Mapeh Flashcards
What are the elements of Chinese Music?
Pitch/ tonal system
Vocal timbre
Meter / rhythm
Texture
Wu Shung or the five-tone/pentatonic scale is the most common Chinese music scale.
Pitch/Tonal System
Chinese culture and people believe in
cosmological significance
-in Han Chinese culture, the style of singing is usually thin and nasal. There are smoother melodic lines and lower pitches.
Vocal Timbre
- Chinese music is mostly in duple rhythm or 2 quarter which transmits the principle of natural “duality” like female-male or yin-yang relationship. The rhythm patterns may also reflect the Confucian Zhongyong concept.
Meter/Rhythm
It is generally thought that Chinese music is in
homophonic texture because it is mainly the distinguishing characteristic of early Chinese ritual music like the Ya Yieh, which is a classical music but in the instrumental music of China, the musicians make use of embellishments of the melody where they play variations in melody, in unison with the vocal music and instrumental accompaniment. Thus, it gives the rise to heterophonic texture in most of Chinese folk music of the Han people.
Texture
The universe is ruled by a principle known as the _____” which is divided into two opposing theories called the “”.
Tao, Yin and Yang
shows the femaleness principle and also the cold, dark, submission, and completion;
Yin
w describes the maleness principle and also the heat,light,dominance,andheaven.
Yang
is usually described as high-pitched and nasal but there are regional differences in the style of singing.
Chinese vocal music
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF VOCAL MUSIC?
Religious music
Art song
Narrative music
Chinese folk song
- consists of religious chants or rituals music (temple music)that is performed for religious ceremonies such as salvation and memorial rituals. One example of it is the Buddhist (Sanskrit) music.
Religious Music
is vocal music from the 12th to 13th based on Qu’s poems. It is a kind of art song wherein the performs with the use of a wooden clapper.
Xiaoling
One of the most important genres of storying songs is ______. It is about a romantic legend and uses instruments.
zhugongdiao
describes the lives of most _____ is an example of a folk song. It is composedses of the same length, each with a musical thought
Han Chine Shang
It have traditionally been categorized according to the material they are composed of. Metal, stone, silk, bamboo gourd, clay, skin, and wood were the eight tones used to define musical instruments in the “Ba-yin” or “eight tones” system.
Chinese Music Instruments
- Bowed Strings
Erhu ( Chinese violin)
Banho (Bonghu )
Plucked strings
Yueqin
Ruan (Chinese guitar)
Zheng
Pipa
is a two-stringed violin. This is played solo in small ensembles, orchestras, and groupings. large ethnic
Erhu (Chinese violin)
has a long, narrow neck. It is the lead accompaniment in Bangzi-ballads.
Banhu (Bonghu)
is a lute with a circular sound box and a short neck.
Yueqin
is also known as the moon guitar and it comes in different shapes. It has a longer neck than the yueqin
Ruan (Chinese guitar)
is a traditional Chinese instrument with an arching surface and an expanded trapezoid with 13-21 strings strung across individual bridges.
. Zheng
has a pear-shaped body and a four-stringed lute with 30 frets. This Instrument has a wonderful expressive range and dramatic range. It has a short neck and a wooden belly.
Pipa
Wind Instruments
Dizi
Sheng ( mouth organ)
Xiao
is a type of traditional flute. Fluttering and double or triple tonguing can be used to play it.
Dizi
, often known as the “long flute”, is a well- known wind instrument. In Chinese classical music, it is performed solo.
Xiao
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Sheng(mouth organ)
Percussion Instruments(Idiophones)
Pengling
Zhong
Yunlou or cloud gongs
are two small bells made of high-tin bronze
Pengling
are Chinese clapper bronze bells produced mainly during the late Zhou dynasty. It was made of clay in Neolithic times
Zhong
is a 10-piece set of miniature tuned gongs with varying thicknesses fixed in a wooden frame
Yunlou of “cloud gongs”
Chinese musical instruments can be classified into four groups based on how they are performed:
. Bowed Strings
Plucked strings
Wind instrument
Percussion instruments ( idiophones)
was influenced by the court music of China. As years went by, it was reshaped into distinctive styles of expressions from the adoption of the instruments to the application of theory and was based on the five-tone scale or pentatonic scale.
Japanese music
Foundations of Japanese traditional music
Shomyo
Gagaku
Buddhist chanting
Based on sacred text and hymns
Has a flexible rhythm where the singer stops when there is no more breath Sung in monophonic acapella
Has lost its real religious nature and has become formal ceremonial music in the temple and at home
Shomyo
Means “elegant and refined music” Includes imperial court music and dances “Ga” means refined, while “gaku” means music
It is Japan’s oldest surviving musical form. China has had a big influence on this court music.
Gagaku
is monophonic in nature because polyphony just didn’t flourish well unlike in Western music. It observes minute tones, free rhythm, delicate timbre, and it is usually written in duple meter.
Japanese music
are the two basic types of scale in Japanese music and both are pentatonic in nature
Yo-sen and in sen
is usually sung in high tight, throated, and melismatie manner.
Japanese maaste
The texture of Japanese music is ______ and it is usually written in ____
monophonic, duple meter.
is also known as the “hard mode”. It is considered as the male scale and does not have semitone intervals.
Yo-Sen
is also known as the “soft mode”. It is considered as the female scale and includes semitone intervals
In-Sen
Japanese Vocal Music Min’yo or Japanese folk song is a genre of Japanese traditional music.It is categorized into three:
Kyo do
Warabe uta
Hayari uta
is a genre of Japanese traditional music.
Min’yo or Japanese folk song
(Local Songs)
rural/village songs Farmers’ songs
Songs arranged by urban
musical specialists
Dance songs like rain dances and festival songs
Ex: Traditional songs
Kyo-Do