Cambridge Scholar Publishing has released the book François Ravary SJ and a Sino-European Musical Culture of Nineteenth-Century Shanghai written by historical musicologist and composer David Francis Urrows. The book tells the story of François Ravary, a French Jesuit missionary, musician, and organ builder.
François Ravary (1823–1891) was a significant figure in the exchange of music between China and Europe in the modern era. For example, he was praised for establishing China's first brass band and the first school orchestra. Through years of research, Dr. Urrows discovered diverse aspects of Ravary's life, showcasing his life and his contributions to modern Chinese music through this book.
Ravary arrived in China in 1856 and joined the Jesuit mission in Jiangnan. He spent the rest of his life in China and was remembered for his achievement in creating the "Bamboo Organ of Tungkadoo" in 1857.
For St. Francis Xavier Church in Tong-Ka-Dou (French), Ravary made the first and most famous organ in 1857, called "The Bamboo Organ of Tungkadoo" in English.
After completing the Tungkadoo organ, Ravary focused on teaching, missionary work, and administration, leaving the workshop to individuals like Leopaoldus Deleuze. They continued to produce bamboo organs and harmonicas for churches in Shanghai, leading to the establishment of the T'ou-Sè-Wè Orphanage Harmonica Workshop, which lasted into the 20th century.
Urrows' in-depth analysis of François Ravary provides a valuable and detailed supplement to the study of Jesuit missionaries in the Jiangnan region during the late 19th century. Ravary's contributions to Chinese music history went beyond the bamboo organ. Having achieved several "firsts" in Chinese music history as a Jesuit missionary and musician, Ravary was also one of the early advocates for the localization of the Chinese Catholic Church.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
近日，历史音乐学家和作曲家大卫·弗朗西斯·乌罗斯 (David Francis Urrows) 的著作《弗朗索瓦·拉瓦里和十九世纪上海的中欧音乐文化》由剑桥学者出版社出版发行。该书讲述了法国耶稣会传教士、音乐家和管风琴制造商弗朗索瓦·拉瓦里（中文名兰廷玉）的故事。
弗朗索瓦·拉瓦里（François Ravary，中文名兰廷玉，1823-1891）是近代中欧音乐交流中一位非常具有影响力的人物。例如，他因组建中国第一个铜管乐队和第一个学校管弦乐团而受到赞誉。通过多年的研究，作者乌罗斯博士发现了兰廷玉的许多侧面。本书旨在展现兰廷玉的一生以及他对近代中国音乐的贡献。
1856年兰廷玉来到中国，并且参加了江南传教使团。他在中国度过了余生，并因1857年完成“董家渡竹制管风琴”制作的成就而被人们铭记。
1857年，兰廷玉为位于董家渡的圣方济各沙勿略堂制作成了第一个也是最著名的管风琴。当时法语通常称“董家渡”为Tong-Ka-Dou，（所以琴的英文名称为“The Bamboo Organ of Tungkadoo”， 即董家渡竹制管风琴）。
完成董家渡管风琴的制作之后，兰廷玉专注于教学、传教和行政工作，将工作坊留给了娄良材等人。在这里，他们为上海的教堂制作了更多的竹制风琴和口琴，这促成了土山湾孤儿院口琴作坊的成立。这个作坊一直持续到20世纪。
乌罗斯教授对弗朗索瓦·拉瓦里（兰廷玉）的生平和作品的深入分析，为十九世纪下半叶江南地区耶稣会士的研究提供了重要而细致的补充。不仅仅是竹管风琴，作为耶稣会传教士和音乐家的兰廷玉在他那个时代的中国创造了多项中国音乐史上的第一。兰廷玉也是中国天主教会本土化的早期倡导者之一。
新书速递 《弗朗索瓦·拉瓦里和十九世纪上海的中欧音乐文化》
Cambridge Scholar Publishing has released the book François Ravary SJ and a Sino-European Musical Culture of Nineteenth-Century Shanghai written by historical musicologist and composer David Francis Urrows. The book tells the story of François Ravary, a French Jesuit missionary, musician, and organ builder.
François Ravary (1823–1891) was a significant figure in the exchange of music between China and Europe in the modern era. For example, he was praised for establishing China's first brass band and the first school orchestra. Through years of research, Dr. Urrows discovered diverse aspects of Ravary's life, showcasing his life and his contributions to modern Chinese music through this book.
Ravary arrived in China in 1856 and joined the Jesuit mission in Jiangnan. He spent the rest of his life in China and was remembered for his achievement in creating the "Bamboo Organ of Tungkadoo" in 1857.
For St. Francis Xavier Church in Tong-Ka-Dou (French), Ravary made the first and most famous organ in 1857, called "The Bamboo Organ of Tungkadoo" in English.
After completing the Tungkadoo organ, Ravary focused on teaching, missionary work, and administration, leaving the workshop to individuals like Leopaoldus Deleuze. They continued to produce bamboo organs and harmonicas for churches in Shanghai, leading to the establishment of the T'ou-Sè-Wè Orphanage Harmonica Workshop, which lasted into the 20th century.
Urrows' in-depth analysis of François Ravary provides a valuable and detailed supplement to the study of Jesuit missionaries in the Jiangnan region during the late 19th century. Ravary's contributions to Chinese music history went beyond the bamboo organ. Having achieved several "firsts" in Chinese music history as a Jesuit missionary and musician, Ravary was also one of the early advocates for the localization of the Chinese Catholic Church.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Book Release: François Ravary SJ and a Sino-European Musical Culture of Nineteenth-Century Shanghai
