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located along the equator, southwest of the Philippines. An archipelago with thousands of islands serving as home to different indigenous communities. It is also the member of the (ASEAN). Has a rich culture that is greatly influenced by religion.

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Indonesia

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Hindu mythology and epics.

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Ramayana and Mahabharata

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the most popular form of music in Indonesia. From a Javanese word gamel, which means “to strike.”

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Gamelan

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a female soloist singer who sings with a Gamelan.

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Pesidhen

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refers to the unison male chorus that sings with the Gamelan.

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Gerong

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an Indonesian shadow puppet theater.

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Wayang Kulit

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one of the fundamental units of the Gamelan ensemble.

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Vertical Hanging Gongs

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the largest among the hanging gongs of the gamelan.

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Gong Ageng

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medium-sized hanging gongs of the gamelan.

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Gong Siyem

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a small hanging gong of the gamelan.

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Kempul

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gongs that subdivide the melody into several musical phrases of the gamelan.

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The Kettle Gongs

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a small, deep-tuned gong used as a punctuating instrument and has aconsiderably higher pitch of the gamelan.

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Kenong

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single-kettle gongs of the gamelan.

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Kethuk

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composed of about a dozen kettle gongs of the gamelan.

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Bonang Barung

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the higher octave set of bonang barung of the gamelan.

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Bonang Panerus

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instruments help in playing the melodic parts of the gamelan.

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Metallophones

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biggest and lowest-sounding member of the saron family of instruments in the gamelan.

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Saron Demung

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encased in a wooden frame and it has six or seven wide and thin metal keys suspended by a sting over tuned bamboo or metal tubes, which function as resonators in the gamelan.

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Gender Slenthem

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has 12-14 narrow and thin metal keys in the gamelan.

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Gender Barung

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a xylophone with 17-23 keys resting on a wooden resonator in the gamelan.

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Gambang Kayu

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stringed instruments in the gamelan.

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Zithers

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supported by 4 legs with 20-26 metal strings in the gamelan.

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Celempung

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small zither also angled and resting on the floor in the gamelan.

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Siter

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classified as a spike fiddle with two strings in the gamelan.

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Rebab

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an end-blown bamboo flute in the gamelan.

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Suling

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instruments usually set the timing or pace of the melody in the gamelan.

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Percussion Instruments

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largest hand-played drum in the gamelan.

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Kendhang Gendhing

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middle-sized barrel-shaped drum in the gamelan.

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Kendhang Ciblon

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smallest barrel-shaped drum in the gamelan.

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Kendhang Ketipung

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largest stick-beaten barrel drum in the gamelan.

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Bedhug

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a gamelan style that is said to be more refined, mellow, soft, and connected in the gamelan.

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Javanese Gamelan

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a gamelan style that is very rhythmic and vigorous in style in the gamelan.

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Balinese Gamelan

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five tones with a near equidistant intervals, notated as 1,2,3,5,6 in the gamelan.

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Slendro

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seven tones consisting a large and small intervals notated as 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 in the gamelan.

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Pelog

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Cambodia’s primary well known musical ensemble.

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Pinpeat

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a country surrounded by Thailand .

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Cambodia

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one of the basic instruments in a pinpeat. Wooden xylophone wuth 20 wooden slates suspended by string over a wooden cabinet or stand, which functions as a resonator in the pinpeat.

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Oneat/Roneat

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the 16-piece gong circle of the pinpeat.

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Kong Vong Toch

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a barrel-shaped drum with heads on both ends in the pinpeat.

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Samphor

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a pair of two barrel-shaped drums played with sticks in the pinpeat.

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Skorthom

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a pair of two teacup: like cymbals held by a string fastened on each cymbal in the pinpeat.

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Ching

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a undiscovered gem. It has a beautiful reserved national parks and very diverse wildlife.

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Myanmar

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Capital of Myanmar.

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Yangon (Rangoon)

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the national instrument of Myanrmar. It is a horizontal-arched harp with nylon strings.

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Saung Guak

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known as one of the cradles of civilization, with its center located near the great Yellow River.

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China

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the center of business and finance in China and is also the biggest city in China.

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Shanghai

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one of the most popular music instruments of China, a bamboo transvere (horizontal) flute.

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Dizi

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also called laba. A double-reed aerophone of china.

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Suona

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a wind-blown mouth organ that consists of 17 bamboo pipes mounted on wind chest, where the instrumentalist blows air to produce sound. is of china.

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Sheng

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the “King” of traditional Chinese instruments, it is a Chinese lute.

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Pi-pa

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approximately 4000 years old, is of china.

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Erhu

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a zither that has 16-21 strings fastened over a large, wooden resonating box of china.

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Guzheng

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a pair of two cuplike metal cymbals struck together and bound by a cord of china.

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Pengling

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a medium-sized barrel-shaped traditional Chinese drum with two heads covered on animal skin.

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Tanggu

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another country in East Asia, has a close relationship with the Philippines. Its an archipelago of 6852 islands.

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Japan

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predominant religions in Japan.

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Shintoism and Buddhism

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the national language of Japan.

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Nihongo

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one of the most prominent Japanese chordophone instrumnents, it is a two meter long zither with 13 strings and movable bridges.

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Koto

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a three-stringed chordophone that has a drumlike rounded rectangular body covered with skin, which amplifies with sound of Japan.

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Shamisen

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a shoert-necked chordophone characterized by its pear-shaped body of japan.

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Biwa

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a court music ensemble of japan.

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Gagaku

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a wide-wedge pick used to play the Biwa of japan.

