Stichworte/keywords: China, Shanghai, National anthem, Robert Hart, Cultural exchange
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Robinson, , & Keith, (2022). Notes on an Early Chinese National Anthem. ASIAN-EUROPEAN MUSIC RESEARCH JOURNAL, 9 , 55-64. doi:10.30819/aemr.9-4
@article{Robinson_2022,
doi = {10.30819/aemr.9-4},
url = {https://doi.org/10.30819/aemr.9-4},
year = 2022,
publisher = {Logos Verlag Berlin},
volume = {9},
pages = {55-64},
author = {Robinson, Keith},
title = {Notes on an Early Chinese National Anthem},
journal = {ASIAN-EUROPEAN MUSIC RESEARCH JOURNAL}
}
Abstract
This short descriptive paper shows the early development of the Chinese National Anthem as presented abroad. The paper was extracted and improved from a self-published book by the author who had spent a lot of time in compiling facts and data about the musical legacy of a foreigner who had lived for many years in Shanghai. The paper starts off with a neglected part of an Exhibition Catalogue in 1884, which included music pieces played at a Health Exhibition held in the United Kingdom. Robert Hart, the named foreigner, as well as other foreigners were involved in this undertaking and a detailed review conducted of his correspondence and material collected by the author revealed a number of interesting facts.