Ling Lun
| Ling Lun | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Líng Lùn |
| IPA | [lǐŋ lwə̂n] |
Ling Lun (Chinese: 伶 倫 or 泠 倫, Linglun) is the legendary founder of music in ancient China.[1]
Mythology
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Cultural legacy
In the computer games Civilization IV and Civilization V, Ling Lun appears as a great artist. The 2020 film Bill & Ted Face the Music features Ling Lun as one of the musicians in the titular characters' band, portrayed by Sharon Gee.[5]
References
Citations
- ^ Yang, An & Turner 2005, pp. 73, 169–170.
- ^ Yang, An & Turner 2005, p. 73.
- ^ Yang, An & Turner 2005, p. 159.
- ^ von Glahn 2004, pp. 90ff.
- ^ Rottenberg 2020.
Sources
- Rottenberg, Josh (29 August 2020). "How the team behind 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' assembled a band that could save the universe". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- von Glahn, Richard (2004). The Sinister Way: The Divine and the Demonic in Chinese Religious Culture. Berkeley: ISBN 978-0-520-92877-0.
- Yang, Lihui; An, Deming; Turner, Jessica Anderson (2005). Handbook of Chinese Mythology. Santa Barbara: ISBN 978-1-57607-806-8.
Further reading
- Dewoskin, Kenneth J. (1982). A Song for One or Two: Music and the Concept of Art in Early China. Ann Arbor: Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan. pp. 59–60. ISBN 978-0-89264-042-3.
- Kárpáti, János (1980). "Myth and Reality in the Theory of Chinese Tonal System". Studia Musicologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. T. 22 (Facsimile 1/4). JSTOR 901989.
- Malm, William P. (19 November 2019). "Chinese music | Characeristics, History, Instruments, Genres & Facts | Britannica". Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021.
- Mingyue, Liang (1985). Music of the Billion: An Introduction to Chinese Musical Culture. New York: Heinrichshofen. pp. 37–38. ISBN 978-3-7959-0474-6.