The essays in this volume were first read at the conference entitled "Music
in Chinese Ritual: Expressions of Authority and Power," organized by the
three editors of this volume and held on the campus of the University of
Pittsburgh May 5 to 9, 1993. The editors thank the invited discussants to
the conference for their comments on the papers: David McAllester, Victor Mair
, Rulan Chao Pian, and Anthony Seeger. The editors also thank the
Asian Studies Program of the University of Pittsburgh for providing assis-
tance in the organization of the conference. The conference and the sub-
sequent preparation of the manuscript were supported by a major grant
from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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