Gaidong (performance gigs) in Hong Kong: the ecology of commercial Chinese instrumental music performance.

Lung Man Wai.Thesis submitted in: December 2005.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006.Includes bibliographical references.Abstracts in English and Chinese.Abstract --- p.iiAcknowledgements --- p.v"Figures, Tables, and Examples" --- p.viiiRomanization --- p.ixAbbreviations --- p.xChapter Chapter I --- Introduction --- p.1Chapter a. --- Related Studies --- p.10Chapter b. --- The Model --- p.17Chapter c. --- Methodology --- p.19Chapter d. --- Chapter Summary for the Thesis --- p.20Chapter Chapter II --- "Musicians, Service Seekers and Agents" --- p.23Chapter a. --- Training Backgrounds of Musicians --- p.25Chapter b. --- "The Network of Musicians and the ""Key Musicians""" --- p.33Chapter c. --- Discipline --- p.39Chapter d. --- Summary: How Can Musicians Obtain More Gaidong Performing Opportunities? --- p.45Chapter e. --- "Money vs. Dignity, Professional Ethics, and Competitions" --- p.46Chapter f. --- Service Seekers and Agents --- p.49Chapter Chapter III --- The Music of Gaidong --- p.56Chapter a. --- Repertoire --- p.57Chapter b. --- "Collections of Pieces - The Gaidong ""Fake Books""" --- p.67Chapter c. --- Choices of Music --- p.78Chapter d. --- Combinations of Instruments --- p.89Chapter e. --- Performance Practice and Improvisation --- p.92Chapter Chapter IV --- "Venue, Occasion and Audience" --- p.105Chapter a. --- Venue: Outdoors vs. Indoors --- p.107Chapter b. --- Occasion: Center of Attention vs. Background Music --- p.109Chapter c. --- The Role of the Host --- p.111Chapter d. --- The Audiences --- p.115Chapter e. --- Requests for Songs by Audience Members --- p.117Chapter Chapter V --- Influence from the Environment -Two Case Studies and the Impact of the Twelve Girls Band --- p.124Chapter a. --- "Case Study One: Chinese New Year Celebration at Hong Kong International Airport,2004" --- p.125Chapter b. --- Case Study Two: The Standard Chartered Bank Board Visit Staff Dinner --- p.129Chapter c. --- Other Examples of Gaidong Affected by the Twelve Girls Band --- p.139Chapter d. --- The Twelve Girls Band --- p.144Chapter e. --- Other Environmental Factors --- p.149Chapter Chapter VI --- The Model: The Ecology of Gaidong --- p.155Chapter a. --- Mutualism and Competition --- p.160Chapter b. --- The Extended Model --- p.161Chapter Chapter VII --- Conclusion --- p.164Appendix 1 List of Gaidong Performances in which the Author Participated --- p.170Appendix 2 Contents of the Gaidong Po --- p.175Appendix 3 Contents of the Blue Score --- p.181Appendix 4 Contents of the MLCO Gaidong Score Album --- p.183Appendix 5 Music Pieces Used in Gaidong: The Combination of Contents of Three Gaidong Scores --- p.184Appendix 6 Selected Scores from the MLCO Gaidong Score Album --- p.192Appendix 7 Agenda for Standard Chartered Bank Staff Dinner gaidong (Case Study2) --- p.196Appendix 8 Selected Scores Used in the Standard Chartered Bank Staff Dinner gaidong (Case Study2) --- p.198Appendix 9 A Copy of the Audience Members' Handwritten Requests for Gaidong No.84 --- p.200Character List and Glossary --- p.201References Cited --- p.205Websites --- p.210Supplementary Materials:Chapter a. --- The Blue Book ScoresChapter b. --- The Gaidong po Score