Hong Kong Christian Songwriters’ Dilemma: Juggling Sacred Music, Tonal Language, and Christian Faith
Hong Kong composers face a unique challenge when composing songs in Cantonese, as every syllable comes with a set pitch inflection — a “word tone.” Imposing tunes to texts without considering “word tones” either renders the words unrecognizable or changes their meanings entirely. In the 1970s, the p...
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Analytical Approaches to World Music
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Analytical Approaches to World Music |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.iftawm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kan_AAWM_Vol_11_1.pdf |
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