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Soundscapes in Chinese Music is written especially for general readers interested in Chinese music, while also aiming to engage professional audiences such as scholars, musicians, and composers. The author emphasizes an approach to understanding and appreciating "Chinese music" that transcends personal cultural background, identity, profession, preferences, and practical concerns. Structured around ten chapters, each focusing on a music genre and its sonic logic, the book presents concrete examples to explore topics such as historical narratives of music, traditions of singing and playing, sonic patterns, aesthetic principles, cultural contexts, and political relationships. The author seeks to rethink the meaning of the term "Chinese music" and offers a musical perspective to enrich fields such as history, anthropology, and cultural studies.

《聽賞中國音樂》一書，是特別為對中國音樂有興趣的一般讀者撰寫，同時亦希望藉此與學者、樂師、作曲家等專業讀者對話。作者注重以一種超越自我文化、身分、專業，甚至個人喜好與實效的角度來認識和欣賞「中國音樂」。全書十章的內容以樂種及其音聲邏輯為依歸，並附以實例，探討音樂的歷史論述、彈唱習慣、聲音規律、審美原則、文化脈絡，以及政治關係等議題。作者希望重新思考「中國音樂」一詞的意義，並嘗試為歷史、人類學、文化研究等領域提供一種音樂的角度。

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