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History MusicofHongKong FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Music MusicofChina Timeline Generaltopics Instruments Musicology Orchestra Genres C-pop:(Cantopop,Mandopop,Hokkienpop) Rock Heavymetal Hiphop Opera Specificforms Taoistmusic Yayue Mediaandperformance Musicfestivals MidiModernMusicFestival Musicmedia Radiostations ChinaRecordCorporation Nationalisticandpatrioticsongs Nationalanthem Historicalanthems Patriotic/Revolutionary MarchoftheVolunteers ThreePrinciplesofthePeople Regionalmusic Anhui Fujian Gansu Guangdong Guangxi Guizhou Hainan Hebei Heilongjiang Henan HongKong Hunan Hubei InnerMongolia Jiangsu Jiangxi Jilin Liaoning Macau Northeast Qinghai Shandong Shaanxi Shanxi Sichuan Tibet Xinjiang Yunnan Zhejiang vte DemographicsandcultureofHongKong Demographics Census Health Hongkongers HongKongresident HongKongidentitycard Languages Religion Rightofabode Culture Cinema Comics Cuisine Media Music Opera Publicholidays Shopping Sport Literature OtherHongKongtopics Economy Education Geography History Politics vte TheMusicofHongKongisaneclecticmixtureoftraditionalandpopulargenres.CantopopisoneofthemoreprominentgenresofmusicproducedinHongKong.TheHongKongPhilharmonicOrchestraandtheHongKongSinfoniettaregularlyperformwesternclassicalmusicinthecity.ThereisalsoalongtraditionofCantoneseoperawithinHongKong. Contents 1History 2Market 3Music 3.1Cantoneseopera 3.2Naamyam 3.3Cantopop 3.4Mandarinpop 3.5Englishpop 3.6Classicalmusic 3.7Electronicmusic 3.8Festivals 3.9Musicrecordingcertification 4Seealso 5References 6Externallinks History[edit] IncolonialHongKong,pipawasoneoftheinstrumentsplayedbytheChinese,[1]andwasmainlyusedforceremonialpurposes.Westernclassicalmusicwas,ontheotherhand,theprincipalfocusamongstBritishHongKongerswiththeSino-BritishOrchestrabeingestablishedin1895.Inthebeginningofthe20thcentury,Westernpopmusicbecamepopular.Mandarinpopsongsinthe1920swerecalledSiDoiKuk(時代曲).TheyareconsideredtheprototypeofChinesepopsongs.[2] In1949thePeople'sRepublicofChinawasestablishedbythecommunistparty.Oneofthefirstactionstakenbythegovernmentwastodenouncepopularmusicaspornography.[3]Beginninginthe1950smassivewavesofimmigrantsfledfromShanghaitoHongKong.[4]AlongwithitwasthePathéRecords(HongKong)recordcompany,whichendedupbecomingoneofthemostsignificantpopularrecordcompaniesinHongKong. TheWesternmusicwaspopularsince1950sastheofficiallanguagewasEnglishatthattime.Also,listeningtoWesternmusicshowedaperson'sgoodtaste.Cantopopwasnotpopularin1950sto1960ssincetheproductionofCantopopwasshoddy.[5]Duringthelate1960sand1970s,MandarinpopsongsweregettingmoreandmorepopularandbecamethemainstreamofHongKongpop.[6]Inthe1970s,HongKongaudienceswantedpopularmusicintheirowndialect,Cantonese.Also,aCantonesesongTaisiuyanyun(啼笑姻緣)becamethefirstthemesongofaTVdrama.Cantopopwasgettingpopularafterthat.[5] Cantopop'spopularityincreasedsharplyduetotheimprovedstatusofthelanguageandthelargeCantoneseChinesepopulationinthecity. TraditionalChineseHuangmeiopera,ontheotherhand,hadpeakedinthe1960samongstthegeneralChinesepopulation. Market[edit] Asan"openeconomy",avastvarietyofmusiciscommerciallyavailableinHongKong.MostretailmusicstoresinHongKongcarryCantopop,Mandopop,importedEnglishlanguagepopmusic,JapanesepopmusicandKoreanpopmusic.Largermusicstores,suchasHMVinHongKong,stockamoreextensiverangewhichincludesclassicalmusic,Cantoneseoperainadditiontotheaforementionedgenres.LikeJapan,audiocassetteshaveneverbeenbigsellersinHongKong. Music[edit] Cantoneseopera[edit] Mainarticle:Cantoneseopera