Genres

Question 1

min’yo

Answer 1

• folk song, ‘rural song’ ‘vulgar music’
• no identifiable composer
• orally passed between generations

Question 2

No

Answer 2

• dramatic form and style of performance
• built around solo or chorus singing
• all male actors
• utilize masks
• instruments: taiko, ko-tsuzumi, o-tsuzumi, nokan

Question 3

Kabuki

Answer 3

• similar to no
• rely on face painting
• more detailed stage set up
• nagauta formalized it

Question 4

gagaku

Answer 4

• proper or elegant music (imperial court music)
• from China - togaku
• from Korea - komagaku
  Rooted in three primary repertoires:
• shinto religious music, pieces connected with China and Korea, various local genres
• jo-ha-kyu: slow intro, faster build up, fast conclusion

Question 5

danmono

Answer 5

• purely instrumental pieces with several sections written solely for the koto

Question 6

sokyoku

Answer 6

• solo koto repertoire with vocal accompaniment

Question 7

sankyoku

Answer 7

• Sankyoku ‘Three Compositions’
• genre of music for koto, shakuhachi, and shamisen
• Came at end of Edo period
• One or more of the instrumentalists will double as singers

Question 8

Shinkyoku (koto)

Answer 8

• new koto pieces in 20th century

Question 9

honkyoku (shakuhachi)

Answer 9

• solo pieces for shakuhachi

Question 10

Nagauta (shamisen)

Answer 10

-narrative folk songs adapted for Kabuki theater

Question 11

enka

Answer 11

• Japanese country music
• more conservative
• modern pop

Question 12

visual kei

Answer 12

• type of performance
• consists of makeup, big hair, elaborate costumes
• made popular by X Japan