japanes Flashcards
1
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JAP: name three sections
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jo
ha
kyu
2
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JAP: relate sections to tempo and meaning
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introduction= slow with rhythmic freedom
breaking away= a more structured pulse
hurried= shorter note lengths introduced
3
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JAP: Japanese plucked string instrument
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- Koto (zither)
- Biwa
- Shamisen
4
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2 Japanese woodwinds
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- Sho (mouth organ)
- Shakuhachi (bamboo flute)
5
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4 Japanese music characteristics
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- No chordal harmonies
- Pulse remains the same throughout
- Pentatonic scale
- Repetative melody
6
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2 Chinese plucked string instruments
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- Ch’in
- Pipa
7
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Chinese bowed string instrument
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erhu (zither type)
8
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chinese woodwind instrument
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Dizi
9
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5 key features of chinese music
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- Pentatonic or heptatonic
- Heterophonic (2 instruments sharing melody)
- Ornamentation
- Repeated phrases
- largely programmatic
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