TheartformisoneofthefirstorganisedformsofentertainmentinHongKong.Theartformstillexiststodayinitstraditionalformatdespitethechangingtrendsinotherindustries.Thereisadebateabouttheorigin(s)ofCantoneseopera,butitisuniversallyacceptedthatthepredecessorsofCantoneseoperaoriginatedfromthenorthernpartofChinaandslowlymigratedtothesouthernprovinceofGuangdonginlate13thcentury,duringthelateSouthernSongDynasty.Beginninginthe1950s,massivewavesofimmigrantsfledShanghaitodestinationslikeNorthPoint,[4]boostingitsfanbase. Naamyam[edit] Mainarticle:Naamyam CantoneseNaamyam(Chinese:南音;Jyutping:naam4jam1)isauniquenarrativesingingtraditioninCantonesedialect/language,differentfromFujianNanYin.Asingerwouldbeengagedforasingleperformanceorforregularperformancesoveranextendedperiodoftime.Beforethefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,naamyamsungbyblindsingerswasapopularformofentertainmentinHongKongandCanton.Commonvenuesforperformanceincludedpublicplacessuchasrestaurants,teahouses,brothels,andopiumdens,semi-publicclubsandgatheringplacesthatcateredtoaparticulartradeorcraft,suchasbutchersorricemerchants,andprivatehouseholds. Cantopop[edit] Mainarticle:Cantopop Priortothedevelopmentofpopularmusicinthe1960s,HongKong'smusicaloutputwasdominatedbyCantoneseoperaandEnglishpop.ProminentsingersincludedTangKee-chan(鄧寄塵),ChengKuan-min(鄭君綿).ThegodfatherofCantopopRomanTam(羅文)madesignificantstridesintheindustry.TheyouthbegantogravitatetowardsCantonesepopinthe70s. Around1971,SandraLang(仙杜拉)wasinvitedtosingthefirstCantoneseTVthemesong,"TheYuanfenofaWeddingthatCriesandLaughs"(啼笑姻緣).ThissongwasthecreationofthelegendarysongwriterJosephKoo(顧嘉輝)andthesongwriterYipSiu-dak(葉紹德).ThegenrewaslaunchedtounprecedentedlevelswithvirtuallyeveryTVdramausinglocalisedcantopopsongs.OthernotablepioneersforcantopopwereSamHui,JennyTseng,LizaWangandPaulaTsui. In1980s,thesurgeofHongKongpopwaveexpandedrapidly.ThemusicscenewasdominatedbypopiconsLeslieCheung,AnitaMui,AlanTam,andDannyChan.TheindustryusedCantopopsongsinTVdramasandmovies,withsomeofthebiggestsoundtrackscomingfromfilmssuchasABetterTomorrow.TherewerealsomanyCantopopsongsthatwereadaptedfromJapanesemusic. WhileTVthemesongsarestillanimportantpartofHongKongmusic,thearrivaloftheFourHeavenlyKingstookCantopopastagehigher.Today,Cantopopisthedominantformofmusicwithstrongassociationstopopculture.Recordcompanieshavehadamajoritystakeinthesegment,andHongKongisconsideredthecentralhubofCantopopintheworld.[7] Mandarinpop[edit] Mainarticles:MandarinpopandChinesemusic AftertheCommunisttakeoverinmainlandChinain1949,theMandarinpopmusicandentertainmentindustryshiftedtoHongKong.MandarinalsodominatedthelanguageofcinematographyuntiltheemergenceofCantonesecounterpartsinthemid-1970s.ManysingersfromTaiwancametoHongKongcreatingaspectrumofMandarinpop.TheperiodendedinitsheightwithTeresaTeng.HersongswerepopulareveninmainlandChina.Mandarinpopwilllikelycontinuetogaininpopularity,especiallyafterthe1997handoverwhichmadeMandarinoneofthestandardlanguagesunderBasicLaw.OneoftheTVseriesthatemulatethe60s/70smandopopclubsceneinHongKongistheTVBseriesGlitteringDays. Englishpop[edit] Mainarticle:HongKongEnglishpop ThetermEnglishpopinHongKongdoesnotmeanpopmusicfromEngland,butwesternstylepopsongssungintheEnglishlanguage.Inthe1950s,popularmusicofHongKongwaslargelydominatedbypopsongsintheEnglishlanguageuntiltheCantopop'semergenceinthemid-1970s.Manywell-knownCantopopsingersoftoday,likeSamHuiandAlanTam,begantheirearlycareerssinginginEnglish.Westerncultureatthetimewasspecificallyamarkofeducationandsophistication.