The Library of the Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies at Heidelberg University holds an extensive collection of musical treasures—recordings, scores, ephemera, and secondary literature on Chinese music. This podcast is set out to introduce you to some of the jewels of these music collections and enjoy the intricacies and beauties of musicking in China …. We begin with a series of 5 podcasts accompanying this year’s CHIME conference in Heidelberg, from October 1-4.

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The Library of the Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies at Heidelberg University holds an extensive collection of musical treasures—recordings, scores, ephemera, and secondary literature on Chinese music. This podcast is set out to introduce you to some of the jewels of these music collections and enjoy the intricacies and beauties of musicking in China …. We begin with a series of 5 podcasts accompanying this year’s CHIME conference in Heidelberg, from October 1-4.
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Recent Episodes

September 29, 2023
Ying WANG's Set of Intermezzi to Gustav Mahler's Song of the Earth
<p>Podcast by Barbara Mittler, teaching Sinology and Transcultural Studies at the Center for Asian and Transcultural Studies in Heidelberg. She is currently working on a book on Chinese protest movements and the function of music, art and culture therein. Todays podcast is about female composer Wang Ying's set of intermezzi to Gustav Mahler's Song of the Earth </p> <p><br></p> <p>The passages played in the podcast are used with kind permission by KlangForum Heidelberg. </p>

September 11, 2023
Teaching Chinese Music
<p>Today Odila Schröder will take us on a different “journey”, exploring the edges of what can be considered “Chinese” music. Since 2020 Odila has been part of a project, the China-School-Academy, writing teaching modules and providing trainings for German high school teachers. As part of that project she developed a module on Chinese music, essentially a “listening journey“, meant to engage students in the question what “Chinese music” is. In this podcast Odila will give us a a short introduction to the module.</p> <p>The songs and sounds mentioned in this podcast can be found in an accompanying <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNF4siu5vAo&list=PLtRdhJApFPX8MTIVKyCILOy09Nig8PT1P&pp=gAQBiAQB" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">playlist</a>. A longer playlist with a broader range of Chinese music can be found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzhbWo8NUvE&list=PLtRdhJApFPX8PqLTyo3pczs68TluuCrNP&pp=gAQBiAQB" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. The full teaching module (in German) and more information on the individual pieces is available on the homepage of the China-Schul-Akademie: <a href="https://www.china-schul-akademie.de/lernmodule/musik/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.china-schul-akademie.de/lernmodule/musik/</a>.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>

September 4, 2023
"Socialism is Good" Part 2
<p>"Socialism is Good” 社会主义好, a Chinese Communist propaganda song from the 1950s was one of the most iconic and recognisable tunes before the Cultural Revolution. Welcome to the second episode of a two-part podcast with Tilen Zupan, a master's student in Transcultural Studies at the Center for Asian and Transcultural Studies in Heidelberg. Exploring the intricacies of the song's reception and production histories, and its parodies, Tilen examines the multifaceted processes of its signification during the turbulent era of Mao’s China. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Links to the songs that are referred to in this podcast: </p> <p>"Socialism is Good" 社会主义好 <a href="https://youtu.be/McI8hOGTJb0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://youtu.be/McI8hOGTJb0</a></p> <p>“侯牧人 (Hou Muren) - 紅色搖滾 (Red Rock)” https://youtu.be/Vgm1aXWEY0o?t=1136. </p> <p>“李志 2015年‘看见’重庆站 山阴路的夏天 社会主义好.” https://youtu.be/HnczI3uuzR8?t=498. </p> <p>“Blind Shaft 盲井.“ https://youtu.be/AmShvrAe9Fw?t=1288. “durian durian 2000 eng sub.” https://youtu.be/vv53fPS7N6I?t=4932. </p> <p>“庆祝中国共产党成立100周年.” https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1D64y197XE?p=9. </p> <p>社会主义好,社会主义好!” https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1hh411h7mX?share_source=copy_web. </p> <p><br></p>
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