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The Yellow Bell: A brief sketch of the History of Chinese Music. by Chao-Mei-Pa - 1974.

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The Yellow Bell: A brief sketch of the History of Chinese Music.

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New York: Gordon Press, 1974. Reprint Cloth AS NEW 8vo (6-1/4 x 9-1/4), 61 pp including Bibliography. Hardbound book is FINE -- Unrmarked, Unread, and AS NEW. Red cloth with gold lettering, no DJ as issued. Reprint of the 1934 English translation of the French "La Cloche jaune." Clearly written book will be attractive and useful for anyone wanting an entree to Chinese Classical music, whether for cultural understanding or for a musician who wants to get the sense of the Chinese musical structure -- it covers the music theory the 5 and 7 tone scales, the eight sonorous bodies underlying the development of traditional instruments, moral and philosophical influences, popular song and includes the musical notation for the Chinese Opera "The Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers." Gift quality reprint.
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The Yellow Bell: A Brief Sketch of the History of Chinese Music

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Baldwin, MD: Barberry Hill , 1934 Small chip and small tear at the top of spine aproximately 1/2 inch total. Covers have some very light and minimal soil.. 1st Reprint of the 1st English Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Baldwin, MD: Barberry Hill, 1934. Second printing of the first English edition. 8vo, pp. 61. Bibliography. Originally published in French. Frontis portrait. Illustrated with drawings and music notation.Paper over boards. Owner's name on flyleaf. Cover little worn at edges, o/w a VG tight copy.
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YELLOW BELL: A Brief Sketch of the History of Chinese Music

by Pa, Chao Mei

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Baldwin, MD: Barberry Hill, 1934. 61 pp. Original gray covers w/ title on binding. Corners bumped. Front cover lightly soiled. Light natural discoloration to endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos and figures. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Barberry Hill, 1934. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Yellow Bell: A brief sketch of the history of Chinese music

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Gordon Press, 1974-01-01. Hardcover. Good. .
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Baldwin. Barberry Hill. 1934. Decorated cloth with paper label. 12mo. First American Edition. Illustrated by drawings. Signed and inscribed by the author. Some light bumping to extremities, else Very Good in original glassine wrapper.
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Maryland: Barberry Hill, 1934. Very Good. Musical examples & 2 photos. Taken from a lecture given on NBC in 1934. Rubbed at edges a bit. Signed in both English & Chinese. Ephemera on the author laid in, one pagea.
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