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EAST ASIAN MUSIC MAP OF EAST ASIA 1. JAPAN 2. KOREA (SOUTH, NORTH) 3. MONGOLIA 4. TAIWAN 5. CHINA 6. MACAU 7. HONGKONG  Characteristics of East Asian Music According to Christopher Muscato, there are...

EAST ASIAN MUSIC MAP OF EAST ASIA 1. JAPAN 2. KOREA (SOUTH, NORTH) 3. MONGOLIA 4. TAIWAN 5. CHINA 6. MACAU 7. HONGKONG  Characteristics of East Asian Music According to Christopher Muscato, there are three general characteristics of East Asian music. 1.LINEARITY 2.TRANSPARENCY 3.WORD ORIENTATION MUSIC OF JAPAN  MUSIC OF JAPAN ▪Traditional Japanese music is basically meditative in character. ▪ Its music and performance are highly ritualized, as is the composure of the musicians when performing it. ▪Japanese chamber music and solo music have a slow meditative pace and use concrete elements, which serve to represent natural sounds and the sounds of life.  VOCAL MUSIC OF JAPAN ▪ Based on the intervals of human breathing rather than mathematical timing, ▪Vocally, the Japanese are apt to sing song in high notes. Tight- throated and melismatic manner. In general, vocal music plays a very significant part than instrumental music in the history of Japanese music.  VOCAL MUSIC OF JAPAN Sakura(Cherry Blossoms) ▪ Is a traditional Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms and it is often sung in international setting as a song representatives of Japan. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF JAPAN PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (MEMBRANOPHONES) Odaiko (big drum) ▪ The physical energy and sheer excitement of an Odaiko performance is an integral part of many Japanese matsuri (festivals). PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (MEMBRANOPHONES) Tsuzumi (hourglass-shape) ▪ There are two varieties, the smaller kotsuzumi and the larger otsuzumi. They are used in both noh and kabuki performances PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (MEMBRANOPHONES) Taiko ▪ It is a Japanese drum that comes in various sizes and is used to play a variety of musical genres PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (MEMBRANOPHONES) Tsuridaiko ▪ It is a large hanging barrel drum.  STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONES) Koto ▪ Itis a 13-string zither, about two meters long and made of Paulownia wood.  STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONES) Shamisen ▪ Its construction follows a model similar to that of a guitar or a banjo, employing a neck, and strings stretched across a resonating body.  STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONES) Biwa ▪ It is a Japanese short- necked fretted lute, often used in narrative storytelling.  WIND INSTRUMENTS (AEROPHONES) Shakuhachi ▪ It is the most famous flute made from bamboo. It has 4 or 5 finger holes on the front face and a thumbhole on the rear face.  WIND INSTRUMENTS (AEROPHONES) Nokan ▪ It is a Japanese bamboo transverse flute or fue with high pitch. It is frequently used in traditional Imperial Noh and Kabuki performances.  WIND INSTRUMENTS (AEROPHONES) Hichiriki ▪ It is a double reed Japanese fue (flute) used as one of two main melodic instruments in Japanese gagaku music, the other being the ryūteki.  WIND INSTRUMENTS (AEROPHONES) Sho ▪ It is a Japanese free reed musical instrument that was introduced from China during the Nara period.  WIND INSTRUMENTS (AEROPHONES) Shinobue ▪ Also called takebue in the context of Japanese traditional arts) is a Japanese transverse flute or fue that has a high- pitched sound.  WIND INSTRUMENTS (AEROPHONES) Ryūteki ▪ Literally "dragon flute" is a Japanese transverse fue made of bamboo. It is used in gagaku.  MUSIC OF CHINA ▪Traditional music of China is not for entertainment but for medication. ▪It shows that Confucius has a great influence in the Chinese Music. ▪Traditionally, the Chinese believed that sound influences the universe.  MUSIC OF CHINA ▪ All traditional Chinese music is melodic rather than harmonic. ▪ Chinese music uses the pentatonic scale.  VOCAL MUSIC OF CHINA ▪ Chinese vocal music has traditionally been sung in a thin, non resonant voice or in falsetto. ▪Chinese vocal music probably developed from sung poems and verses with music. ▪Chinese vocal music is usually solo rather than choral.  VOCAL MUSIC OF CHINA Mo Li Hua ▪ It is a traditional Chinese song with a beautifully gentle and lyrical melody. ▪ The lyrics about the jasmine flower also turn it into a love song. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF CHINA  IDIOPHONES Yunlou ▪ Literally "cloud gongs" or "cloud of gongs", the yunluo is a set of ten small tuned gongs mounted in a wooden frame.  IDIOPHONES Pengling ▪ These are two small bells made of high-tin bronze, without internal clappers, and hemispheric or bottomless gourd-like in shape.  STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONES) Yueqin ▪ Moon-shaped lute with shorter neck and four strings, played with a spectrum, used for accompanying local operas.  STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONES) Pipa ▪ Four-stringed lute with 30 frets and a pear-shaped body.  STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONES) Erhu ▪atwo stringed fiddle and one of the most popular Chinese instruments.  STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONES) Zheng ▪An ancient Chinese instrument that has an arched surface and an elongated-trapezoid with 13 to 21 strings stretched over individual bridges.  WIND INSTRUMENTS (AEROPHONES) Dizi ▪ Dizi is the traditional Chinese flute. It can have a membrane over an extra hole to give the characteristic rattle effect.  WIND INSTRUMENTS (AEROPHONES) Sheng ▪ Sheng, or Chinese mouth organ, looks like a set of panpipes, with 12 to 36 bamboo pipes. Each pipe is of different length with a brass reed at the bottom and a hole that must be blocked in order for the note to sound.  MUSIC OF KOREA ▪ Korea's folk music tradition, with its generous use of bright rhythms and melodies, offers a more energetic and capricious contrast to the nation's collection of classical music works.  VOCAL MUSIC OF KOREA ▪ Chong-ak means literally "right (or correct) music", and its tradition includes both instrumental and vocal music. It refers to ensemble music for men of high social status outside of the court.  VOCAL MUSIC OF KOREA ▪ Sog-ak or minsogak is a category of Korean music traditionally associated with the lower classes or for the general public and are vibrant and energetic. It includes genres such as pansori and minyo. ▪ Pansori - a kind of music presented to by skilled vocal singers and drummers.  VOCAL MUSIC OF KOREA Arirang ❑ A famous Korean folk song which used as a symbol of Korea and Korean culture. Arirang is in essence a song of farewell. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF KOREA  STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONES) Kayagum(Gayageum) ▪It is a traditional Korean zither-like string instrument, with 12 strings, although more recently variants have been constructed with 21 or more numbers of strings. It is probably the best-known traditional Korean musical instrument.  STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONES) Geomungo ▪ It is a traditional Korean stringed musical instrument of the zither family of instruments with both bridges and frets. Scholars believe that the name refers to Goguryeo and translates to "Goguryeo zither" or that it refers to the colour and translates to "black crane zither".  STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONES) Haegum (two-string vertical fiddle) ▪ It has a rodlike neck, a hollow wooden soundbox, two silk strings, and is held vertically on the knee of the performer and played with a bow.  WIND INSTRUMENTS (AEROPHONES) Piri ▪ Used in both the folk and classical (court) music of Korea. It is made of bamboo. Its large reed and cylindrical bore gives it a sound mellower than that of many other types of oboe.  PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT Changgo ▪ It is the most widely used drum in the traditional music of Korea. It is available in most kinds, and consists of an hourglass-shaped body with two heads made from animal skin. NAME OF CLASSIFICATION COUNTRY DESCRIPTION INSTRUMENTS TAIKO 1. JAPAN 2. 3. 4 5 MOON-SHAPED LUTE CHANGGO 6. 7 HOUR SHAPED 8 9 CHINA TWO STRINGED FIDDLE PENGLING 10 11 12 KOTO 13 14 15 NAME OF CLASSIFICATION COUNTRY DESCRIPTION INSTRUMENTS TAIKO 1. MEMBRANO JAPAN 2. JAPANESE DRUMS PHONES WITH DIFFERENT SIZES 3. YUEQUIN 4 CHORDOPHONE 5 CHINA MOON-SHAPED LUTE CHANGGO 6. 7 KOREA HOUR SHAPED MEMBRANOPHONES 8 ERHU 9 CHORODOPHONES CHINA TWO STRINGED FIDDLE PENGLING 10 IDIOPHONES 11 CHINA 12 TWO SMALL BELLS KOTO 13 CHORDOPHONES 14 JAPAN 15 13-21 STRINGS 13 ZITHER STRINGS Name of Instrument Classification Description 1. Dizi CHINA Aerophone Traditional Chinese Flute 2. Shamisen JAPAN Chordophone It is similar to banjo or guitar 3. Taiko Japan Membranophone It is a Japanese Drum 4. Changgo korea Membranophone It is hourglass shaped 5. Nokan Japan Aerophone Transverse flute 6. Pipa China Chordophone Four string /pear shape/ 30 frets 7. Shinobue Japan Aerphone Highpitch/takebue Name of Instrument Classificatio Description n 8 Biwa Japan Chordophone It is a Japanese short neck 9 Yueqin China Chordophone Moonshaped 10. Pengling China Idiophone Two small bells 11. Sho Japan Aerophone Free-reed 12 Ehru China Chordophone Two stringed fiddle ARTS 1. Cai Lun 2. Yin-yang 3. Landscape 4. Calligraphy 5. Multi-Inclined 6. Sweeping Guards 7. Peking Opera 8. Woodblock Printing 9. Kumadori 10.Tal or t’al ARTS PEKING OPERA 1. D 2. F 3. B 4. A 5. C KABUKI 1. F 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. E 21-30 21- 22 KUMADORI AND STANDARD 23, 24 Wood block printing, Ukiyo-e, Origami, Hanamusubi,Kabuki 25-26. Landscape, Peking Opera Face Painting, Zhongguo, Jianzhi and Kite 27-28. 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