Gen Music Chapter 1: East and Southeast Asia Listening Test Flashcards
Slow; one string; low; eery; almost like sad prairie country music
Guqin
High-pitched; constant hitting of wood in background; what traditional Chinese video-game music sounds like; almost sounds a bit Scottish; mid-paced, bordering fast; wood clanging sounds like it leads; fast-paced near end; thin sounding
Silk and Bamboo Ensemble
High-pitched singing (almost like Elmo); very musical theatre vibes; fades near end; mid-paced
Beijing Opera
Horn and clanging; choir of horns, symbols, and gongs; fast-paced; unorganized chaos; almost sounds like a call or warning; horns almost sound like from Scotting highlands; locomotive on Thomas the Train?
Chuida Yue
No percussion; starts with single flute before other wood-winds join in; high-pitched; almost like screaming banshee; sounds like Church organ in back; hypnotic and calming; one instrument sounds like it’s a woman dying
Gagaku
One string instrument starts with a choir of male voices; occasional high-pitched chime; one male is a leader and is obviously singing; Japanese Garden thing
Kabuki
String instrument and low, frog-like chanting; eery like when two armies meet up to position for battle; dark and ominous; almost sounds like violin; occasional string scratches (like zipper)
Throat Singing (Morin Khur)
Women’s choir; low-singing that almost sounds like conversation; sounds like commercial music; one drum and snare in background; hard-hitting; one woman is obviously the leader
Pansori
Lots of clanking; music is so low it’s quiet; wind chimes, maybe triangle in background; steady beat of drums; horns blow before chanting takes mainstream; music takes over but still clambers; some points sound like Pirates of Carribean ride
Buddhist Chanting
Annoying smoke alarm sound; one horn takes control like in Whoville; sounds like the traditional Viet video-game music
Nhac Tai Tu
One chime like a raindrop or mini-symbol; xylophone sounding; one nasal harn leads; fast-paced; like animal kingdom; some parts sound like ladder; sounds like kazoo is crying
Pi Phat
Old banjo country with man singing (string heavy); woman joins in end (vocals sound old); Khaen is instrument being played
Lam Klawn
80’s, 90’s sounding; electric; main singing; kind of like high-step in middle
Luk Thung
Little Drummer Boy; repetitive; hits that one bronze thing over and over again (aquarium music); very calming; wind chimes
Gamalan- Java
Like musician is about to lose control of instrument; like metal thing is rolling down steps; played in sections; plays on expectation
Gamelan- Bali
