Quanzhou Nanyin Orchestra Studies

This thesis is designed to study Quanzhou Nanyin Orchestra by three parts.First, Quanzhou Nanyin Orchestra's history and basic situation are hackled by the methods of Oral History and fieldwork.Secondly,it studies Quanzhou Nanyin Orchestra's music activities and information of exchange.Thirdly,it is summarized the function of Quanzhou Nanyin Orchestra,and interpreted its music behavior.There are two innovations in this thesis.Firstly,Quanzhou Nanyin Orchestra's history is hackled by the methods of Oral History and fieldwork.Second,it is interpreted the music behavior of Quanzhou Nanyin Orchestra by the anthropology of music.