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Batchi

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a famous Japanese bamboo flute. It is an end-blown aerophone that has four or five holes of japan.

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Shakuhachi

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a Japanese membranophone instrument, very large drum usually played by able-bodied Japanese male instrumentalists.

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Shime-Daiko

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A traditional Japanese theater.

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Noh and Kabuki

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children’s songs of japan.

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Warabe Uta

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work songs of japan.

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Soran Bushi

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religous songs of japan.

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Sato Kagura

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songs for gatherings, celebrations and funerals of japan.

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Matsuri

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a highly urbanized naion and is considered the 4th largest economy in Asia.

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South Korea

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an act of communating with the spirit world in south korea.

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Shamanism

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can also cure people in need from south korea.

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Shaman

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an hourglass-shaped, two-headed drum, struck by a stick in south koea.

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Changgo

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a cylindrical double-reed aerophone that has a saxophone-like sound in south korea.

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Piri

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has isx-finger holes, a membrane-covered hole for the metallic sound, and several open holes at the end of the flute in south korea.

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Taegum

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six-stringed zither (chordophone) which has its roots from Chinese qin. is of south korea.

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Kumungo

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two-stringed chordophone that has a strong resemblance with the Chinese erhu. is of south korea.

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Haegum

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a zither (chordophone) with 12 bridges. is of south korea.

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Kayagum

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a type of traditional vocal music based on the three-line form of classical Korean poetry.

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Sijo

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the Korean folk genre usually performed by a singer or a narrator describing in song the folk tales of Korea.

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Pansori

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a monicker for South Korean popular music.

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K-pop

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located in South Asia an is considered as the 7th largest country in the world.

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India

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called as “temple music” and a set of unified music that are based on ragas from South India.

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Carnatic Music

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a diverse music based from the ancient Hindu musical traditions. Nasal singing is observed in their vocal music.

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Hindustani Music

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a melodic framework for composing and improvising in india.

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Raga

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refers to the intricate cyclic metrical pattern played alongside the melody in india.

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Tala

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a chordophone of the lute family and has 20 movable frets in india.

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Sitar

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from the Agfhan word rabab. Has four to six melodic strings in india.

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Sarod

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chordophone-bowed fiddle and is widely used for folk Hindustani music.

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Sarangi

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a double reed, oboe-like instrument. Is made of wood except for its bell, which is made of metal in india.

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Shehnai

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a pair of two membranophones of different sizes, known to have appeared om the 18th century in Northern India.

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Tabla

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a single-headed drum and bigger, hinger-pitched than Tabla in india.

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Daya

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a kettledrumthat is approximateky 10 cen in india.

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Baya

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a long-necked fretless lute (chordophone) in india.

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Tambura

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one of the semi-classical forms of Indian music.

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Thumri

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a country in the middle east.

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Israel

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Israel’s financial capital.

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Tel Aviv

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a musical tradition of Eastern European Jews.

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Klezmer

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this musical style of Israel that has a Mediterranean or Spanish influences.

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Sephardic Music

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Jews who have been exiled from the Iberian peninsula (Spain or Portugal)

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Sephardim

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the musical style with a blend of Turkish, Greek and Arabic elements.

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Mizrahi Music

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a single-headed goblet shaped mebranophone mainly used in the Middle east.

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Darkuba

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important role in Chinese music.

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Peking Opera

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Shing Ching

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Shing Ching

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set to a higher pitch than that off the Kethuk. Unlike the kethuk, the kempyang is allowed to ring, thus producing a “pyang” sound. In gamelan.

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Kempyang

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Flat, one-dimensional leather type, also called Wayang is a shadow theater known for its well-crafted puppets made of leather or wood.

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Wayang Kulit

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the three-dimensional wooden type of Wayang.

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Wayang Klitik Golek

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manipulates a puppet through narrow sticks attached to the body parts of the puppet.

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Dalag

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these puppets are considered realistic.

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Balinese Puppets

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a style of Wayang that is often perfomed courts.

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Javanese Style of Wayang

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a style of Wayang that is often performed among the folk.

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Balinese Wayang

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the musical accompaniment of the wayang kulit and is provided by a full gamelan ensemble.

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Java

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the music accompaniment is provided by four sets of gender.

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Bali

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this theater and its music reflects pn how the Japanese people express life and culture.

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Kabuki

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the male actors who play as female.

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Onnagata

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a Kabuki instrument with a wooden idiophone clapper that marks the start of the presentation. It is played by striking two wooden bars together.

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Hyoshigi

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a Kabuki instrument that is a transverse aerophone flute made from bamboo.

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Nohkan or the Noh Flute

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a Kabuki instrument that is accompanied by the sound of the drums, which symbolizes the commencement of the play.

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Nokhan

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a small membranphone drum.

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Shime-daiko

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a Japanese word that literally means, “three-stringed”.

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Shamisen

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A plectrum used to play the Shamisen.

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Bach

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as offstage music.

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Geza-ongaku

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behind bamboo curtain or in a room.

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Kuromisu

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a Geza-ongaku instrument that is a small drum with heads tied together played with tapered sticks.

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Okedo

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a Geza-ongaku instrument that has a two-headed drum used in Shinto Music.

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Daiboyoshi

126
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a Geza-ongaku instrument that has a tambourine-like drum used in war scenes.

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Gaku-daiko

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a small gong used in temple scenes.

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Dora

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a thin metal gong used to mark theentrance of antagonist characters.

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Soban

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a bell used in Buddhist services and in religion scenes.

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Rei

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a wood xylophone

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