China

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Pentatonic scale

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Five whole notes

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Heterophony

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Two or more instruments & same melody, each is decorating melody differently

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Program music

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Tell story or depict with music, paint scene

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Jiangnan Sizhu

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Tea house music, urban amateur

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Wu Man

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Woman Pipa player, blends other genres of music like African pop

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Wen

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Tranquil depictions of nature, 3-4mins

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Wu

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13min and longer, tend to be about some sort of battle or violent act, has climax

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Songs for the Masses

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Red songs, written by composers for Chairman Mao, propaganda

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Cui Jian

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Chinese pop star, music against the government, tolerated by government

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Throat singing

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Sing notes with many overtones, focus on notes by manipulating mouth, whistle, mediation for monks

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Erhu

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Bowed string instrument, violin like with thinner sound

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Qin

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Chin, associated with Buddhist meditation and educated people, zither category, normally 7 strings, very complex, harmonics

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Pipa

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Lutes family like a guitar, down with neck up, 4 strings, wooden freets, flashy, picks on fingers

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Xiao

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Guitar notched flute, bamboo with mouthpiece, end-blown

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Dizi

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Smaller flute, easier, transverse flute, very high pitch