Bringing together the most recent research on the Cultural Revolution in China, musicologists, historians, literary scholars, and others discuss the music and its political implications. Combined, these chapters, paint a vibrant picture of the long-lasting impact that the musical revolution had on ordinary citizens, as well as political leaders.

Introduction; Paul Clark, Laikwan Pang and Tsan-Huang TsaiPART I: TEMPORALITY: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN CULTURAL REVOLUTION MUSIC1. A Diachronic Study of Jingju Yangbanxi Model Peking Opera Music; Dai Jiafang, translated by Lau Sze Wing2. From Confucianist Meditative Tool to Maoist Revolutionary Weapon: The Seven-Stringed Zither (Qin) in the Cultural Revolution; Tsan-Huang Tsai3. Breaking Bad: Sabotaging the Production of the Hero in the Amateur Performance of Yangbanxi; Laurence Coderre4. Third World Internationalism: Films and Operas in the Chinese Cultural Revolution; Ban Wang5. Singing in the Dark: Film and Cultural Revolution Musical Culture; Paul ClarkPART II: GEOGRAPHY: TRANSPLANTATION AND THE MAKING OF REGIONAL YANGBANXI6. Dialects as Untamable: How to Revolutionize Cantonese Opera?; Laikwan Pang7. The West is Red: Uyghur Adaptation of The Legend of the Red Lantern (Qizil Chiragh) During China ' 's Cultural Revolution; Chuen-Fung Wong8. The Dragon River Reaches the Borders: The Rehabilitation of Ethnic Music in a Model Opera; Rowan PeasePART III: LEGACIES AND LINEAGES: CULTURAL REVOLUTION SOUNDSCAPES BEYOND THE MAO ERA9. Musical-Dramatic Experimentation in the Yangbanxi: A Case for Precedence in The Great Wall; John Winzenburg10. Sonic Imaginary After the Cultural Revolution; Nancy Yunhwa Rao11. Just Beat It! Popular Legacies of Cultural Revolution Music; Barbara Mittler