Lecture-recital: Everlasting Cantonese Music – East meets West in the 1930s and 1940s
Music
Description
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In the 1930s and 1940s, Cantonese music players began to incorporate Western and jazz musical styles and instruments like the xylophone, violin, saxophone and drum set into their performances. The trend gave rise to a new form of music that flourished in Hong Kong and southern China. Known as “spirit music”, the lively, offbeat style was rooted in Cantonese music and gained prominence especially in teahouses, dance halls and nightclubs.
In this lecture-recital, Professor Yu Qiwei, Head of Chinese Music at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, explores the cultural impact of the genre. Taking reference from The Essentials For Strings and Vocal Music – the first-ever Cantonese music textbook, written by renowned master Yau Hok-chau and published in 1916 – Yu also looks at the role and function of spirit music during the Second World War.
The event includes performances by the Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble showcasing familiar works, such as In Celebration of Good Times by Yau Hok-chau, The Lion Dance by Lui Man-shing, The Peacock in its Full Glory by Ho Tai-so, and a medley of classics by Chan Man-tat.
Moderator：Frederick Lau
Curator：Tung Tsz-ching
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$200
Indoor
Local
