| title_full | Music is red : the politicisation of music in China, 1919–1989 |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Music is red : the politicisation of music in China, 1919–1989 |
| title_short | Music is red : the politicisation of music in China, 1919–1989 |
| title_sort | music is red the politicisation of music in china 1919 1989 |
| topic | Humanities::History |
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