Vol. 21 No. 5 (2024): Volume 21, Number 5 – 2024
Original Article

Historical Changes and Regional Differences of Bamboo Flute Music Style: Perspective of Ethnomusicology

Chao Yang
Ph. D, Department of Music, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, 43400
Camellia Siti Maya Mohamed Razali
Senior lecturer, Department of Music, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, 43400

Published 2025-02-12

Keywords

  • Bamboo Flute Art; Music Style; Genre Division

Abstract

The bamboo flute as an accompaniment and ensemble instrument began in the 20th century, and the 1950s to 1960s was a new stage of bamboo flute art development. During this period, the bamboo flute school began to form, and its performance art style began to gradually distinct, mainly in the north and south schools. This article takes the North and South schools of bamboo flute art and their artistic styles as the main line to discuss the style circulation and change of bamboo flute art.