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SUMMARY:'Paiban'/Clappers\, Rhythm\, and Cultural Integration
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DESCRIPTION:'Paiban' (clappers) are an essential element in Chinese music 
 as well as in lyric and musical literature\, and their functions and meani
 ngs have evolved over thousands of years. In early periods\, they were ins
 truments used to mark rhythm\; later\, due to their close association with
  timing and meter\, they gradually became a key medium linking literary ex
 pression and music. During the Tang dynasty\, it was said that 'the clappe
 r marks the musical phrase'\, revealing the intrinsic unity between poetic
  rhythm and musical timing. From the Ming dynasty onward\, with the develo
 pment of operatic vocal styles\, the function of the clappers gradually sh
 ifted from marking musical phrases to regulating syllabic pronunciation an
 d standardizing vocal delivery. By the Qing dynasty\, this usage had perme
 ated various forms of traditional musical practice.\n\nThis shift in rhyth
 mic conception – from 'pointing to textual phrases' to 'orienting toward
  temporal duration' – not only reflects the internal evolution of Chines
 e music itself\, but also profoundly demonstrates how historical intercult
 ural exchanges shaped Chinese musical forms. This lecture will focus on th
 e changing functions of the paiban\, exploring the historical transformati
 on of Chinese rhythmic systems and the cultural factors behind it.\n\nWu D
 an holds a PhD in Classical Chinese Literature from Zhejiang University an
 d completed postdoctoral research in the Department of Chinese at Sun Yat-
 sen University. She is currently an Associate Professor and Master’s Sup
 ervisor at Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics. Her research focu
 ses primarily on the music of traditional Chinese opera. She has led two n
 ational-level projects funded by the National Social Science Fund\, includ
 ing the 'Research on Kunqu Gongche Notation and the Construction of an Int
 elligent Platform'\, as well as one project funded by the Ministry of Educ
 ation and one postdoctoral research project. Her publications include: 'On
  the Essence of Musical Regulation in Qu: Centered on the Changing Relatio
 nship Between Text and Music' (Zhejiang Academic Journal\, Oct. 2024) and 
 'Establishment and Transformation of Operatic Prosody: A Historical Study 
 Focused on the Relationship Between Tune Patterns and Vocal Styles' (Chine
 se Opera Arts\, Issue 4\, 2023).
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LOCATION:Dickson Poon Building\, Oxford China Centre - Lucina Ho Seminar R
 oom (first floor)\, Lucina Ho Seminar Room Dickson Poon Building\, Oxford 
 China Centre Canterbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6LU United Kingdom
SPEAKER:Professor Wu Dan (Zhejiang University)
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