Chinese Folk Music
Chinese music has been made since the dawn of Chinese civilization with documents and artifacts providing evidence of a well-developed musical culture as early as the Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC – 256 BC). Today, the music continues a rich traditional heritage in one aspect, while emerging into a more contemporary form at the same time. The music market in China was the 22nd largest in the world in 2011 and was worth US$82.8 million.
Read more about Chinese Folk Music: Legend, Dragon Dance, Republic of China Era (1912–1949), People's Republic of China Era (1949–1990s), Current, Commercial Situation, Regional Music, Modern Changes, Western Classical Music
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“Some folk want their luck buttered.”
—Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)
“The manner in which Americans “consume” music has a lot to do with leaving it on their coffee tables, or using it as wallpaper for their lifestyles, like the score of a movie—it’s consumed that way without any regard for how and why it’s made.”
—Frank Zappa (1940–1994)