Carlene Reynolds
Hist387
Tang Presentation
Tang Dynasty
(618-907) Court Music
I. Emergence of the “Golden Age”
A. Tang stood out as a period of superior musical and cultural development.
B. Rise of Imperial Court Music
-Most significant musical achievement during the Tang
-Performance troops
-Imperial patronage
C. Courtesan Culture/Women and Music
-Women entertainers
-Courtesan talents: singing, dancing, instrument proficiency, poetry-influence on later cultures
-Women often mastered percussion, wind and string instruments.
D. Theater Performance
-Emerges during the Tang.
E. Musical Institutions of the Tang
1. The Great Music Institute
2. Drum and Wind Corps
3. Palace Conservatory for Musicians
4.
F. Instruments
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-Two music genres: “great songs”/dance genre, and banquet music.
-The
1. Hengdi: flute
2. Pipa: lute,
pear shaped-body, plucked, highly popular, accompanied singing and dancing.
Courtesans played, sung and danced.