[8]InspiredandinfluencedbyimportedpopularmusicfromtheWestsuchasElvisPresley,JohnnyMathisandTheBeatles,[3]HongKongartistesstartedtoproduceEnglishlanguagepopmusicinthe1960s. Today,importedpopmusicinEnglishlanguageremainspopularinHongKong,secondonlytoC-pop.MostHongKongartistsnowsingprimarilyinCantoneseandMandarinandoccasionallyperforminEnglish.ArtistswhoproducedsubstantialworksinEnglishincludeChetLam,ThePancakes,GhostStyle,etc.JackyCheungreleasedanEnglishalbumin2000.OtherartisteswhohavenativefluencyinEnglishincludeJacksonWang,TeresaCarpio,JaniceVidal,JillVidal,KarenJoyMorris,FionaSit,EdisonChen,etc. Classicalmusic[edit] WesternclassicalmusichasastrongpresenceinHongKong.OrganisationssuchasTheHongKongPhilharmonicOrchestra,HongKongSinfoniettaandtheHongKongChineseOrchestrareceivessubstantialannualfundingfromtheHongKongGovernmentandothermajorsponsorssuchastheSwireGroup.ThebudgetofHongKongPhilharmonicOrchestrain2002/2003financialyearwasHK$86million,ofwhich70%comesfromTheHongKongGovernment.Theirproductionaddsdynamicstothemusicculture.AllprimaryandsecondaryschoolstudentsinHongKongarerequiredtotakemusicclassaspartoftheirschoolcurriculum. Electronicmusic[edit] Beingaburgeoninggenreinthemusicscene,HongKong’shistorywithelectronicmusicisdeepandcomplex.Duringthe70sand80s,artistslikeLeslieCheungandAnitaMuihaveexperimentedwithfusionbetweendiscomusicandCantopop.Inpresentday,undergroundelectronicscenesandelectronicmusicfestivalssuchasShiFuMizFestivalandCreamfieldsHongKongplaysanimportantrolespreadingelectronicmusiccultureinthecity.[9]Meanwhile,localelectronicmusicmusicianssuchasZightandXTIEseektocollaboratewithforeignartists,connectingandbridgingHongKong'selectronicmusicindustrytotheoutsideworld.[10] Festivals[edit] RockitHongKongMusicFestival Musicrecordingcertification[edit] IFPIHongKongcertifiesmusicrecordingsinHongKong.LikesomeotherAsiancountries,thesalesrequirementsofdomesticproductsarehigherthanforeignproductsandcertificationsareusuallybasedonsales.Thesalesrequirementsare25,000and50,000copiesforgoldandplatinum,respectively,before2006.Itwasloweredin2006and2008,duetodecliningsales.Thesalesrequirementsare20,000and40,000copiesforreleasesbetweenJanuary1,2006andDecember31,2007.Currently,therequirementsare15,000copiesforGoldand30,000copiesforPlatinum.InternationalrepertoirerequiresonlyhalfoftheGoldandPlatinumawardsfromthedomesticones,sameasclassicalmusicalbums.(Before2006,15,000and25,000copiesforgoldandplatinumforforeignrepertoire,respectively). Seealso[edit] HongKongMusicvenues MTVNetworksAsia Gangtaiculture MusicofUnitedKingdom MusicofChina MusicofJapan MusicsamplinginHongKong MusicofUnitedStates References[edit] "RomanceTrap(愛情陷阱)" Afasttemposongwithmodernisedarrangementsinthe1980sbyAlanTam Eighteenmilesaway(十八相送) AhuangmeioperasongbyveteranartistIvyLingPopartneringwithJennyTseng Problemsplayingthesefiles?Seemediahelp. ^Bard,Solomon.[2002]VoicesfromthePast:HongKong1842–1918.HongKongUniversityPress.ISBN 962-209-574-7 ^Shoesmith,Brian.Rossiter,Ned.[2004](2004).RefashioningPopMusicinAsia:Cosmopolitanflows,politicaltemposandaestheticIndustries.RouteledgePublishing.ISBN 0-7007-1401-4 ^abBroughton,Simon.Ellingham,Mark.Trillo,Richard.[2000](2000)WorldMusic:TheRoughGuide.RoughGuidesPublishingCompany.ISBN 1-85828-636-0 ^abWordie,Jason(2002).Streets:ExploringHongKongIsland.HongKong:HongKongUniversityPress.ISBN 962-209-563-1. ^ab黃霑︰〈受歧視數十年〉，《東周刊(專欄「多餘事」》，2004年11月24日，頁174。

