Timeline of Chinese music

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Music of China
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General topics
Genres
Specific forms
Media and performance
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Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem
Regional music

This is a timeline that show the development of Chinese music by genre and region. It covers the historic China as well as the geographic areas of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

Dynastic Periods

Zhou Dynasty

  • System of formal music yayue established.
  • Lyrics of folk songs recorded.
  • Decline of yayue by the end of the Spring and Autumn period, increased popularity of new music from Wey and Zheng states.

Qin to Han Dynasty

Sui to Tang Dynasty

  • Founding of various academies and music departments -
The Great Music Bureau (大樂署) responsible for yayue and yanyue (燕樂, entertainment music and dance for banquet)
The Royal Academy founded by Emperor Gaozu
"Pear Garden", an acting and music academy founded by Emperor Xuanzong.
The Drum and Pipes Bureau (鼓吹署) responsible for ceremonial music.
  • Influence from Centra Asian, Persian and Indian music.
  • Oldest surviving notated music in China - Youlan.

Song to Yuan Dynasty

  • Increasing popularity of Chinese opera such as nanxi opera and zaju theatre.
  • The artform of Ci poetry which is meant to be sung reached its zenith in the Song Dynasty.

Ming Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

  • Development of Peking opera.
  • Beginning of New Music in late the 19th century under influence of Western music.

1900s

Hong Kong:

  • Popular English and western classical music grew with British influence.

1910s

Republic of China:

1920s

Republic of China:

1930s

Republic of China:

  • Heyday of Shidaiqu in Shanghai which lasted until the 1940s.
  • Development of modern Chinese orchestra.

Taiwan:

1940s

People's Republic of China:

1950s

People's Republic of China:

Hong Kong:

  • Continuation of Shidaiqu in Hong Kong.

Republic of China / Taiwan:

1960s

Hong Kong:

1970s

ROC Taiwan:

Hong Kong:

  • Increasing popularity of cantopop.

1980s

People's Republic of China:

1990s

People's Republic of China:

Hong Kong SAR:

ROC Taiwan

2000s

People's Republic of China:

  • Punk rock begins in China.

Hong Kong SAR and ROC Taiwan

Notes and references

See also