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Countries and their music - Coggle Diagram
Countries and their music
Japan
Intro
depends on the words
instrumental music reflects the title
types:instrumental, gagaku(court music), theatrical
theatrical: music known as kabuki and noh. noh music played by an instrumental ensamble is called hayashi-kata.
Gagaku music: oldest traditional music; used for imperial court music; includes song, dances, and a mixture of other Asian music; two styles: instrumental=kigaku and vocal=seigaku; uses 'yo scale' (1st,2nd,4th,5th&6th note)
features: no chordal harmony; melody is interpreted by several instruments(heterophonically); phrases repeat; uses so,fa,kyu: intro, breaking away, hurried.
Indonesian
Gamelan Ensemble
consists of gongs & metallophones
percussion based
Rhythm & melody based due to the presence of membranophones & idiophones
found in Bali & Java
Gongs
keeps longest beat and struck once at the beginning of each phrase to signal the start of new section
Timbre: spready,murky
Kendang
Drum translation in Gamelan
source if rhythm & tempo
sits on side to access both sides
Timbre: flat &warm sound
Gangsa
main melodic instrument
mallet instrument in xylophone family; bars made from metal(brass)
one mallet
Timbre: Metallic, round
China
Features
no chordal harmony
Long phrases and no semitone clashes
Pentatonic scale
Texture: heterophony
Metre=banyan
Erhu
two-stringed instrument
Round and long fretless pole & two silk strings
Bow made of horse hair
Sound made by pushing/pulling the bow against the inner or outer string
fretless
Pipa
Persian oud/ud instrument
pear-shaped, and has frets
silk strings use back in the day, now they use nylon-wrapped steel
Played as Jiangnan sizhu: known for elaborating melodies and using performance techniques such as finger rolls, tremolos, harmonics, glissando