^Ho,Wai-Chung(5July2017),"Betweenglobalisationandlocalisation:astudyofHongKongpopularmusic",Non-WesternPopularMusic,Routledge,pp. 229–243,doi:10.4324/9781315090450-11,ISBN 9781315090450,archivedfromtheoriginalon12November2017,retrieved25July2019 ^ChinaBriefingMedia.[2004](2004)BusinessGuidetotheGreaterPearlRiverDelta.ChinaBriefingMediaLtd.ISBN 988-98673-1-1 ^Wiltshire,Trea.[Firstpublished1987](republished&reduced2003).OldHongKong–VolumeOne.Central,HongKong:TextFormAsiabooksLtd.ISBNVolumeOne962-7283-59-2 ^"TheriseofelectronicmusicinHongKong'". ^"RisingMusicStarZightOnTheFiveThingsYouNeedToShineInTheMusicIndustry". Externallinks[edit] WikimediaCommonshasmediarelatedtoMusicofHongKong. GuidetoClassicalMusicinHongKong–abouttheclassicalmusicsceneinHongKong Youtube:TheplightofrockandrollinHongKongpart1. Youtube:TheplightofrockandrollinHongKongpart2. vteMusicofAsiaSovereignstates Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus EastTimor(Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan NorthKorea SouthKorea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia SaudiArabia Singapore SriLanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan UnitedArabEmirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Stateswithlimitedrecognition Abkhazia Artsakh NorthernCyprus Palestine SouthOssetia Taiwan Dependenciesandotherterritories BritishIndianOceanTerritory ChristmasIsland Cocos(Keeling)Islands HongKong Macau Category Asiaportal vteHongKong Outline Indexofarticles History Prehistoric ImperialChina Bao'anCountyandXin'anCounty Britishcolony 1800s–1930s WWI BattleofHongKong Japaneseoccupation 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s HandoverofHongKong 2000s 2010s 2020s Geography Administrativedivisions Areas Bays Beaches Buildingsandstructures Channels Citiesandtowns Countryparksandconservation Ecology Landreclamation Harbours Islandsandpeninsulas Lakes Marineparks Mountainsandpeaks Publicparksandgardens Reservoirs Rivers Villages Politics Nationalanthem BasicLaw ChiefExecutive Districts Elections Flag Foreignrelations Government Independence Judiciary Legalsystem LegislativeCouncil LGBTrights Military Onecountry,twosystems Politicalparties Protests Sino-BritishJointDeclaration SpecialadministrativeregionsofChina Publicservices Education Fireservices FoodandHealthBureau Healthcare Police Economy Banks Companies Dollar(currency) Employment Hawkers Port StockExchange Communications TheHongs Tourism Transport Airlines Airport Buses Cycling Ferries Listofroads Rail Taxis Society Crime Prostitution Sextrafficking Culture Architecture Cinema Comics CheungChauBunFestival Cuisine Gambling Graffiti Heritageconservation HongKongorchid Honourssystem Languages LGBT LionRockSpirit Literature McDull Media Museums Music Ngaijong People Demographics Women Youth Publicholidays Religion RTHK Shopping Sport Television Anglosphere VisualArtsinHongKong Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Music_of_Hong_Kong&oldid=1103005393" Categories:HongKongmusicHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataPagesusingsidebarwiththechildparameterUseHongKongEnglishfromDecember2018AllWikipediaarticleswritteninHongKongEnglishUsedmydatesfromDecember2018ArticlescontainingChinese-languagetextArticleswithhAudiomicroformatsCommonscategorylinkisonWikidata Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects WikimediaCommons Languages 粵語中文 Editlinks