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Materials on Peking Opera Introduction to P.O. using 霸王別姫 P.O. Works in the West-Garland Project, 1987, 1991-1994, undated

 File — Box: 73, Folder: 20
Identifier: 0039_PER_Pian_Series_1_Subseries_73_Folder_20
-Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Style Guide. 3 sheets. Typescript (photocopy) with handwritten markings (Note 2)

-Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Style Guide. 4 sheets. Typescript (photocopy) with handwritten markings (Note 2)

-Fax from Bell to Pian. Aug-27-94. Printout with handwritten markings. Suggestion on the outlines of the Peking Opera and the Narrative Art (Note 2)

-Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: East Asia, China. Guidelines for China Authors. Typescript (photocopy) with handwritten markings (Note 2)

-Contract for the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Filled by Rulan Chao Pian. Holograph. Topic: Peking Opera. No signature (Note 2)

-The Peking Opera. 1 sheet. Typescript with handwritten notes. "Total 3 pages", "P.1". On the same page: Message to Bell. Holograph. The tentative plans has some changes

-From Text Tone and Tune. Typescript (photocopy) with handwritten notes

-Contract for the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Filled by Rulan Chao Pian. Holograph. Topic: Narrative Song: Overview and Northern China Traditions. No signature (Note 2)

-Contract for the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Filled by Rulan Chao Pian. Holograph. Topic: Social Groups and Institutions (with Lindy Li Mark, co-author). No signature (Note 2)

-Letter from J. Lawrence Witzleben to Pian. June 7, 1992. Typescript, signed, with handwritten notes. Inviting to submit articles to the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. "received June 12" (Note 2)

-From the editors Timothy Rice and James Porter. Typescript (photocopy) (Note 2)

-Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. East Asia: China. Typescript (photocopy) with handwritten markings. Outline of the China segment (Note 2)

-The Garland Library of Readings in Ethnomusicology: A core collection of ethnomusicology articled selected and introduced by Kay Kaufman Shelemay. Offprint: 1993 Music Catalog. Pages 55-57 (Note 2)

-Order form of the Ethnomusicology: history, definitions and scope (Note 2)

-Fax from Bell Yung and Danny Yung to Rulan Chao Pian. June 2, 1993. Holograph, signed. On the meetings with friends, Siu-wah's living place and the abstracts for the Garland Encyclopedia (Note 2)

-Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Inner and East Asia Volume (400,000 words). 2 sheets. Typescript (photocopy) with handwritten notes. Outline. "Sept 1st deadline" (Note 2)

-Bell's phone call. 1 sheet. Holograph. Notes. "Feb 6, 93. about Garland project"

-The Peking Opera. A tentative outline. By RC Pian. Holograph (photocopy)

-The Narrative Art (Mainly Northern Chinese). Suggested by RC Pian. Holograph (photocopy). Outline. Pages 1-2

-The following ia an outline of the China segment and contributors. Typescript (photocopy) with handwritten markings. With duplicate copy (Note 2)

-Garland Encyclopedia: Addresses for China Authors. 2 sheets. Typescript (photocopy) with handwritten markings (Note 1) (Note 2)

-CHINOPERL subjects. Typescript (photocopy) with handwritten notes. Pages 1-2

-Fax from Bell Yung to Pian. February 13, 1993. Typescript, signed. Comments on the outline (Note 2)

-Outline Proposed for Part IV. A. Of the Garland Project. RCP. Typescript with handwritten notes. Pages 1-2. With duplicate copies

-Letter to Bell Yung. 2/13/93. Typescript with handwritten notes. Asking comments on the outline. "sent 2/13/93, 3 pm" (Note 1)

-Letter from Lawrence Witzleben 韋慈朋 to colleague. Dec. 24, 1992. Typescript, signed (photocopy). Notice of the annual general meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicological Research in Hong Kong (SERHK) (Note 2)

-Letter from Bell Yung to Rulan Chao Pian. August 26, 1992. Typescript, signed, with handwritten markings. On the details of the submission in the China section of the East Asia volume of the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (Note 1) (Note 2)

