Chinese rock and pop music: a semiotic perspective

    Authors

    J. Matusitz

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Asia Eur. J.

    Keywords

    International Relations

    Abstract

    This paper provides a detailed semiotic analysis of Chinese rock and pop music in the past 30 years. To support this analysis, an historical account of Chinese music from the third millennium B.C. to the Mao period is offered to explain how semiotics and music in China have been highly interrelated and how rebellious rock and pop was born in China. Chinese rock and pop was shaped by historical events. This paper does not only focus on popular music and its symbols, but also on the tools for the application of semiotic concepts in rock and pop music analysis and on the need for understanding and differentiating areas and relevant points of view.

    Journal Title

    Asia Europe Journal

    Volume

    7

    Issue/Number

    3-4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2009

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    479

    Last Page

    490

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000272175900007

    ISSN

    1610-2932

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