-1 blank sheet. Tab title: B

-Letter from Larry Witzleben to Pian. June 9, 1993. Typescript, signed. On the outline of the Social Groups and Institutions section, a permanent archivist with library and musicla training and Pian's appointment at spring term (Note 2)

-Fax from Bell Yung and Danny Yung to Rulan Chao Pian. June 4, 1993. Holograph, signed. On the outline of the Narrative song and Northern styles (Note 2)

-Fax from Larry Witzleben to Pian. June 9, 1993. Typescript, signed. On the outline of the Social Groups and Institutions section, a permanent archivist with library and musicla training and Pian's appointment at spring term. Date of fax: 10-06-1993 (Note 2)

-Characteristics. History evolution; Social background. 1 sheet. Holograph

-1 sheet. Holograph. Teaching notes

-Letter from Larry Witzleben to Pian. Typescript, signed. Reminder on the submission of the outline for the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (Note 2)

-Fax from Bell Yung to Rulan Chao Pian. July 15, 1994. Typescript, signed, with handwritten notes. On the Garland project (Note 1) (Note 2)

-Opera: Overview (for Garland Encyclopedia, Draft). Bell Yung. Typescript (photocopy) with handwritten notes. Pages 1-8 (Note 2)

-1 sheet. Holograph

-Letter from RC Pian to Bell Yung. 3 sheets. Holograph. Outlines of The Peking Opera and The Narrative Art (Mainly Northern Chinese)

-Oceania: inhouse outline, 25 July 1991. 4 sheets. Photocopy with handwritten notes (Note 2)

-Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. East Asia: China (updated Dec. 10, 1992). 2 sheets. Typescript (Note 2)

-Garland Africa update. January 15, 1990. 4 sheets. Typescript (photocopy) (Note 2)

-Suggested outline for articles in Garland Encyclopedia: Europe. Typescript (photocopy) with handwritten notes (Note 2)

-Outline for North America Volume, Garland Encyclopedia (347,000 words total). Typescript (photocopy) (Note 2)

-Not real example in context. 1 sheet. Holograph

-Fax from Iris to Bell Yung. Holograph, signed. On the planning of the three entries in the Garland project

-Email from Bell Yung to Sau Yan Chan, Daniel Ferguson, Mei-ling Li and Rulan Chao Pian. August 23, 1993. Typescript with handwritten markings. Subject: Opera entries for Garland Encyclopedia (Note 1) (Note 2)

-Status Report. Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume IX: Music of Latin America and the Caribbean. 5 sheets. Typescript (photocopy) with handwritten notes. "July 20, 1991" (Note 2)

-Letter from We Ben to Rulan Chao Pian. November 15, 1993. Typescript, signed, with handwritten notes. Reminder on the submission of three articles for the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (Note 2)

-Letter from Iris to Bell. Sept 23, 1994. Typescript with handwritten notes (photocopy). On the enclosed papers called "the Peking Opera" and the synopsis of "The King's Farewell to his Concubine", the quality of the tape recording and no usable photos related the Peking Opera. With duplicate copy

-The Peking Opera. Rulan Chao Pian. Typescript (photocopy) with handwritten notes. Pages 1-20. Pages 16-20 are typescript. "Final MS" (Note 2)

-Materials enclosed by 1 folded sheet. "Hard Copy III". Includes:

 1) The Peking Opera. Rulan Chao Pian. 15 sheets. Typescript (Printout). With duplicate copies (Note 2)

-Materials in 1 folder. "Help wented". Includes:

 1) Materials enclosed by 1 folded sheet. "Pian's final copy. As sent to Bell 9/23/94". Includes:

  i) Some typical Peking Opera percussion patterns. Typescript (photocopy). Pages 1-4

  ii) Some Works in Western Language on the Peking Opera = 在國外對於京劇研究的情況. 趙如蘭. Typescript (photocopy). Pages 1-8. "Talk given. April 1987" (Note 2)

Dates

  • 1987, 1991-1994, undated

Language of Materials

English

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1 file(s)

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